Last week we dissect the successful sitcom that ABC was the importance of their block of comedies on Friday night, today we look upon the wreck suffered by the CBS in the genre throughout the decade and the emergence some of the best sitcom in the history of the hand of an NBC in a state of grace.
CBS experienced a terrible moment in their conception of sitcoms during the period between 1990 and 2000, it is true that success had started in the eighties who were dying and that at the end of the decade got back to find the pulse with the audience, but will only discuss of the three successful productions were rather moderate and lived most of his travels in the 90's.
The first is Murphy Brown (1988-1998), who managed to stay for 10 seasons and almost 250 episodes, earned during his first three seasons but was very solid data on the 4 th to 6 th in which he excelled and managed to become the 3 rd production view of the TV. The Nanny (1993-1999), had a first season where he was about to be canceled, but got saved because of the good European audiences and potential writers had suggested, he never excelled in hearings, and the British put the outcry forced British accent because the actor Charles Shaughnessy, if we become American ...
After four years without the actor on the CBS premiere grill Cosby (1996-2000), which reinvented the footsteps of famous actor who weighed his successful career on NBC for 197 episodes, is that after only three seasons leading the fourth and last came face to face with the cancellation after no more than 9 million average.
NBC continued its relentless run of success in comedy during the 90's and managed to create three productions that outshone others during his highly publicized on Thursday night, a night comedians still offering products even though it is far from what it was years ago.
With such colossal success still like Cheers, which ended in 1993 and The Cosby Show and The Golden Girls ended a year earlier (and therefore not covered in this analysis have spent most of their emission 80's) the NBC commissioned Empty Nest (1988-1995) a spin off of The Golden Girls which aired just after his mother and series Sophia Petrillo welcomed after the cancellation of this; lasted 7 seasons and gave life to another spin off Nurses (1991-1994) is also much more discreet, as they could only stay for three seasons on the air being overtaken by its sister series .
months before launching the 90 first aired Seinfeld (1989-1998) for many considered the best sitcom of all time ended in his ninth season at the express desire its protagonist as the NBC was willing to pay anything for go ahead with it, is that after three and a half seasons in the Wednesday issue with audiences rather discrete, its passage on Thursday night made his ratings shot up in an incredible way getting to be the production's most-watched American television in the seasons 94/95 and 97/98 with 19.7 and 21 7 million respectively, taking silver in the seasons 95/96 and 96/97. The figures speak for themselves.
the year 1990 brought three notable productions under his arm, the first was The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air (1990-1996) with Will Smith before becoming a superstar making a fictionalized version of himself for 6 seasons in which they got moderate success compared to other productions of his time, although in Spain was an overwhelming success, and it seems incredible that only has 148 episodes after all. The second pitch of the year ninety was Wings (1990-1997) much less known in Spain that was set in the same universe as Cheers and Frasier, and is that even if it were a spin off per se interaction between characters Kelsey Grammar earned an Emmy for best guest star.
In the summer of that year saw the light Blossom (1990-1995) an air blast Cool and the reinvention of the sitcom about teenagers, fewer gags and presence of a peculiar character drama away from the canons of beauty that made a hole for five seasons in a discreet manner as to ratings.
Two years later came another call overproduction Mad About You (1992-1999) who managed to stay on the air for 7 seasons with solid data but far from spectacular comedies Thursdays, yes, critics adored and NBC came to pay their two star players one million dollars episode last season that changed air times and could not keep their rates was finally canceled.
After the successful completion Cheers NBC wanted to exploit that universe and convinced Kelsey Grammar despite the reluctance of this when continuing with the same character, Frasier (1993-2004) lasted a whopping 11 seasons to become a classic with 37 Emmys under his belt and with the fervent support of the criticism that was fading in recent years, especially last season which is considered by many as the worst.
But the series has attracted most attention in the beginning was Friends (1994-2004), with an unoriginal premise managed to become the phenomenon and to define the tastes of a generation that was identified, but is that also was a monumental success for NBC, was the most-watched series in the 2001/2002 season with 24.5 million average and just got out of the top 5 most watched series in its first season (8 th position), its profits were so broad that in the final season his 5 key actors pocketed more than a million dollars apiece and the series ended its express desire, and trying to open new paths.
NewsRadio (1995-1999) did not have the same fate as their predecessors, their ratings were much more irregular and astronomically far from Frasier and Friends, but was critical of hand, despite all that seemed to be sufficient and NBC moved it up 11 times from hours to try to seat it, which failed because it was canceled with 97 episodes after five seasons of loose data. 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996-2001) gave a twist to the genre and was an absolute pitch for the main character John Lithgow they won 5 consecutive Emmys for best actor and a Golden Globe in the same category.
Suddenly Susan (1996-2000) originally issued between Frasier and ER triumphed in the ratings despite the reservations of critics, but after changing to Tuesdays his hearing deteriorated significantly, the suicide of one of their players towards the end of the third season and the abandonment of two at the beginning of the fourth made the series is renewed completely, not like changes to the spectators who fled en masse, leaving NBC canceled it hung the last 4 episodes.
CBS experienced a drought of laughter in the 90's that was saved in the new decade of 2000 with products easy to eat that viewers love so massive, but NBC has continued for criticism but productions that have failed to engage viewers in the way they did in previous decades.
The next and final installment will talk about the sitcoms of FOX, and UPN TheWB, but before I issue a challenge for plasméis it in the comments. What is your top 3 or top 5 of the best comedies on NBC in the 90's?
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