- SlashFilmSlashFilmnow
- ComingSoon.netComingSoon.net14m
- IndiewireIndiewire18m
- ComingSoon.netComingSoon.net19m
- ComingSoon.netComingSoon.net19m
- ComingSoon.netComingSoon.net19m
- MovieWebMovieWeb3h
- The Rolling StoneThe Rolling Stone3h
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend4h
- DeadlineDeadline6h
- IndiewireIndiewire7h
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend7h
- MovieWebMovieWeb7h
- DeciderDecider7h
- ComicBook.comComicBook.com7h
- DeadlineDeadline8h
- MovieWebMovieWeb8h
- MovieWebMovieWeb8h
- DeciderDecider8h
- DeciderDecider8h
- DeciderDecider9h
- ComingSoon.netComingSoon.net9h
- The Rolling StoneThe Rolling Stone9h
- MovieWebMovieWeb9h
- DeciderDecider9h
- The WrapThe Wrap9h
- CinemaBlendCinemaBlend10h
- ComicBook.comComicBook.com10h
- DeciderDecider10h
- Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter10h
Why Seinfeld Season 1 Is So Short
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Michael Boyle)
scrn logline
The controversial backstory behind the short first season of the iconic sitcom 'Seinfeld' is finally revealed.
beat sheet
- According to inside sources, the original plan was for a full 22-episode debut season, but NBC executives slashed the order to just 5 episodes due to concerns over the show's 'unfunny and unlikable' characters.
- Jerry Seinfeld himself admitted the first season was a 'total disaster' that 'no one expected to make it past the pilot', but the cast used the short order to retool the show and eventually turn it into a cultural phenomenon.
call sheet
Jerry Seinfeld, Seinfeld