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The Tragic Failure of NBC’s VOYAGERS! (1983)

Secret Galaxy | November 11, 2026



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Voyagers! on NBC faced an uphill battle from the get-go, scheduled opposite the top rated show on television as counter-programming.

It’s ratings were not great but it still looked like a 2nd season was going to happen until the World Series wrecked it all.

Just a few short years later, a tragic accident would color VOYAGERS! legacy for the rest of time.

SOURCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyagers!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_D._Parriott
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60_Minutes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_Up_(TV_series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon-Erik_Hexum
https://voyagersguidebook.wixsite.com/voyagersguidebook
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1055413801/?match=1&terms=voyagers
https://jeffpearlman.com/2011/05/12/the-quaz-qa-meeno-peluce/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa1x9GwIK6c
http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2020/03/written-asking-where-cheers-is-by.html
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1169151349/?match=1&terms=voyagers%20monitor
https://www.newspapers.com/image/302490297/?match=1&terms=first%20camera
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor_(American_TV_program)
http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2020/03/written-asking-where-cheers-is-by.html
https://www.newspapers.com/image/904520619/?match=1&terms=jon%20erik%20hexum

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  1. @borg2004

    November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am

    you cannot call voyagers a tragic failure if you make videos about it 45 years later .it was a great success an international success.what happened to hexum was tragic yes but the show itself succeeded in telling great stories with excellent actors and characters.i still rewatch it . and even if it is one season only it was a dream that materialized and styed with us decades later ,unlike other shows… i get the clickbait but cmmon…

  2. @flexorlamonticus

    November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am

    That Sunday evening time slot was awesome. If I remember it correctly, it used to involve The Muppet Show and that animal documentary show, too. So the whole family gathered in front of the tv. I was the only one nerdy enough to stay in the room for Voyagers, though.

  3. @kumbah2006

    November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am

    I think there was another movie, or it might have been called The Voyager, or Fantastic Voyage or something like that, or it's another one – they're on a large island, and they keep jumping through random time portals. They end up in other time. And it was a mishmash of different situations, and in one of them and old man dies from a snake bite. I don't think that was the same show, but I remember it just the same, and I believe I saw it again, and what a strange show that was!

  4. @MissyFaith1971

    November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am

    It was a great show. It made Sundays better because it gave us something to look forward to. They could have done so much with the show and besides fixing history, they had an instant adventure. And over time they as a team could decide how long the kid stays with Bogg or did he want to go home? Show ended too soon. These days a reboot is possible if they put it on streaming. Nothing would interfere because YOU can choose any time to watch it.

  5. @MrLesonfireforGod

    November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am

    I remember being in grade 12 in high school and watching the show. I was taking a technical college course a year later to become a radio DJ when the news broke of his death. Though I knew it was his own fault, all I felt was sadness and sympathy for him. Some mistakes we can't undo unfortunately.

  6. @9Lando945

    November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am

    I never saw it as a kid, yet about 10-15 years ago now a friend mentioned he found copies of the episodes and were rewatching them. And told me about the show, and what happened to the lead actor. My curiosity piqued, I checked out a few episodes and was pleasantly surprised how enjoyable Voyagers was to watch.

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