List of Dear John episodes

Dear John is an American sitcom that aired on NBC. It was based on the 1986–87 British sitcom of the same name that aired on the BBC. It ran for four seasons from 1988 to 1992, and aired a total of 85 episodes.

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally released		Rank	Rating
Season	Episodes	First released	Last released	Rank	Rating
1	22	October 6, 1988 (1988-10-06)	May 11, 1989 (1989-05-11)	11	18.5
2	24	September 28, 1989 (1989-09-28)	May 16, 1990 (1990-05-16)	17	17.2
3	22	September 19, 1990 (1990-09-19)	May 1, 1991 (1991-05-01)	50	—
4	22	September 19, 1991 (1991-09-19)	July 22, 1992 (1992-07-22)	77	—

Episodes

Season 1 (1988–89)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	James Burrows	Teleplay by : Bob Ellison & Peter Noah	October 6, 1988 (1988-10-06)	28.1^[1]
Recently divorced John Lacey joins a singles group. Based on the pilot for the original series by John Sullivan.
2	2	"Ralph's Curse"	James Burrows	John Sullivan	October 27, 1988 (1988-10-27)	27.5^[2]
Ralph believes he's fallen victim to a curse that's plagued his family for generations.
3	3	"Hello, Goodbye"	Beth Hillshafer	Dave Hackel	November 3, 1988 (1988-11-03)	23.1^[3]
A young man (Lonny Price) arrives at John's door claiming to be his son.
4	4	"The Younger Girl"	James Gardner	John Sullivan	November 10, 1988 (1988-11-10)	26.8^[4]
A young woman (Jennifer Runyon) becomes interested in John.
5	5	"Matthew's Dilemma"	Art Wolff	John Sullivan	November 17, 1988 (1988-11-17)	25.2^[5]
John's son, Matthew (Ben Savage), seems hesitant to spend time with him.
6	6	"Dear Mike"	Stan Daniels	Bruce Helford	November 24, 1988 (1988-11-24)	24.7^[6]
John's friend, Mike (Sam McMurray), who stole Wendy and their house, is apparently rejected.
7	7	"Politics as Usual"	Stan Daniels	Gina Goldman	December 1, 1988 (1988-12-01)	26.6^[7]
A political candidate invites John to a private party.
8	8	"Dancing in the Dark"	Arlene Sanford	Teleplay by : Gina Goldman	December 15, 1988 (1988-12-15)	27.5^[8]
John spends Christmas with his fellow members of One-Two-One when Matthew goes to Disney World for the holidays. Based on an episode written by John Sullivan for the original series.
9	9	"Was It Good for Me?"	Stan Daniels	Teleplay by : Dave Hackel	January 5, 1989 (1989-01-05)	30.1^[9]
Kate offers to sleep with John. Based on an episode written by John Sullivan for the original series.
10	10	"Honest John"	Tony Singletary	John Sullivan	January 12, 1989 (1989-01-12)	30.9^[10]
Wendy wants John to pretend they're still married so Matthew will be accepted into a Catholic school.
11	11	"The Return of Ricky"	Michael Karm	John Sullivan	January 19, 1989 (1989-01-19)	27.7^[12]
The gang plans a '60s nostalgia benefit for Rick. Features a guest appearance by the British Invasion group Freddie and the Dreamers.^[11]
12	12	"Dream Babe"	Matthew Diamond	Alan Kirschenbaum	January 26, 1989 (1989-01-26)	27.4^[13]
Kirk's girlfriend doesn't understand English.
13	13	"Stand by Your Man"	Noam Pitlik	Dave Hackel	February 16, 1989 (1989-02-16)	27.0^[14]
A new member, (Cleavon Little), whose marriage failed because of his being gay, falls for John.
14	14	"Love and Marriage"	Stan Daniels	Peter Noah	February 23, 1989 (1989-02-23)	28.8^[15]
Louise is surprised by the reaction of her unborn baby's father (Woody Harrelson) when she tells him.
15	15	"For a Friend"	Stan Daniels	Teleplay by : Alan Kirschenbaum	March 2, 1989 (1989-03-02)	28.2^[16]
John's friend, Gary (Gerrit Graham), joins the group and lies about his wife being dead. Based on an episode written by John Sullivan for the original series.
16	16	"The Second Time Around"	Art Wolff	Wayne Terwilliger	March 9, 1989 (1989-03-09)	27.6^[17]
John has a date with a woman he hadn't seen in 30 years (Gwen Verdon).
17	17	"The Last Dance"	John Rich	Bob Stevens	March 16, 1989 (1989-03-16)	27.0^[18]
The group helps Ralph talk to a woman he's been too nervous to ask out.
18	18	"Sisters"	John Rich	Dave Hackel	March 30, 1989 (1989-03-30)	28.4^[19]
Kate dates Kirk to prove her sister (Wendy Schaal) always steals her boyfriends.
19	19	"Gone Camping"	John Rich	Story by : John Sullivan & Alan Kirschenbaum & Bob Stevens Teleplay by : Alan Kirschenbaum & Bob Stevens	April 6, 1989 (1989-04-06)	27.0^[20]
John and Matthew go camping, only to be trapped in a cabin when a snowstorm hits.
20	20	"Margo"	John Rich	Gina Goldman	April 27, 1989 (1989-04-27)	25.3^[21]
John is informed by the group that the woman he just met (Shannon Tweed) is a new member(Annie Golden)'s transvestite husband.
21	21	"Friend and Lovers"	John Rich	John Sullivan	May 4, 1989 (1989-05-04)	26.3^[22]
A friend's troubled marriage jeopardizes John's plans for a romantic evening.
22	22	"Bound for Gloria"	Matthew Diamond	Bob Stevens	May 11, 1989 (1989-05-11)	23.4^[23]
Kirk dates a young widow brought in by John.

