Sorry... I am not as well versed in the history of AFHV... all I know is that it was never cancelled, still is on the air, and is still in the same key primetime position. Ratings? Down for everything... way more options now-a-days than there was in the Saget era.
Unemployment is down. Outside of unemployed people and college students, who actually watches this time slot? Plus first take and first fake are both awful.
