Premiering after the Super Bowl leads to some big expectations that few TV shows can reach.
Believe it or not but the Super Bowl wasnt always the major media event that it is today.
Before internet executives fully understood Americans passion for football, the NFLs championship game received no special treatment.
Not everyone is going to turn their TV off the moment the game clock strikes zero.
Plenty of folks will stick around to see what comes on next.
Check out the handy chart below.
In this case, were interpretting success as merely a second season.
Even that is a pretty liberal definition though.
Why then, do networks continually perceive the post-Super Bowl slot as a good spot to debut new shows?
The answer to that question is that, increasingly, they dont.
What is clear, however, is that it does lead to some great episodes of television.
Just glance at the impressive list below.
That is to say nowhere at all.
