Why doesn't NBC seem to treat sitcoms as a top priority now

[TMC]

What I mean is that they going into the 2020s, don't have a proper two hour comedy block. In recent times, NBC's sitcoms have only lasted two seasons:

• Young Rock - 3 seasons 37 episodes
• Kenan - 2 seasons, 20 episodes
• Mr. Mayor - 2 seasons, 20 episodes
• American Auto - 2 seasons, 23 episodes
• Grand Crew - 2 seasons, 20 episodes

And instead of giving sitcoms a regular season's worth of 22 episodes, they typically get only 10 episodes a season. So there's the likelihood, that NBC wouldn't promote the show well and just burn off the second season.

Come the fall of 2021, NBC had no comedies in its line-up.

NBC's two biggest sitcoms right now are Night Court and Lopez vs. Lopez, which each are going into their third seasons.

[blueberrymuffin]

In their eyes, people don't care about scripted TV much anymore. I've been seeing the media push this narrative in recent times. It's not even onlysitcoms, but all scripted television. I can't tell you if this is true, however the idea that scripted TV is dying is absolutely bonkers to me.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by blueberrymuffin

In their eyes, people don't care about scripted TV much anymore.

In their eyes [also], NBC doesn't care to spend the money on scripted TV much anymore.

[icecream]

Even CBS doesn't have a proper two hour comedy block anymore. Between Dick Wolf, The Voice, and football NBC doesn't have much room left.

[blueberrymuffin]

Originally Posted by stevea

In their eyes [also], NBC doesn't care to spend the money on scripted TV much anymore.

If scripted TV really is doing poorly, then I suppose it makes sense that they don't want to invest money into something that is giving them bad returns. That said, I want to believe scripted TV still has a place in this world, and personally, I prefer scripted to reality. But...I'm not much of a social butterfly, and I'm also not in the popular age demo for advertisers anymore. So my opinion doesn't really matter to them, does it?