Why do so many TV shows peak in Season 3? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 07-22-2014, 03:27 AM

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...season/374750/

Mike Schur of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Parks and Rec” has an explanation: "Everyone’s favorite seasons of shows are seasons two and three, because you’ve had a year to get to know them, and then you’re still in the honeymoon period where you go, ‘This is great!’ And then after season three, everyone starts to go, ‘Eh, that show’s not as interesting as it was anymore.’ And it’s like, ‘Well you’ve been watching it for three years.’”
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Frenky · 07-23-2014, 07:16 AM

Some shows peak even earlier like Roseanne, ER, Friends, Frasier, The Golden Girls, a some later like Seinfeld, TBBT.

I do wonder if this has to do with that huge drop in ratings for The Cosby Show in season 4.

yankeesrj12 · 07-23-2014, 03:54 PM

Personally, I think Friends really hit its stride once Monica and Chandler hooked up.

Retro4Life · 07-23-2014, 06:32 PM

I liken long lived shows to the lives of people. The first couple of years the show and the person are in infancy, learning to crawl and getting to know what does and doesn't work. It's sloppy and goofy and a little disjointed.

The last few years the show (and the person) are getting on in years, and don't have the same energy or bite they once had. They've done it all, and a lot of what does happen seems like stuff you've seen before.

It's in the mid life of shows (and people) that the real energy and strength comes. They have learned from the past, and are still strong enough to hit their stride and do some real and compelling work.

90skid4ever · 07-23-2014, 08:05 PM

ABC's Black Box is the only new network show that I've actually loved and wanted to watch in years. And the consensus is that it is going be cancelled. Wish there could be a 3rd season.

What happened to cable networks picking up shows?

07-22-2014, 03:27 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,827	Why do so many TV shows peak in Season 3? http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...season/374750/ Mike Schur of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Parks and Rec” has an explanation: "Everyone’s favorite seasons of shows are seasons two and three, because you’ve had a year to get to know them, and then you’re still in the honeymoon period where you go, ‘This is great!’ And then after season three, everyone starts to go, ‘Eh, that show’s not as interesting as it was anymore.’ And it’s like, ‘Well you’ve been watching it for three years.’” Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#seYyTov7QCkXkSho.99

07-23-2014, 06:32 PM	#4
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	I liken long lived shows to the lives of people. The first couple of years the show and the person are in infancy, learning to crawl and getting to know what does and doesn't work. It's sloppy and goofy and a little disjointed. The last few years the show (and the person) are getting on in years, and don't have the same energy or bite they once had. They've done it all, and a lot of what does happen seems like stuff you've seen before. It's in the mid life of shows (and people) that the real energy and strength comes. They have learned from the past, and are still strong enough to hit their stride and do some real and compelling work.
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07-23-2014, 08:05 PM	#5
90skid4ever Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 03, 2014 Posts: 84	ABC's Black Box is the only new network show that I've actually loved and wanted to watch in years. And the consensus is that it is going be cancelled. Wish there could be a 3rd season. What happened to cable networks picking up shows?
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07-23-2014, 07:16 AM	#2
Frenky Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 28, 2013 Posts: 146	Some shows peak even earlier like Roseanne, ER, Friends, Frasier, The Golden Girls, a some later like Seinfeld, TBBT. I do wonder if this has to do with that huge drop in ratings for The Cosby Show in season 4.

07-23-2014, 03:54 PM	#3
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	Personally, I think Friends really hit its stride once Monica and Chandler hooked up.