In the US: Thursdays, 8.30/7.30c, NBC
In the UK: Five, at some point, now they’ve finally bought the rights
Characters re-cast: 0
Major characters gotten rid of: 0
Major new characters: 0
Format change percentage: 0%
Number of Seinfelds: 20
There’s something about Jerry Seinfeld. Funny though his own series was, in other shows, he tends to destroy anything that’s good about the show. He’s just not a very good actor.
30 Rock, easily the funniest comedy of last year, even if it wasn’t a ratings smash, doesn’t need Jerry Seinfeld to be funny. In fact, bringing in Jerry Seinfeld makes it less funny. But it does need ratings, which is what Seinfeld can bring to a show, even with a guest appearance.
Trouble is, will he make people want to stay to watch the rest of the series, or does the reduction in quality he brings means his guest appearance will turn off the new viewers to what’s normally good show?
