However, the show achieved very poor ratings and was cancelled at the end of the first season.
An average of 800,000 people watched this show, a feat that few shows have achieved.
In his study of the work, Rich was "the first person to predict the legendary status the show eventually would achieve".
After a generally low rating summer series, the show achieved 680,000.
The show achieved a 23.4 rating, with a 35 share of the audience.
As of October 2008, the show had achieved the first place in the 18-49 demographic among new shows.
The show went to air on 21 February 1944 and slowly achieved a loyal country audience.
Its shows achieved massive audiences and are still remembered many years later.
The show has achieved what amounts, in television terms, to a kind of timelessness.
The show also achieved its share of controversy and publicity.