In the MASH region, The 1-seed MASH had a close matchup with The Office, pulling away late to secure a 10-7 victory. I don't know if this is just reflective of The Office's current popularity or a lack of love for MASH. But a win is a win and we'll see how MASH performs moving forward.
The 4-5 matchup was also close with The Andy Griffith Show also winning by a score of 10-7 over Will and Grace. This is another instance of an older show beating out a newer one, but, honestly, there hasn't been a whole lot of consistency with that. I think this matchup was a coin flip going in so it isn't that shocking that it was close, but I did kind of think Will and Grace would win.
The next two matchups were decided by one vote. Bewitched pulled the upset over Family Ties, 9-8, and All in the Family squeaked by The Jeffersons by the same score. Both of these results surprise me. I didn't really think Bewitched would make it past the first round, let alone get into the Sweet Sixteen. Don't get me wrong, I love the show, even though they traded Darrin's halfway through the run, but I didn't think that many other people shared my love. Either way, I'm happy to see it advance. As far as the All in the Family vote goes, I'm not surprised by the end result, but I am surprised by how close it was. I thought it would cruise into the next round, but apparently The Jeffersons thought they could move on up into the round of 16. Even though they came up short, they gave a valiant effort.
The matchups in the Cheers region weren't nearly as close, although many started out close in the early stages of voting before shows pulled away late. Cheers bested Happy Days 11-6, and I still can't figure out why six people voted for Happy Days. This shouldn't have been that close. I'm a little worried for Cheers moving forward.
Modern Family really pulled away late against Golden Girls. Early on they were only up 5-4, and ended up winning 13-4. Yikes. As I mentioned before, it really is a funny show, so this doesn't totally surprise me. It will be interesting to see the Cheers-Modern Family matchup coming up.
In another upset That 70s Show pulled away from Roseanne and won 12-5. I mentioned earlier about old beating new, and now we have two straight cases of new beating old, so there really is no rhyme or reason for what's happening.
And in the one matchup that was never close, The Cosby Show destroyed I Dream of Jeannie 14-3. No surprise there, although I am sad to see Jeannie go.
So here's what the bracket looks like now
Greatest Sitcom Bracket
Looking ahead to the Sweet Sixteen, all 1 and 2 seeds are still alive, but there are no 3 or 4 seeds left. We also have three 11 seeds and a 12 seed left in the bracket. The only shows that have really won easily in their first two matchups have been Seinfeld and The Cosby Show. Could that be a precursor to a potential championship match? Perhaps. Either way, we have some intriguing matchups in this round, and I think I can safely say that anyone can win. If I were a betting man (haha, if), I would say that Cosby is probably the safest bet, but I'm not even sure about that. I think all four double digit seed have a chance to win. But enough with my conjecture, let's get to the voting!
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