​National I Love Lucy Day Timeline

​2007

​"I Love Lucy" Made "Time" Magazine's list

​"I Love Lucy" landed on "Time" Magazine's list of the "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."

​2002

​TV Guide Awarded "I Love Lucy" a high honor

​"TV Guide" honored the "I Love Lucy Show" with its ranking as the "Second Greatest Show of All Time."

​1957

​CBS paid millions to buy back "I Love Lucy" episodes

​CBS eventually saw the error in its decision to allow Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz 100 percent of the rights to "I Love Lucy" by paying $5 million to purchase the rights to 179 episodes.

​1953

​Over 71 percent of the nation watched "Lucy Goes To the Hospital."

​Toilets stopped flushing in parts of the country where the iconic episode "Lucy Goes to the Hospital" aired.