Did you know Saturday Night Main Event played a big part in the help for Seinfeld?
Professional wrestling and NBC have always had a pretty great partnership throughout the decades. One of the most important deals throughout the 80’s and 90’s was Saturday Night’s Main Event which has had features from greats like Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, and John Cena.
During a discussion on The Rich Eisen Show, Jerry Seinfeld spoke about how the money made from SNME played a good part in helping them make a couple of episodes. You can read it below.
“They gave us a pilot, they didn’t like the pilot. Then, Rick Ludwin said, ‘You know what, I think this show isn’t that bad.’ Everyone disliked it, and Rick Ludwin said, ‘I’m going to take some money from Saturday Night Wrestling.’ In those days, professional wrestling replaced Saturday Night Live once a month. He took the money from one of those and it was enough money to make four episodes. We made four episodes, they still didn’t like it. FOX said, ‘We want the show,’ then NBC said, ‘We’ll make a few more.’ They still wouldn’t order it. They just didn’t like it,” recalled Seinfeld
Seinfeld is considered one of, if not the greatest television show of all-time. Seinfeld, alongside Jason Alexander, Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more played a huge part in making that happen.
h/t from Fightful.
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