Nielson's Top Twenty Most Memorable TV Moments

[TotallyOz]

Nielson's recently came out with the top 20 most memorable TV moments. They are:

1. Sept. 11 tragedy (2001)

2. Hurricane Katrina (2005)

3. O.J. Simpson verdict (1995)

4. 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 shootings (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)

Naturally, as I was in NYC on September 11, that would be my top as well.

I would also add to that list the Challenger Explosion as I was in a school room at that moment and I will never forget it.

Also, the TV episode that was not to be missed when I was a kid was the Who Shot JR season opener. I think everyone I knew was glued to the TV.

Any others?

[Guest EXPAT]

I would have added the "Dallas" episode where they revealed who shot J.R. While it is not a news item it ranked as they highest rated event in history.

[AdamSmith]

Few more (showing my manias & fixations)...

Armstrong setting foot on the moon

Apollo 13 splashdown

Shuttle Columbia breakup (TV footage of multiple parallel contrails in the skies over Texas)

P S. First spacewalk in like 1963 by whoever it was. I was born in 1959 and have that spacewalk as my first memory of television, my mama by my side explaining what the hell was happening. I was entranced.