Season 2 (1989–90)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
23	1	"A New Leash on Life"	Hal Cooper	Alan Kirschenbaum	September 28, 1989 (1989-09-28)	29.5^[24]
John finds a lost dog.
24	2	"The Other Group"	Hal Cooper	Mark Reisman and Jeremy Stevens	October 12, 1989 (1989-10-12)	26.8^[25]
John finds a support group that looks on the bright side of divorce.
25	3	"Ralph's Second Chance"	Hal Cooper	Mike Milligan and Jay Moriarty	October 19, 1989 (1989-10-19)	29.6^[26]
The woman who left Ralph at their wedding reception (Susan Kellermann) returns to give him another chance.
26	4	"John's Blind Date"	Hal Cooper	Story by : Rod Parker and Bob Ellison Teleplay by : Alan Kirschenbaum	November 2, 1989 (1989-11-02)	31.1^[27]
John has a blind date with a flight attendant (Jan Hooks) who wants to spend the rest of her life with him.
27	5	"The Secret of Success"	Hal Cooper	Rick Hawkins	November 9, 1989 (1989-11-09)	29.1^[28]
John is reluctant to use Ralph's book about positivity to get his poetry published.
28	6	"The British Are Coming"	Hal Cooper	Marco Pennette	November 16, 1989 (1989-11-16)	29.1^[29]
Louise gets more than she bargained for when she tries to present herself as married to her strict father (Clive Revill).
29	7	"Something on the Side" "Mike's Other Girl"	Hal Cooper	Rod Burton	November 23, 1989 (1989-11-23)	24.9^[30]
John catches Wendy's new husband with another woman.
30	8	"Fathers Know Best"	Hal Cooper	Maxine Lapiduss	November 30, 1989 (1989-11-30)	30.8^[31]
John doesn't like Kate going out with his father (Stephen Elliott).
31	9	"The Dilemma with Emma"	Hal Cooper	Marco Pennette	December 7, 1989 (1989-12-07)	29.8^[32]
John regrets a promise he made to his uncle that he would take care of his Aunt Emma (Elizabeth Franz), who constantly complains about her cardiac condition.
32	10	"Kate, a Date and Fate"	Hal Cooper	Jay Moriarty and Mike Milligan	December 21, 1989 (1989-12-21)^[33]	29.6^[34]
John sets Kate up with an old fraternity friend (Jeffrey DeMunn).
33	11	"Honolulu Baby"	Hal Cooper	Mark Reisman and Jeremy Stevens	January 4, 1990 (1990-01-04)	29.9^[35]
At her 60th high-school reunion, Mrs. Philbert sees her ex-best friend (Jeanette Nolan) who stole her fiance two days before her wedding.
34	12	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"	Hal Cooper	Story by : Sandy Helberg & Harriet B. Helberg Teleplay by : Rod Burton	January 11, 1990 (1990-01-11)	27.8^[36]
John dates a woman whose daughter thinks her mother's dates are grown-up dweebs.
35	13	"Kirk's Problem"	Hal Cooper	Efrem Seeger	January 17, 1990 (1990-01-17)	20.3^[37]
An attractive newcomer gives Kirk a problem. Debut of Susan Walters as Mary Beth Sutton.
36	14	"John's Friend"	Hal Cooper	Efrem Seeger	January 24, 1990 (1990-01-24)	23.2^[38]
On a free ski weekend with Kirk, John befriends a fellow Sherlock Holmes fan (Gordon Clapp).
37	15	"Unwelcome to the Club"	Hal Cooper	Rick Hawkins	February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07)	19.0^[39]
An ex-con who has a problem with being rejected asks to join the group.
38	16	"Some Nights to Remember"	Hal Cooper	Marco Pennette	February 12, 1990 (1990-02-12)	23.3^[40]
The group remembers all the good times they've spent at a restaurant about to close, especially John, who visited the place not long after Wendy left him.
39	17	"John's New Job: Part 1"	Hal Cooper	Larry Balmagia	February 14, 1990 (1990-02-14)	17.9^[40]
John looks for a job so he can make money to send Matthew to Europe for a soccer tournament.
40	18	"John's New Job: Part 2"	Hal Cooper	Larry Balmagia	February 21, 1990 (1990-02-21)	16.2^[41]
John enjoys his job as a book editor, but isn't very happy to be his boss' boy toy.
41	19	"Babyface"	Hal Cooper	Mark Reisman and Jeremy Stevens	February 28, 1990 (1990-02-28)	20.2^[42]
Louise leaves Nigel in the care of John, Kirk, and Ralph.
42	20	"John's Night Out"	Hal Cooper	Mike Milligan and Jay Moriarty	March 7, 1990 (1990-03-07)	18.2^[43]
John takes a night off from the group.
43	21	"True Confessions"	Hal Cooper	Rod Burton	March 14, 1990 (1990-03-14)	17.0^[44]
The group plans a surprise birthday for Kirk, only to be surprised themselves.
44	22	"To John, with Love"	Hal Cooper	Story by : Ron Burla Teleplay by : Efrem Seeger	May 2, 1990 (1990-05-02)	19.5^[45]
Mary Beth loves John for helping her write an article.
45	23	"Aunt Red"	Hal Cooper	Marco Pennette	May 9, 1990 (1990-05-09)	17.0^[46]
John assures Kate that her nephew can trust any guy she dates, but he doesn't expect Kirk to be trusted.
46	24	"No More Mr. Nice Guy"	Hal Cooper	Larry Balmagia	May 16, 1990 (1990-05-16)	18.7^[47]
John stands up to Mr. Milquetoast.

