We had an equivalent - The Royal Canadian Air Farce. It ran on public radio (CBC) for a couple of decades, and was brilliant. Then, a few years ago, some nit wit at the top decided they should move to TV. It didn't work as well, though there will still a lot of good shows and moments. They added a couple of new younger castmates - one of the old stalwarts had died - but the writing sucked, and it just got tired. When they finally cancelled it this year, 90% of respondents greeted the announcement with "It's about time!"

So I can relate. Network management has got to learn when to turn horses out to pasture, and not let them labour uselessly ad infinitum.