NBC Announces "Parks and Recreation's" Final Season Premiere Date — But Why Are Fans Upset?
Dec 1, 2014
by Tim Surette


NBC is celebrating the final season of "Parks and Recreation" by getting rid of it almost as fast as it can. The exciting news of Season 7's premiere date was dampened by the fact that NBC is sending the sitcom off with back-to-back episodes over the course of seven weeks.

After taking the fall off, "Parks and Recreation" will return on Tuesday, Jan.13 at 8/7c with a pair of episodes. That double-dip of adventures in Pawnee will continue through Feb. 24, when the hourlong series finale will get a boost following an episode of "The Voice".





Why would NBC hurry off one of its last remaining acclaimed comedies? According to NBC's press release, it's for "a sendoff that will maximize the show's cultural impact," whatever that means.

NBC was also quick to point out that "Parks and Recreation" will debut in the "afterglow" of star Amy Poehler's co-hosting gig (with pal Tina Fey) of the Golden Globes on Jan.11.

But no matter what words NBC chooses to use, this smells like a network shoving something out the door rather really caring about something like "maximizing cultural impact."

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Parks-And-Recreation-Return-Date-1090047.aspx

http://time.com/3612697/parks-and-recreation-finale-nbc/

A final season of seven weeks of two episodes of week shows that the Peacock can’t wait to get rid of the acclaimed comedy. As James Poniewozik notes, "If you recall the lengthy, loving sendoffs the network gave 'The Office,’ ‘Friends,’ ‘Seinfeld,' even the low-rated '30 Rock,' this is… not that. This is an effort to give closure to a critically acclaimed, low-rated show, but as fast as possible short of tying it to a brick and throwing it through your window while peeling off in its Dad’s Camaro.
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NBC says goodbye to Parks And Recreation the only way it knows how: By randomly changing its timeslot (http://www.avclub.com/article/nbc-says-goodbye-parks-and-recreation-only-way-it--215593)