It has been said (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/Baywatch) that after NBC dropped (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-25-ca-7120-story.html) it following the 1989-90 TV season (https://moviechat.org/tt0096542/Baywatch/58c74e646b51e905f6759a35/Cast-changes-after-season-1-and-2), David Hasselhoff (https://moviechat.org/tt0096542/Baywatch/58c74e646b51e905f6759a4a/Whatever-happened-to-season-1) and the show's (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031140444/http://www.jumptheshark.com/b/baywatch.htm) creators were able to continue (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-28-ca-207-story.html) Baywatch through syndication and with a budget (https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/baywatch-david-hasselhoff-saved-series-with-financial-gamble.html/) that came from excessive product placement (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ProductPlacement/LiveActionTV), all at the cost of proper scripts and not being able to do retakes.

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