I just read the Entertainment Weekly article entitled "Is there a Seinfeld curse?". The author mentioned both Bob Paterson and The Michael Richards Show; unless I am mistaken, both these shows premiered in the fall season. The article also mentions Julia Louis-Dreyfus' show, 22 Minutes with Eleanor Riggs, which is supposed to debut on NBC in March.
I am thinking a non-fall debut might help Ms Louis-Dreyfus' new show: it won't get lost in a tidle wave of new shows and returning old favourites, but will be up against mostly reruns. I hope I'm not wrong...