Ratings
What's Happening was a ratings' success breaking in the top 30, during the series run:
- 1976–1977: #25
- 1977–1978: #45
- 1978–1979: #29
What's Happening!! held the title and became the first African-American teen sitcom to break into the Nielsen ratings, as part of the top 30 Rated Programs from 1976 until 1979, although the 1977–1978 season did not break the top 30.
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