On Saturdays, now, instead of Tuesdays, it has lost support and the way things are going, maybe it could get the chop. It would be nice to think that the audience is growing up, becoming a little more discerning. But we would be kidding ourselves. I suspect the show simply has run its race. And there are plenty of other veterans that, for completely different reasons, are showing signs of fatigue.
Friends is one.
The first few series, while over-rated, certainly provided more laughs than most US comedies in the '90s. But it has become tired and repetitive. Miss an episode, and you really don't miss much at all. The same is true of Ally McBeal , which, having pushed the boundaries as far as they could go, has nowhere new to go. A year ago, Chicago Hope was on the skids.