Single Season Sitcoms of the 1990s

<p> During the Must See TV 1990s Americans enjoyed such immensely popular sitcoms as <I>Friends</I> <I>Seinfeld</I> <I>Home Improvement</I> and <I>The Drew Carey Show</I>. Shows that did not make the ratings cut numbered in the hundreds--the emergence of new networks and cable channels airing original programming resulted in a vast increase in short-lived sitcoms over the previous decade. Some of these flops were actually quite good and deserved a better fate.</p><p> The author revisits them--along with the dramedies of the day--with detailed entries providing production and broadcast information along with critical analyses and recollections by cast and crew members. A subsection highlights sitcoms that returned for an abbreviated second season. Dozens of cast and crew photographs are included.</p>