For whatever reason, the network begrudgingly renews a show. The show's production value or time slot usually suffers as a result.
- I can't believe they renewed the unabridged version, I thought the network had been trying to can it for years!
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Laconic/OnlyBarelyRenewed
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For whatever reason, the network begrudgingly renews a show. The show's production value or time slot usually suffers as a result.