M*A*S*H of the franchise and was ranked #25 in "TV Guide"'s "TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time." Its final episode in 1983 was the most-watched in television history. "Trapper John, M.D." featured the character of Trapper John McIntyre, played by Pernell Roberts, twenty-eight years after the events of the "M*A*S*H" film and television series. It was the first spin-off to feature a character from the series in civilian life after the war. Legally, "Trapper John, M.D." is a direct spin-off of the "MASH" film rather than the television series due to licensing issues. The pilot episode briefly shows
M*A*S*H (TV series) stream the series expiring. In November 2016, SundanceTV announced it will begin airing "M*A*S*H" and several other classic TV shows. M*A*S*H can be seen on Mondays at 6am1pm weekly, starting on November 14 with seven hours with the first 14 episodes from Season 1. As of 2016, "M*A*S*H" episodes air on the MeTV television network. In July 2017, it was announced that Hulu had acquired online streaming rights for the entire run of "M*A*S*H" along with several other 20th Century Fox-owned TV programs. All 256 episodes were added to Hulu beginning June 29, 2018. The short-lived spin-off "AfterMASH" (1983–85) inherited