Marc Wrote:It's because it didn't really go anywhere, and there was a huge mid-season break. I think most people had forgotten about it once it came back.
Tony H Wrote:A midseason break is when a show airs half of its season then takes a hiatus for a few weeks/months then comes back on the air to finish its season.
It became popular after the writer's strike but actually harms shows that could be good. The trick to successfully having a mid-season break is to wrap up all storylines prior to the break and when the show returns start another storyline. That way if the show gets canceled at mid season there is a sense of closure.
Lisa Wrote:Kenji, it might help to understand that there are specific "sweeps" months in U.S. television. These months are November, February, and May. These are traditionally considered the months when the most viewers tune in to TV, so shows typically air their most exciting episodes during this time in an effort to attract more viewers. The midseason break occurs between November and February, when the networks think not a lot of people are watching TV. They will usually put on shows called "midseason replacements" during this time--these are the shows that they didn't think were good enough to go in the fall (September, start of new TV season) lineup but are willing to take a risk on during the "slow" time of the TV year.