Nielsen did a survey recently of TV's Top 20 most powerful moments based on people who watched, remembered the event, remember where they were at the time and discussed the event with others. Here's their results.
1. September 11th tragedy (2001)
2. Hurricane Katrina (2005)
3. O.J. Simpson verdict (1995)
4. The Challenger space shuttle disaster (1986)
5. Death of Osama bin Laden (2011)
6. O.J. Simpson white Bronco chase (1994)
7. Earthquake in Japan (2011)
8. Columbine High School shooting (1999)
9. BP oil spill (2010)
10. Princess Diana's funeral (1997)
11. Death of Whitney Houston (2012)
12. Capture and execution of Saddam Hussein (2006)
13. Barack Obama's acceptance speech (2008)
14. The Royal Wedding (2011)
15. Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963)
16. Oklahoma City bombing (1995)
17. Bush/Gore election results (2000)
18. L.A. riots (1992)
19. Casey Anthony verdict (2011)
20. Funeral of John F. Kennedy (1963)
2. Hurricane Katrina (2005)
3. O.J. Simpson verdict (1995)
4. The Challenger space shuttle disaster (1986)
5. Death of Osama bin Laden (2011)
6. O.J. Simpson white Bronco chase (1994)
7. Earthquake in Japan (2011)
8. Columbine High School shooting (1999)
9. BP oil spill (2010)
10. Princess Diana's funeral (1997)
11. Death of Whitney Houston (2012)
12. Capture and execution of Saddam Hussein (2006)
13. Barack Obama's acceptance speech (2008)
14. The Royal Wedding (2011)
15. Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963)
16. Oklahoma City bombing (1995)
17. Bush/Gore election results (2000)
18. L.A. riots (1992)
19. Casey Anthony verdict (2011)
20. Funeral of John F. Kennedy (1963)
I'm have to admit, all in all I'm pleasantly surprised by the list. I was expecting a list of a bunch of meaningless celebrity moments. That said, there are still a few things on here that make me go, "really??" So I've decided to do TV's Top 15 Most Powerful Moments as I see it. One caveat...I pretty much grew up without TV so if it happened prior to 1978 I probably didn't see it on TV.
1. September 11th attack (why sanitize it...call it what it is)
2. Tearing down of the Berlin Wall (I cried watching it...never thought I'd see it in my lifetime.)
3. Sabana Seca, PR terrorist attack (1979) (I lived through it)
4. The Challenger explosion
5. Reagan being shot
6. The First Royal Wedding....Diana & Charles
7. Cincinnati riots (2001) (I was living there)
8. Thailand Tsunami (2004)
9. LA earthquake (1994)
10. Final shuttle mission (getting to watch it from Goddard mission control helped make that pretty memorable)
11. Columbine High School shooting
12. Princess Diana's funeral
13. BP oil spill (2010)
14. Oklahoma City bombing
15. LA Riots
And a bonus one: The Final MASH. Yeah, I know it's a TV show but it meets all the criteria for me.
There are things that didn't make the list. It's not because they aren't memorable to me but because I didn't actually watch them on TV.
So what about you? What are your most memorable TV moments?
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