Coming to Nick at Nite on May 30

[stevearino]

https://www.nickalive.net/2022/05/ni...ay-31.html?m=0

According to the link above, Nick at Nite will add "Seinfeld" to its regular schedule next week starting May 30, weeknights from 2 A.M. to 4 A.M. ET

My special thanks to SitcomsOnline's very own tenter for announcing the news.

Created by Larry David, "Seinfeld" originally aired on the NBC Television Network for 8 seasons from May 31, 1990 - May 14, 1998; the show was originally conceived as a sitcom vehicle for Jerry Seinfeld under the working title of "Stand Up" (about where a comic gets his material from) for the FOX Television Network; after FOX passed on the project, NBC bought the concept and re-named the Pilot "The Seinfeld Chronicles," the Pilot of which was filmed in Spring 1989 at Desilu Studios in Los Angeles, California (by this time officially called Ren-Mar Studios) and telecast on July 5, 1989 at 9 P.M. ET after a rerun of the '80s sitcom "Night Court."

Despite marginal success, NBC (by this time shortening the series' title to "Seinfeld") added the show to its regular lineup during the Summer of 1990, beginning its regular run on May 31, 1990 at 9 P.M. ET after "Cheers" reruns.

"Seinfeld" finished out its debut season of 18 half-hour episodes (one of which, "The Stranded," was held over for the 2nd season) in June 1991, and the show was picked up for a 2nd season, despite continued marginal ratings.

In September 1992, "Seinfeld" aired on Wednesday nights at 9 P.M. ET on NBC in direct competition to the bigger hit '90s Tim Allen Disney sitcom "Home Improvement" over on ABC; ratings for "Seinfeld" were so low at that time that rather than cancel it outright, NBC moved "Seinfeld" to Thursday nights at 9 P.M. ET just to give it a chance--a move making "Seinfeld" the classic it is now and forevermore.

In Spring 1996, after the 6th season, Larry David quit "Seinfeld" as showrunner and had Jerry Seinfeld himself become showrunner for the next 2 seasons--after which the stand-up bits in the show were eliminated.

In December 1997, after 8 seasons, Jerry Seinfeld decided to retire "Seinfeld" after turning down an offer for a 9th season; NBC celebrated the "Seinfeld' success with a 2-Hour Finale telecast on May 14, 1998 at 8 P.M. ET

The first hour belonged to a Clip Show Retrospective followed by the "Seinfeld" Hour-Long Finale itself, titled, appropriately enough, "The Finale."

A number of events occurred, among other things George & Jerry's fictional Pilot, "Jerry," was picked up by NBC for a 13-week Series Commitment; the "Seinfeld" gang, including the aforementioned George (Jason Alexander), Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and Kramer (Michael Richards), decided to have one final fling to Paris, but unfortunately, an emergency landing caused by Kramer led to the plane landing in the fictional small-town of Latham, Massachusetts, during which time they witnessed a Robbery and are subsequently Arrested for doing "Nothing" to stop the Robbery by Officer Matt Vogel (Scott Jaeck).

The 2nd half of the Finale featured Geraldo Rivera & Jane Wells (both playing themselves) covering the "New York Four" trial which culminated in them all being found Guilty of Criminal Indifference and sentenced to a year in Prison.

With Larry David's return as the "Seinfeld" finale writer, a final opening stand-up bit was used during the opening credits, followed by, as the end credits rolled, a final stand-up bit after Seinfeld went to Prison for a year.

"Seinfeld" was A West-Shapiro Production for Castle Rock Entertainment and is Distributed in rerun Syndication by Sony Pictures Television Studios.

[MA]

It's actually coming on May 31st, not May 30th.

[Hawkee]

During the time that Nick At Nite was starting to change their image for a new generation of sitcom fans Seinfeld was one sitcom that Nick At Nite has always wanted to get their hands on because of it's big fanbase but they had never had shown an interest in it and they chose Newsradio over it and also getting Friends reruns too. Now that Seinfeld will debut on Nick At Nite on May 31st Nick At Nite has finally gotten their long awaited wish granted. But I hope it lasts for a long time because Nick At Nite has a long habit of debuting sitcom reruns then replacing them with other sitcom reruns
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