Season 3 (1990–91)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
47	1	"Pretty Man"	Hal Cooper	Diana Ayers and Susan Sebastian	September 19, 1990 (1990-09-19)	15.7^[48]
John and Kirk go on a double blind date.
48	2	"And Baby Makes Four: Part 1"	Hal Cooper	Mike Milligan and Jay Moriarty	September 26, 1990 (1990-09-26)	14.6^[49]
Wendy wants John to give her another baby.
49	3	"And Baby Makes Four: Part 2"	Hal Cooper	Mike Milligan and Jay Moriarty	October 3, 1990 (1990-10-03)	16.2^[50]
John has second thoughts about having another baby with Wendy.
50	4	"A Priest's Story"	Hal Cooper	Howard Meyers	October 10, 1990 (1990-10-10)	19.7^[51]
Kirk's brother (Kevin Dunn), who's now a priest, wants to reconcile before he leaves for Rome.
51	5	"That's Big of Me"	Hal Cooper	Rod Burton	October 24, 1990 (1990-10-24)	16.6^[52]
Louise and Kate fall for a divorce photographer (Doug Sheehan), while John has his first workout in years.
52	6	"Hot Lips Lacey"	Hal Cooper	Marco Pennette	October 31, 1990 (1990-10-31)	13.9^[53]
John takes six weeks of clarinet lessons to play at Carnegie Hall.
53	7	"Hole in One"	Hal Cooper	Mark Reisman and Jeremy Stevens	November 7, 1990 (1990-11-07)	16.9^[54]
John goes with Kate to her aunt's funeral so she won't be tempted to off her ex-husband (Corbin Bernsen).
54	8	"The Blunder Years"	Hal Cooper	Diana Ayers and Susan Sebastian	November 14, 1990 (1990-11-14)	16.3^[55]
John remembers the first love he let get away when she comes to town.
55	9	"Down and Out in Rego Park"	Hal Cooper	Howard Meyers	November 28, 1990 (1990-11-28)	15.8^[56]
Mary Beth reupholsters a chair to cover for an unexpected rejection.
56	10	"Homeward Bound"	Hal Cooper	Mike Milligan and Jay Moriarty	December 12, 1990 (1990-12-12)	16.2^[57]
John wants his mother (Nina Foch) to move in with him rather than move into a rest home.
57	11	"Matter of Trust"	Hal Cooper	Efrem Seeger	December 19, 1990 (1990-12-19)	17.7^[58]
58	12	"Matter of Trust"	Hal Cooper	Efrem Seeger	December 19, 1990 (1990-12-19)	17.7^[58]
John is in danger of losing his job when a tabloid gets word that he's the latest boyfriend of a sex-addicted actress (Robin Strasser).
59	13	"Molly and Me"	Hal Cooper	Diana Ayers and Susan Sebastian	January 5, 1991 (1991-01-05)	19.3^[59]
Ralph's romance with his coworker (Megan Mullally) is complicated because she's married.
60	14	"Love Stories: Part 1"	Hal Cooper	Rod Parker, Bob Ellison and Rod Burton	January 19, 1991 (1991-01-19)	16.4^[60]
Kirk, Kate, and John respectively fall in love with a SmokEnder, a cattleman (Lorenzo Lamas), and a periodontist (DeLane Matthews).
61	15	"Love Stories: Part 2"	Hal Cooper	Bob Ellison, Rod Burton and Rod Parker	January 26, 1991 (1991-01-26)	18.2^[61]
Louise falls in love with her auditor (Lane Davies) as Kirk's own love story continues.
62	16	"Love Stories: Part 3"	Hal Cooper	Rod Burton, Rod Parker and Bob Ellison	February 2, 1991 (1991-02-02)	17.1^[62]
The group's love stories reach their conclusions.
63	17	"John and Kirk's Excellent Adventure"	Hal Cooper	Marco Pennette	February 9, 1991 (1991-02-09)	16.6^[63]
A woman (Lela Ivey) steals an antique gold watch the group was getting fixed as a birthday present for John.
64	18	"The Poet: Part 1"	Hal Cooper	Howard Meyers	February 16, 1991 (1991-02-16)	17.5^[64]
John takes a poetry class in college.
65	19	"The Poet: Part 2"	Hal Cooper	Howard Meyers	March 2, 1991 (1991-03-02)	15.9^[65]
John must decide what to do when he finds out his poetry teacher (George Hearn) is taking credit for his poems.
66	20	"Louise, the Hero"	Hal Cooper	Mike Milligan and Jay Moriarty	March 13, 1991 (1991-03-13)	16.8^[66]
Louise claims she can raise funds for the community center from a munchkin and a tattooed lady.
67	21	"Matthew and the Baby"	Hal Cooper	Meredith Siler	March 20, 1991 (1991-03-20)	16.6^[67]
Matthew reacts badly to John and Wendy having another baby, while Kirk and Denise use the group to start a catering service.
68	22	"John's Week Off"	Hal Cooper	Rod Burton	May 1, 1991 (1991-05-01)	16.8^[68]
John spends the week getting taken off planes due to Kirk's discount ticket and Kate's wealthy suitor begs her to marry him.

