Its a question that I have been wondering after Deadline has reported that NBC is in talks to renew “30 Rock” for a short (likely 13ep) final season and also reports that “Community” and “Parks and Recreation” could also see short seasons if renewed.
If the veterans all get short seasons that would leave the schedule wide open to launch new series in hopes of digging themselves out of the downward ratings spiral.
Every veteran shows is down considerably in the ratings compared to last season, whats surprising is that “Parks” could get a short season since its doing very well in contrast to NBC’s other shows. The “30 Rock” news is no surprise given that the show is heading into its 7th season.
A look at the numbers:
30 Rock- 1.54 average VS 2.3 last season
Parks and Recreation- 1.84 average VS 2.4 last season
Community- 1.58 average VS 1.9 last season
The Office- 2.79 average VS 3.7 last season
What do you think, will you be just happy if they get renewed or mad that they will with less episodes?