Multiple outlets are reporting Sony is in talks to revive the 1990s NBC sitcom MAD ABOUT YOU. Created by Paul Reiser and Danny Jacobson, the show starred Reiser and Helen Hunt as married couple Paul and Jamie Buchman. The series, which ran from 1992-1999 and won multiple Emmy’s, is the latest 90s comedy to potentially get a revival and frankly I'm not mad about it, I'm disappointed. Nobody is asking for more of this tripe. The show was neither a ratings hit nor a critical darling. It’s highest rated season was the 1994-1995 season when it was #11 in the Nielsen Ratings, averaging a 15.2 share with an average audience size of 14.5 million people. The show didn’t crack the top 20 in any other season during its run and finished a dismal 85 th in its final season, with just 9.1 million viewers. If Mad About You could somehow pull in 9.1 million viewers today it would be a hit; in fact, it still runs in syndication, both domestically and inter...
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