Season 4 (1991–92)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
69	1	"Brothers"	Hal Cooper	Rod Burton	September 19, 1991 (1991-09-19)	15.5^[69]
John faces the possibility that Kirk could be his brother.
70	2	"Kirk's Ex-Wife"	Hal Cooper	Marco Pennette	September 20, 1991 (1991-09-20)	9.6^[69]
The group learns why Kirk's ex-wife left him.
71	3	"Kate's Cop"	Hal Cooper	Shelley Zellman	September 27, 1991 (1991-09-27)	9.7^[70]
A cop investigating a robbery asks Kate out on a date.
72	4	"Whose Soap Opera Is It Anyway?"	Hal Cooper	Marco Pennette	October 4, 1991 (1991-10-04)	7.7^[71]
Mary Beth is happy to get a job writing for a soap opera - until she learns the reason.
73	5	"Hello, Annie"	Hal Cooper	Rod Parker and Bob Ellison	October 25, 1991 (1991-10-25)	10.0^[72]
Kirk sublets his dream apartment from a guy whose friend refuses to leave.
74	6	"Lust and Death"	Hal Cooper	Howard Meyers	November 8, 1991 (1991-11-08)	10.6^[73]
Kirk sleeps with a woman whose brothers threaten to hurt him unless he marries her.
75	7	"The Bachelor Shower"	Hal Cooper	Cynthia Heimel	November 15, 1991 (1991-11-15)	11.5^[74]
Kate has a bridal shower that doesn't go so well, while Mitch has a bachelor party that's no better, especially when he arrests the host - John.
76	8	"I Do, Baby"	Hal Cooper	Rod Burton	December 13, 1991 (1991-12-13)	11.1^[75]
77	9	"I Do, Baby"	Hal Cooper	Rod Burton	December 13, 1991 (1991-12-13)	11.1^[75]
Kirk shows up at Kate's wedding and tries to talk her into calling it off. Wendy also arrives to show John her pregnancy, and then goes into labor.
78	10	"Once I Had a Secret Love"	Hal Cooper	Shelley Zellman	December 20, 1991 (1991-12-20)	10.7^[76]
After insisting that everyone tell a secret, Louise confesses to having an affair with Ben.
79	11	"'Twas the Fight Before Christmas"	Hal Cooper	Marco Pennette and John Rajeski	December 27, 1991 (1991-12-27)	11.2^[77]
John hires a Santa Claus for the day care center who has a problem with children.
80	12	"Do the Wrong Thing"	Hal Cooper	Michael Poryes	January 3, 1992 (1992-01-03)	12.7^[78]
John has to choose which of his two dates he'll take to a Broadway show.
81	13	"The Big Payday"	Hal Cooper	Kim Weiskopf	April 1, 1992 (1992-04-01)	16.3^[79]
The group is offered a real-estate deal by a former con man claiming to have gone straight.
82	14	"John's Divididend Heart"	Hal Cooper	Bud Wiser	April 15, 1992 (1992-04-15)	16.1^[80]
Mary Beth creates a character based on John for her soap opera.
83	15	"Who's Who"	Hal Cooper	Jack LoGiudice	June 12, 1992 (1992-06-12)	5.2^[81]
Kirk is interested in one of John's female literacy students (Kristen Cloke).
84	16	"Poor John: Part 1"	Hal Cooper	Rod Burton	July 15, 1992 (1992-07-15)	12.2^[82]
John tries to get his funds straightened out so he and Jennifer can spend a weekend on the slopes.
85	17	"Poor John: Part 2"	Hal Cooper	Rod Burton	July 22, 1992 (1992-07-22)	10.5^[83]
John considers filing for bankruptcy.
86	18	"The Write Stuff"	Hal Cooper	John Rajeski	Unaired (Unaired)^[84]	N/A
John tries to write scripts for Mary Beth's soap opera.
87	19	"Heartburn and Heartache"	Hal Cooper	Eric Pomerance	June 7, 1992 (1992-06-07)	9.0^[85]
A doctor connects John's stomach problems to Kirk.
88	20	"Adult Education"	Hal Cooper	Barry Bleach and Lynne Kadish	Unaired (Unaired)^[84]	N/A
Kirk goes back to high school to get his diploma.
89	21	"Freddy's Back"	Hal Cooper	Cynthia Heimel	Unaired (Unaired)^[84]	N/A
John looks after his boss's parrot.
90	22	"The Nightmare Continues"	Hal Cooper	Howard Meyers	Unaired (Unaired)^[84]	N/A
Louise encourages the group to face their relationship problems with creative visualization.

