Critical and Viewer Response
Although it was hailed by the critics and heavily promoted by TV Guide, which featured it on the cover twice during its freshman season, Bob failed to catch on with the viewing public in its Friday night time slot (which had been shifted to 9:30pm). When it was switched to Monday nights in April 1993, ratings improved, and the network renewed it for a second season.
In the fall of 1993, the show was back on the Friday night schedule and its ratings suffered. A switch to Monday nights in December was too late to do much good, and the series was canceled after the December 27th broadcast. Three remaining episodes finally aired during TV Land reruns in the late 1990s.
As part of the promotion of this series, Marvel Comics published a six-issue "Mad Dog" limited series.
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