Editing Voyagers! (section)

==Reception==
[[Tom Shales]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' praised the series as "a live-action version of the [[Mister Peabody|Mr. Peabody and Sherman cartoons]] on the delightful old '[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends|Bullwinkle]]' show" and "largely a joy ride from start to finish."<ref name="tshalestwp"/>

''Voyagers!'' ran for one season of 20 episodes, broadcast opposite the top-rated ''[[60 Minutes]]''. The series averaged a 17 [[Nielsen ratings#Ratings/share and total viewers|share]]. ''Voyagers!'' seemed likely to be renewed for a second season, but [[60 Minutes#Controversies|controversies in ''60 Minutes'' reporting]] led executives to believe that ''60 Minutes'' might successfully be challenged by a competing news program, instead.<ref name = st83>Snauffer and Thurm, p. 83</ref> NBC cancelled ''Voyagers!''<ref name=people>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/on-and-off-camera-joan-collins-helps-in-the-making-of-male-model-jon-erik-hexum-vol-20-no-15/|title=On and Off Camera, Joan Collins Helps in the Making of Male Model Jon-Erik Hexum|last=Wallace|first=David|date=October 11, 1983|magazine=People|access-date=October 4, 2022}}</ref> and replaced it with the news magazine program ''[[Monitor (U.S. TV series)|Monitor]],'' which averaged only a 7 share.<ref name = st83 /> [[David Letterman]] poked fun at NBC's cancellation of the series by airing a sketch on his ''[[Late Night with David Letterman|Late Night]]'' program titled "They Took My Show Away", a parody of an [[after-school special]] in which the host comforts a boy who was a ''Voyagers!'' fan.<ref name=letterman>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/they-took-my-show-away-148964/|title=They Took My Show Away!|last=Crupi|first=Anthony|date=April 26, 2013|magazine=AdWeek|access-date=February 23, 2022}}</ref>