I heard Small Wonder was a flash in the pan. How good were the ratings?
Small Wonder had an unbroken four-year run, with an option for a fifth that was denied by Fox Television during its furious trial-by-fire entry into TV networkhood. It was not cancelled from low ratings (check out our “Series Background” and “Post Mortem” features). The show hit an unprecedented 8.2 rating for a first-run syndicated show in its first year, which surpassed other first-run syndicated shows with well-known top billing names, and averaged a very respectable 7.1 for the remainder of its run.
