"all in the family" is seen in the united states of america as one of the greatest television programs in history. the show did not do good in the first season but the a lot more people watched when cbs put in the summer reruns on television. many people liked that the show talked about controversial issues. the show got number 1 on the nielsen ratings from 1971 to 1976. it was the first television show to do this. the episode "sammy visit's" was number 13 on "tv guides 100 greatest episodes of all-time and "tv guides 50 greatest tv shows of all time had "all in the family" as the fourth greatest show of all time. bravo put archie bunker as the "greatest character of all time." "all in the family" had seven spin-off shows made. that is the most spin-off shows from any show ever.