References

^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 12, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306106992.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 2, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306129406.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 9, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306136856.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 16, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306140699.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 23, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306124674.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 30, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306106502.
^ "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 7, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306146398.
^ "A very 'Brady' ratings hit". Life. USA Today. December 21, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306159082.
^ "NBC, laughing all the way". Life. USA Today. January 11, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306165080.
^ "NBC clinches season's ratings title". Life. USA Today. January 18, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306171627.
^ "The Return of Ricky". IMDb. January 19, 1989.
^ "NBC scores super ratings". Life. USA Today. January 25, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306147740.
^ "Midseason entries boost NBC". Life. USA Today. February 1, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306144802.
^ "NBC's back alone on top". Life. USA Today. February 22, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306175741.
^ "CBS up despite Grammy drop". Life. USA Today. March 1, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306152931.
^ "Hit-and-miss program changes". Life. USA Today. March 8, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306184202.
^ "NBC, in front with 'Left Behind'". Life. USA Today. March 15, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306172200.
^ "Glad tidings for all networks". Life. USA Today. March 22, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306198820.
^ "ABC's roller-coaster week". Life. USA Today. April 5, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306171172.
^ "ABC's hit-and-miss week". Life. USA Today. April 12, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306166319.
^ "We loved CBS' 'Lucy' tribute". Life. USA Today. May 3, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306197470.
^ "Bright spots for No. 3 ABC". Life. USA Today. May 10, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306210811.
^ "NBC sweeps top 11 spots". Life. USA Today. May 17, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306203436.
^ "NBC wins but loses viewers". Life. USA Today. October 4, 1989. p. 3D.
^ "ABC muscles way to the top". Life. USA Today. October 18, 1989. p. 3D.
^ "Earthquake shifts the ratings". Life. USA Today. October 25, 1989. p. 3D.
^ "NBC sweeps the week, 1-2-3". Life. USA Today. November 8, 1989. p. 3D.
^ "Brokaw still 3rd despite coup". Life. USA Today. November 15, 1989. p. 3D.
^ "'Small Sacrifices' wins big". Life. USA Today. November 22, 1989. p. 3D.
^ "NBC sweeps up another win". Life. USA Today. November 29, 1989. p. 3D.
^ "'Cosby' rebounds to lead NBC". Life. USA Today. December 6, 1989. p. 3D.
^ "'Cosby' leads NBC charge". Life. USA Today. December 13, 1989. p. 3D.
^ "TV Listings for December 21, 1989". TV Tango. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ "A special 'Lucy' Christmas". Life. USA Today. December 27, 1989. p. 3D.
^ "Football fumbles for ABC". Life. USA Today. January 10, 1990. p. 3D.
^ "49ers are ratings winners, too". Life. USA Today. January 17, 1990. p. 3D.
^ "A 'Grand' entrance for NBC". Life. USA Today. January 24, 1990. p. 3D.
^ "AMA gets the popular vote". Life. USA Today. January 31, 1990. p. 3D.
^ "'Faith' abides for No. 1 NBC". Life. USA Today. February 14, 1990. p. 3D.
^ ^a ^b "'Home Videos' a hit for ABC". Life. USA Today. February 21, 1990. p. 3D.
^ "'Videos' is a repeat winner". Life. USA Today. February 28, 1990. p. 3D.
^ "'Incident' tops Sunday movies". Life. USA Today. March 7, 1990. p. 3D.
^ "A week of ratings shake-ups". Life. USA Today. March 14, 1990. p. 3D.
^ "'Simpsons' soars for No. 4 Fox". Life. USA Today. March 21, 1990. p. 3D.
