http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2014/03/can-mid-season-comedies-survive-network-tv-anymore/359180/

Few midseason comedies have survived in recent years.
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#FTZKDS2KlxsOMQvd.99

It's always sort of been the thought process that midseason shows are the "backup" shows for the better fall crop.

It doesn't always hold true...but it often does. I would actually say it's *less* true now that cable is beginning to break the idea of the traditional TV season.

It could also be that ratings are generally higher in the fall than the spring.

It could also be that ratings are generally higher in the fall than the spring.
I would agree with this because I watch way more TV in the fall/winter than I do in the spring/summer. I'm usually out doing yard work and such in the spring and enjoying the sunshine.

I think mid-season shows have trouble finding an audience because because viewers already have their viewing schedule mapped out.

Wasn't the case in the 70's

All in the Family
Jeffersons
Laverne and Shirley
Three's company
Ropers

Wasn't the case in the 70's

All in the Family
Jeffersons
Laverne and Shirley
Three's company
Ropers


Yep. I was thinking of Three's Company. I said to myself, "Three's Company" worked. :D

From the 2000 decade

The Office worked and George Lopez worked

Don't forget "My Wife And Kids".

From the 1990's "Dinosaurs" and "Seinfeld".

Don't forget "My Wife And Kids".

From the 1990's "Dinosaurs" and "Seinfeld".


My Wife and Kids:barf:

But it stated for almost five years. So some others weren't barfing as much.

Seinfeld actually started out as a summer show, didn't it? Now there's a rarity. (for network TV, anyway)

Seinfeld actually started out as a summer show, didn't it? Now there's a rarity. (for network TV, anyway)

it started out as a summer show and midseason replacement. It wasn't add to the fall schedule until it's 3rd season

Of course it's based on personal taste and cannot be objective but in the past several years I felt they are almost always "worse" than the Fall premieres: Mr. Sunshine, Perfect Couples, Friends With Benefits (was a Summer burn off), Are You There Chelsea?, Best Friends Forever, Bent, Work It, Rob, How To Live With Your Parents (For The Rest Of Your Life), Family Tools, 1600 Penn, Enlisted and Growing Up Fisher were all a letdown for me (there were a couple of more failed FOX sitcoms like Traffic Lights and Breaking In that I did not bother with).

I only recall Mad Love, Don't Trust The Bitch In Apartment 23, Save Me (Summer burn-off) and now About A Boy & Mixology that are somewhat better for me. And I guess Happy Endings would be in this group too but that one I haven't got around to watch yet.

Joanie Loves Chachi anyone? ohno:

Joanie Loves Chachi anyone? ohno:


Wasn't a real midseason sitcom

It's always sort of been the thought process that midseason shows are the "backup" shows for the better fall crop.

It doesn't always hold true...but it often does. I would actually say it's *less* true now that cable is beginning to break the idea of the traditional TV season.

It could also be that ratings are generally higher in the fall than the spring.
I think because not enough people know about them and also they are already watching something else at that time.