The Tragic Failure of NBC’s VOYAGERS! (1983)
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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.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyagers!
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November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
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@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…
@dalilamayo9429
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
I was 11 when I saw that série 🥺
@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.
@philsowers
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
One of my teachers actually showed this in class via the infamous TV & VCR on a rolling cart! 😉
@neilmccollam9560
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
As a kid I loved the show . I became a huge fan of John Eric-Hexum.. loved him.. ❤
@Ryan-k9w
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
This show had potential.
The encouragement for protagonists was irritating.
@eddierascalhaskell4954
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
Little Jeff was starting to sprout in height. The adventures of Teen Jeff snd Bogg would've been kinda cool. Somewhere in the multiverse this series ran at least five seasons.
@TerAnce-s3f6o
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
Voyagers was a great show i ❤ it as a kid Jon might still be with us if they had kept it on
@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!
@tableround3019
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
At least your cat can offer a CAT scan for far less than a doctor.
@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.
@btetschner
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
A+ video!
LOVE IT! Incredible video!
@btetschner
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
7:15 My family was the only ones to have Key Cars.
Those two were the only two sold.***
*** Confirmed by Alice Walton
@btetschner
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
Eating Cap'n Crunch: Mystery Crunch…while watching this video!
I am the first to buy this producet!***
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@TerAnce-s3f6o
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
Too baf it was canceled Jon might still be with is
@WesternForcesCharlottsville
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
I still dread the memory “We now join our regularly scheduled program, already in progress.” You other Gen Xers know what I’m talking about.
@ookamigrrl
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
I thought i dreamt up this show. I loved it when i was little.
@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.
@yotaruvegeta
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
A show for the family!
Also, “MAKE LOVE with a pretty lady.”
@Morbid0007
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
I never watched 'Voyagers,' but I do remember my parents telling me about an actor who accidently killed himself with a blank as a cautionary tale. I was six at the time.
@angie-flgatorfan
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
I loved this show!!
@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.
@davewhitmore1958
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
I've never been tired of Ice Cream, jeebus
@davewhitmore1958
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
"Blown all of that nonsense out of my head" Foreshadowing OVERLOAD 🙁
@itsbiju
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
It was only a matter of time before you guys found something I've never heard of.
@TrueYellowDart
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
Jeez, guys – you tried to lift things up back at the end but I’m still left in Bummer City.
@kostaskoubou18
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
Man great series. Sloders before sliders. Quantam leap before quantam leap
@podcastbard
November 11, 2026 at 10:10 am
one of the reasons that I wanted a pocket watch.