^ "NBC barely sweeping by CBS". Life. USA Today. May 9, 1990. p. 3D.
^ "Sunday night sinks NBC". Life. USA Today. May 16, 1990. p. 3D.
^ "ABC, the big 'Videos' winner". Life. USA Today. May 23, 1990. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (September 26, 1990). "CBS has its eye on first". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (October 3, 1990). "NBC wins; CBS still surprises". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Sloan, Eugene (October 10, 1990). "NBC tops in ratings, barely". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Sloan, Eugene (October 17, 1990). "For CBS, baseball's a grounder". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (October 31, 1990). "CBS, no longer the long shot". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (November 7, 1990). "NBC wins with fewer viewers". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (November 14, 1990). "'Cheers' sweeps up for NBC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (November 21, 1990). "ABC pulls past CBS in sweeps". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (December 5, 1990). "Ratings chill is setting in". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (December 19, 1990). "St. Nick can't lick TV lull". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (December 26, 1990). "Special help in ABC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (January 9, 1991). "ABC News' winning streak ends". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (January 23, 1991). "Football hikes CBS to No. 1". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (January 30, 1991). "ABC super-bowls over its rivals". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (February 6, 1991). "Where are the dominant series?". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (February 13, 1991). "A good Friday fuels ABC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (February 20, 1991). "CBS mines past and hits gold". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (March 6, 1991). "CBS gains ratings speed". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (March 20, 1991). "Basketball sinks CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Sloan, Eugene (March 27, 1991). "'60 Minutes' is top hour again". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (May 8, 1991). "Sweeps lure straying viewers". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ ^a ^b Donlon, Brian (September 25, 1991). "New faces try to save 'One Life to Live'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (October 2, 1991). "'Roseanne' comes out on top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (October 9, 1991). "Cable pulls network's plug". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (October 30, 1991). "Close Series wins big for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (November 13, 1991). "NBC's hurricane windfall". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (November 20, 1991). "'60 Minutes' clocks a 3rd win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (December 18, 1991). "St. Nick arrives early for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (December 26, 1991). "Ratings for CBS to celebrate". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian; Graham, Jefferson; Roush, Matt (December 31, 1991). "'Cheers' stays open; cartoons all day". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Donlon, Brian (January 8, 1992). "CBS tops a week of firsts". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Gable, Donna (April 8, 1992). "Oscar sweep extends to ABC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Gable, Donna (April 22, 1992). "'Roseanne' leads ABC's way". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Gable, Donna (June 17, 1992). "Basketball finals net NBC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Gable, Donna (July 22, 1992). "Fox slips past NBC to No. 3". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ Gable, Donna (July 30, 1992). "Olympics carry torch for NBC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Dear John Episode List". TV Tango. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ Gable, Donna (June 10, 1992). "Hoops net NBC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

