"dramedy"?

NBC has recently made a ratings comeback thanks to Sunday Night Football and Heroes. However, they still haven't gotten their once-renowned sitcom reputation back.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip has not lived up to its hype. Debuting big, its ratings have since fallen. While many critics love the way the "dramedy" is set up, others feel the genre is too narrow for most audiences:

"What we're seeing with 'Studio 60', the audience is thinking that
it's too insider-ish. That's a common complaint. It's probably affecting the
viewership." -Michael Coristine, sports and entertainment analyst for
Brandimensions

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Apparently U.S. audiences just aren't quite ready to take on this new genre. Bring back good ol' comedies - give us another Friends. Bring back good ol' dramas - give us the original E.R. (let's face it, ever since the original cast left, the show just hasn't been the same).

But please, please don't give us another "dramedy." It's too difficult to place within the genre system. We don't want to be confused, we just want to sit back and enjoy good ol' regular TV.