It is a diuretic and might help remove the extra fluid, eventhough it won't increase circulation. The first medication that was suggested to me for sleep and pain relief was nortriptyline. I take it at bedtime.
You didn't specify prime time or American shows or cable or syndication or anything, so generally speaking, the American soap opera, Guiding Light may be the TV show with the most scripted episodes at 18,262 episodes. Technically it's more since it was on the radio for 15 years prior it moving to TV.
Notable television series finales. Most watched series finales. The most watched series finale in television history remains the 1983 finale of the CBS war/medical dramedy M*A*S*H, titled Goodbye, Farewell and Amen.