Generations (U.S. TV Series) - Reception and Cancellation

Reception and Cancellation

Generations was the third to occupy the time slot vacated by Search for Tomorrow in 1986, following the game shows Wordplay (which was cancelled due to poor ratings) and Scrabble (which was relocated to a morning time slot). The Nielsen ratings were very low, due mainly to it being aired directly opposite The Young and The Restless, and the show was canceled after just twenty-two months and 470 episodes. The series still has a small but dedicated fanbase today. Laurelle Brooks guest starred as DeDe in one of the last episodes. The last episode, which featured an appearance by Brandon Tartikoff, was not shown in some markets due to coverage of the Persian Gulf War, which had begun days earlier. It was broadcast in Turkey as "Hayat Ağacı" ("Tree of Life" in Turkish) by TRT. In the early 1990s Kelly Rutherford (as Sam) was pretty popular in Turkey and she visited Istanbul for an appearance on a TV talk show.