The Reason That The College Years Failed

[SBTB Geek]

I think that the reason that the College Years failed was because it led NBC's Tuesday prime time line- up, and it isn't the smartest choice to air a new sitcom first.

It also failed because of the terrible shows that were following it. The shows through 8:30 and 10:00 were very boring and didn't attract much viewers either. The College Years actually did amazing comparing to it's followers.


So I come to the conclusion that SBTB:CY failed because the Tuesday nights at NBC were terrible overall, and viewers decided not to watch. Viewers turned to ABC and watched Saved By The Bell's competition, Full House, and Who's The Boss?


NBC should of moved The College Years to Thursday nights and I am sure the show would of had much more success over there.


(I hope you guys understood what I said, because I was rushing when I was typing this! :D)

[Mr. Stefani]

It failed b/c
1- It was BORING
2- People didn't want to accept them that way- All grown up.

3- It aimed towards an older audience, which the show to begin with never really had.

[jordojockey]

I would have to agree and disagree.

I do agree that NBC should not have run SBTB:CY at the same time as Full House. But I don't think the series could've lasted for much more than a single season anyway. Zack and Kelly were obviously going to end up together in the original series, and that theme continued into the college years. I think it was practical to end the series after one season so Zack and Kelly could get married in "Wedding In Las Vegas".

As far as the show appealing to an older audience, I think that's true. But, I don't think that's all a bad thing. I think the earlier episodes of SBTB had terribly cheesy humor. As the series came along, they improved that, and developed the characters' personalities a little more.

[SBTB Geek]

I didn't think the episodes were boring. They were quite interesting! :o

[Central Perk]

It was probably applied to an older audience because the original audience had gotten older.

[Will and Grace Fanatic]

I never understood why it failed and was cancelled. I thought it was very good almost as good as the high school years. I think maybe it failed because the viewers wanted to have Jesse and Lisa on the show. And didn't like that they were replaced by these new girls.

[danithang]

Will and Grace fanatic I am one who didn't like the two Lisa and Jessie replacements, they just didn't fit in like Lisa and Jessie did. Overall I wish the show would have lasted longer than it did, I did like it but it doesn't compare to the high school years.

[Truth]

I actully liked the College Years but I always Thought Full house was on Fridays?

[hypr56]

the college years were definatly boring:wave: :wave: :wave:

[dawsongirl]

Originally posted by JWillhight
I actully liked the College Years but I always Thought Full house was on Fridays?

It was on Tuesday nights in 1993 when it was opposite SBTB:CY.

[Ricardos4ever]

I liked "The College" Years even better than the original -- and I was a big fan of the original. I thought it was more sophisticated, more grown-up. I always liked Kelly and Zack together and enjoyed watching them fall in love again. My only complaint was that Jessie and Lisa weren't there, but I didn't mind the new people all that much.