The show's best-known and Sondheim's biggest hit song was almost an afterthought, written several days before the start of out of town tryouts.

The show's GSN premiere was delayed almost two years in order to remove such episodes from the rotation.

" This was a set format which was used for almost the entirety of the show's run.

One of the show's other writers, Barry Cryer, said: " You could write almost anything knowing these two would do it brilliantly.

" Carvey left SNL in 1993 but almost rejoined the cast in 1994, before the show's 20th season.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes ( almost always referred to since fall 2009 as simply 22 Minutes ; the full title is still seen briefly in the show's current introduction ) is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television.

The role of Rob Petrie was almost given to Johnny Carson, but Sheldon Leonard, the show's executive producer, suggested Van Dyke.

The show's time span, in its various inceptions, covered almost four decades ( not accounting for breaks ).

Wyman ultimately appeared in almost every episode up until the beginning of the ninth and final season, for a total of 208 of the show's 227 episodes.

The show's eventual hit song, " There's No Business Like Show Business ," was almost left out of the show because Berlin mistakenly got the impression that Richard Rodgers did not like it.

* According to Bruce Timm, the Scarecrow was meant to appear in Justice League Unlimited as part of the show's version of the Legion of Doom, but due to the TV show The Batman, Scarecrow ( and almost all major Batman villains ) were prevented from appearing on the show.

The show's structure evolved over time and included several regular segments that appeared in almost every episode.

Her second pregnancy was written into the show's final season and she appeared in almost every episode of the series.

With the change in producers also came changes to the show's format, which started as comedy / variety but switched to an almost purely concert format.

Spender in the show's sixth season, fans continue to refer to him as the Smoking Man because he is almost always seen chain-smoking Morley cigarettes and because he, like other series villains, has multiple aliases.

For the show's first season, there was almost never any original American footage outside of the Battle Grid.

The New York Times calculated that almost 2 % of Cabot Cove's residents died during the show's run.

For almost three decades, he was the show's central cast member.

The show's format was almost always the same.

Many of the show's songs were performed as part of a skit ; while a handful of skits were common throughout the show's run, during a short period in mid-1970s ( about the same time The Semonski Sisters were featured performers on the show ), the show consisted almost entirely of them.

The second theme song (" We're Ready to Party ") first appeared in the third season and was used for almost the rest of the show's run.

On Guiding Light, Smith explored Quinton's tortured past, angst-filled affair with Nola, and constant succession of secrets and revelations in such depth that for a time Quint almost became the show's pivotal character.

Fulton is known for her role as Lisa Grimaldi on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, a role that she played almost continuously for 50 years ( with two notable interruptions ) from May 18, 1960 until the show's ending on September 17, 2010.

Sometimes problems arose as when RCA Victor signed on to record the 1950 musical Call Me Madam even though the show's star, Ethel Merman was then under exclusive contact to Decca Records.

The first issue of 2007 was a Simpsons special where there is an exclusive interview with the show's executive producer Mike Scully.

The show's website includes several exclusive videos such as " Agent Smith Goes to Washington ", which primarily spoofs The Matrix films and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, with a subtle homage to the game Paperboy, and others.

* Some series has in each episode a different eyecatch with an exclusive artwork related to it, like in Dragonball GT, where every week a group of the show's characters are stuffed in a car driving somewhere.

Claire was the main focus of the show's first story arc, featuring the popular catchphrase, " Save the cheerleader, save the world ".

The show was lighter and more oriented towards entertainment, though the show's focus often changed when major news stories occurred.

In discussion on his web site's forums and various interviews, Wolfe has elaborated that he was released from the production staff after he refused to shift the show's focus more heavily onto Kevin Sorbo's character, Dylan Hunt, by essentially making all of the show's episodes Hunt-centric.

The focus of the show was shifted toward the exploits of the students themselves, and Zack Morris became the show's lead character.

Mirkin moved the show's focus toward Homer Simpson, and also developed some of its secondary characters, including Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.

The show's particular focus on crime was recognized in 1980, when, in honor of its 25 years on the air, The Edge of Night was given a Special Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America.

The show's focus on " serious " rock music rather than chart hits was emphasised by a lack of showbiz glitter: bands would often perform their songs in front of either the bare studio walls or plain wooden boards ( actually the backs of set walls from other programmes filmed in the same studio ).

The show's main focus was no longer on Mork's slapstick attempts to adjust to the new world he was in, but on the relationship between Mork and Mindy on a romantic level.

The Halpin family was gradually introduced in the early 2000s, but since then the show's focus has shifted to individual characters more than family groupings.

The show's main focus is the relationships between the characters.

In keeping with the show's namesake, most episodes focus on combating drug trafficking and prostitution.

The focus on the new show was on children from disadvantaged backgrounds, but Cooney and the show's creators recognized that in order to achieve the kind of success they wanted, it had to be equally accessible to children of all socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.

The focus of the show's plot is the Sinclair family: Earl, Fran, Robbie, Charlene and Baby.

For the first several seasons, the show's focus was on Malcolm.

The show's focus again shifted significantly after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.

After the criticisms of the 1987 show's disproportionate focus on music – and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend concert in 1988, Amnesty returned to the original formula that had been so successful in the 1976 – 1981 era with a primary focus on comedy.

The show's probe of the McCarthy-led anti-Communist era is the focus of the 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck.

Additionally, episodes in each season would make reference to a fictitious element within the show's world and would culminate in a season finale that would focus exclusively on this element.

The show's focus is on nature, diverse cultures, and endangered environments.

The show's focus was on political issues surrounding China's Cultural Revolution and also the contemporary political context.

Such " backdoor pilots " most commonly focus on an existing character from the parent series who is planned for their own spinoff show — for example, when Denise ( Lisa Bonet ), an established character on The Cosby Show, was planned to be spun off to A Different World, a Cosby Show episode was devoted to Denise traveling to visit the college which would become the new show's setting, and meeting some of the new show's supporting characters.

In other cases, however, an episode of the parent show may also focus on one or more guest characters who have not previously appeared in the show ; for example, the backdoor pilot for the television sitcom Empty Nest was an episode of The Golden Girls, which relegated that show's regular stars to supporting characters in an episode devoted to new characters who were introduced as their neighbors.