External links

Dear John at IMDb
Dear John at epguides.com

[1] "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. October 12, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306106992.

[2] "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 2, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306129406.

[3] "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 9, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306136856.

[4] "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 16, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306140699.

[5] "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 23, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306124674.

[6] "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. November 30, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306106502.

[7] "Nielsen ratings". Life. USA Today. December 7, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306146398.

[8] "A very 'Brady' ratings hit". Life. USA Today. December 21, 1988. p. 3D. ProQuest 306159082.

[9] "NBC, laughing all the way". Life. USA Today. January 11, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306165080.

[10] "NBC clinches season's ratings title". Life. USA Today. January 18, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306171627.

[11] "The Return of Ricky". IMDb. January 19, 1989.

[12] "NBC scores super ratings". Life. USA Today. January 25, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306147740.

[13] "Midseason entries boost NBC". Life. USA Today. February 1, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306144802.

[14] "NBC's back alone on top". Life. USA Today. February 22, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306175741.

[15] "CBS up despite Grammy drop". Life. USA Today. March 1, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306152931.

[16] "Hit-and-miss program changes". Life. USA Today. March 8, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306184202.

[17] "NBC, in front with 'Left Behind'". Life. USA Today. March 15, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306172200.

[18] "Glad tidings for all networks". Life. USA Today. March 22, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306198820.

[19] "ABC's roller-coaster week". Life. USA Today. April 5, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306171172.

[20] "ABC's hit-and-miss week". Life. USA Today. April 12, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306166319.

[21] "We loved CBS' 'Lucy' tribute". Life. USA Today. May 3, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306197470.

[22] "Bright spots for No. 3 ABC". Life. USA Today. May 10, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306210811.

[23] "NBC sweeps top 11 spots". Life. USA Today. May 17, 1989. p. 3D. ProQuest 306203436.

[24] "NBC wins but loses viewers". Life. USA Today. October 4, 1989. p. 3D.

[25] "ABC muscles way to the top". Life. USA Today. October 18, 1989. p. 3D.

[26] "Earthquake shifts the ratings". Life. USA Today. October 25, 1989. p. 3D.

[27] "NBC sweeps the week, 1-2-3". Life. USA Today. November 8, 1989. p. 3D.

[28] "Brokaw still 3rd despite coup". Life. USA Today. November 15, 1989. p. 3D.

[29] "'Small Sacrifices' wins big". Life. USA Today. November 22, 1989. p. 3D.

[30] "NBC sweeps up another win". Life. USA Today. November 29, 1989. p. 3D.

[31] "'Cosby' rebounds to lead NBC". Life. USA Today. December 6, 1989. p. 3D.

[32] "'Cosby' leads NBC charge". Life. USA Today. December 13, 1989. p. 3D.

[33] "TV Listings for December 21, 1989". TV Tango. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[34] "A special 'Lucy' Christmas". Life. USA Today. December 27, 1989. p. 3D.

[35] "Football fumbles for ABC". Life. USA Today. January 10, 1990. p. 3D.

[36] "49ers are ratings winners, too". Life. USA Today. January 17, 1990. p. 3D.

[37] "A 'Grand' entrance for NBC". Life. USA Today. January 24, 1990. p. 3D.

[38] "AMA gets the popular vote". Life. USA Today. January 31, 1990. p. 3D.

[39] "'Faith' abides for No. 1 NBC". Life. USA Today. February 14, 1990. p. 3D.

[2.16-2.17-40] "'Home Videos' a hit for ABC". Life. USA Today. February 21, 1990. p. 3D.

[41] "'Videos' is a repeat winner". Life. USA Today. February 28, 1990. p. 3D.

[42] "'Incident' tops Sunday movies". Life. USA Today. March 7, 1990. p. 3D.

