http://www.deadline.com/2014/03/himym-finale-how-i-met-your-mother-series-run/

At first, "How I Met Your Mother's" innovative sitcom format didn't appeal to viewer, so much so that the show was on the bubble when it filmed its series finale scene during Season 2. It took a Season 3 appearance by Britney -- accompanied by gobs of media attention and paparazzi -- to make "HIMYM" a certified hit. PLUS: Looking back at "HIMYM's" rating highs and lows (http://www.thewrap.com/how-i-met-your-mother-himym-finale-ratings-highs-lows), director Pam Fryman (http://tvline.com/2014/03/28/how-i-met-your-mother-moments-scenes-pamela-fryman/) recalls her favorite moments, 10 "HIMYM" jokes (http://www.vulture.com/2014/03/9-how-i-met-your-mother-jokes-as-infographics.html) as infographics, Ted Mosby was a slut (http://www.thedailybeast.com/videos/2013/09/16/ted-mosby-is-a-slut.html), fans are having trouble (http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/mar/31/how-i-met-your-mother-final-episode)coping with the end, a political history of "HIMYM," (http://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/03/how-i-met-your-mother-cbs-sitcom-politics-environmentalism-gay-rights-banking) ranking Ted's girlfriends (http://flavorwire.com/448584/ranking-teds-girlfriends-on-how-i-met-your-mother/), looking back at the pilot episode (http://www.vulture.com/2014/03/how-i-met-your-mothers-pilot-episode-rewatch.html), and how the co-creators met in a band (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-himym-20140331,0,5343044.story).
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