Why are shows taken off the air after a few episodes?

Why are shows taken off the air after a few episodes?

When a TV show is taken off air, it may really be unrelated to the quality of the show, or even whether anybody would like it or not. Networks sometimes get scared and pull a show after a mere 4 episodes, thinking that it is never going to work, it will never catch an audience, or they just don't like it. The truth is that after a few episodes, not enough people may have seen the show to know if it is wonderful. If All in the Family had been judged after a few episodes, it would have been long gone, and this is true of many of the shows that turned out to be great. The fact that shows die, or are pulled off the air after a few episodes, may be unrelated, or only vaguely related to their quality.