[43] "A week of ratings shake-ups". Life. USA Today. March 14, 1990. p. 3D.

[44] "'Simpsons' soars for No. 4 Fox". Life. USA Today. March 21, 1990. p. 3D.

[45] "NBC barely sweeping by CBS". Life. USA Today. May 9, 1990. p. 3D.

[46] "Sunday night sinks NBC". Life. USA Today. May 16, 1990. p. 3D.

[47] "ABC, the big 'Videos' winner". Life. USA Today. May 23, 1990. p. 3D.

[48] Donlon, Brian (September 26, 1990). "CBS has its eye on first". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[49] Donlon, Brian (October 3, 1990). "NBC wins; CBS still surprises". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[50] Sloan, Eugene (October 10, 1990). "NBC tops in ratings, barely". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[51] Sloan, Eugene (October 17, 1990). "For CBS, baseball's a grounder". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[52] Donlon, Brian (October 31, 1990). "CBS, no longer the long shot". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[53] Donlon, Brian (November 7, 1990). "NBC wins with fewer viewers". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[54] Donlon, Brian (November 14, 1990). "'Cheers' sweeps up for NBC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[55] Donlon, Brian (November 21, 1990). "ABC pulls past CBS in sweeps". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[56] Donlon, Brian (December 5, 1990). "Ratings chill is setting in". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[57] Donlon, Brian (December 19, 1990). "St. Nick can't lick TV lull". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[58] Donlon, Brian (December 26, 1990). "Special help in ABC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[59] Donlon, Brian (January 9, 1991). "ABC News' winning streak ends". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[60] Donlon, Brian (January 23, 1991). "Football hikes CBS to No. 1". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[61] Donlon, Brian (January 30, 1991). "ABC super-bowls over its rivals". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[62] Donlon, Brian (February 6, 1991). "Where are the dominant series?". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[63] Donlon, Brian (February 13, 1991). "A good Friday fuels ABC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[64] Donlon, Brian (February 20, 1991). "CBS mines past and hits gold". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[65] Donlon, Brian (March 6, 1991). "CBS gains ratings speed". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[66] Donlon, Brian (March 20, 1991). "Basketball sinks CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[67] Sloan, Eugene (March 27, 1991). "'60 Minutes' is top hour again". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[68] Donlon, Brian (May 8, 1991). "Sweeps lure straying viewers". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[4.01-4.02-69] Donlon, Brian (September 25, 1991). "New faces try to save 'One Life to Live'". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[70] Donlon, Brian (October 2, 1991). "'Roseanne' comes out on top". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[71] Donlon, Brian (October 9, 1991). "Cable pulls network's plug". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[72] Donlon, Brian (October 30, 1991). "Close Series wins big for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[73] Donlon, Brian (November 13, 1991). "NBC's hurricane windfall". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[74] Donlon, Brian (November 20, 1991). "'60 Minutes' clocks a 3rd win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[75] Donlon, Brian (December 18, 1991). "St. Nick arrives early for CBS". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[76] Donlon, Brian (December 26, 1991). "Ratings for CBS to celebrate". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[77] Donlon, Brian; Graham, Jefferson; Roush, Matt (December 31, 1991). "'Cheers' stays open; cartoons all day". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[78] Donlon, Brian (January 8, 1992). "CBS tops a week of firsts". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[79] Gable, Donna (April 8, 1992). "Oscar sweep extends to ABC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[80] Gable, Donna (April 22, 1992). "'Roseanne' leads ABC's way". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[81] Gable, Donna (June 17, 1992). "Basketball finals net NBC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[82] Gable, Donna (July 22, 1992). "Fox slips past NBC to No. 3". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[83] Gable, Donna (July 30, 1992). "Olympics carry torch for NBC". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[uniared-84] "Dear John Episode List". TV Tango. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[85] Gable, Donna (June 10, 1992). "Hoops net NBC win". Life. USA Today. p. 3D.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[12]

[11]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

[28]

[29]

[30]

[31]

[32]

[33]

[34]

[35]

[36]

[37]

[38]

[39]

[40]

[41]

[42]

[43]

[44]

[45]

[46]

[47]

[48]

[49]

[50]

[51]

[52]

[53]

[54]

[55]

[56]

[57]

[58]

[59]

[60]

[61]

[62]

[63]

[64]

[65]

[66]

[67]

[68]

[69]

[70]

[71]

[72]

[73]

[74]

[75]

[76]

[77]

[78]

[79]

[80]

[81]

[82]

[83]

[84]

[85]