Seinfeld's first season was rocky and experimental, something that needed to be developed over later seasons to make it what it was. I honestly don't think it could survive the current model that streaming services have for sitcoms.

A significant number of comedic shows don't get better until the second season where they really come into their own, but it feels like streaming services are basically shitting out shows left, right and center.

These streaming services are looking for which shows turn out to be gold in the first season, let alone the first few episodes; and any other show that is trying to find itself later on, simply won't get the chance.

I don't think it applies solely to sitcoms alone of course, god knows how many shows have been prematurely axed by Netflix; but the standards for what allows a show to continue living are so exacting and so competitive, it's quite disheartening to see a promising cast of actors, and veteran crews get so easily dumped and then shuffled around to the next project after only one season.

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On the reverse, I appreciate that streaming services are giving new life to shows that had a tough time on network television, (Community on Netflix springs to mind).