Rambling Thoughts

So who knows what show replaced Seinfeld when Jerry "retired" from TV? It was 1999-2000 season if you need a hint.

I was searching for the lineups for the past and amazingly, wikipedia had a page referring to NBC's Thursday night lineup for the past two decades. What's funny is the first half of the table there aren't a lot of changes in the lineup. In the 90's there is a change nearly every year. Only 4 years did NBC go without changing the lineup since '91.

I can understand trying to find the mix after Cosby left NBC and having to wait for the anchor shows of Seinfeld and Friends. But looking at the last 6 years, NBC has shuffled a lot of shows. It shouldn't take that long to hand the baton off.

Scrubs is in its 8th season yet only spent 3 years in the Thursday night slot. NBC stuck The Apprentice on Thursdays to hand The Donald a built-in audience. But really, can't NBC let some shows get an audience before shuffling them about? Seinfeld took a while before people got the show. So did 30 Rock.

The answer: Frasier replaced Seinfeld for two years.