The Seinfeld Chronicles The Seinfeld Chronicles "The Seinfeld Chronicles" (also known as "Good News, Bad News" or "Pilot") is the pilot episode of the American sitcom "Seinfeld", which first aired on NBC on July 5, 1989. The first of the 180 "Seinfeld" episodes, the pilot was written by show creators Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, and directed by Art Wolff. The episode revolves around a fictionalized version of Seinfeld, who is unsure about the romantic intentions of a woman he met, and frets about the meaning of her signals with his friend George (Jason Alexander) and neighbor Kessler (Michael Richards, whose character would
The Baby Shower (Seinfeld) that 12.4% of American households watched the episode, and that 21% of all televisions in use at the time were tuned into it. "The Baby Shower" met with negative responses from critics. Mike Flaherty and Mary Kaye Schilling of "Entertainment Weekly" graded the episode with a D, stating "After a promising opening, this baby quickly degenerates into heavy-handed farce". The episode was ranked third on a list of "Seinfeld"s "Not-so-top episodes", compiled by the "New York Daily News". The Baby Shower (Seinfeld) "The Baby Shower" is the tenth episode of the second season of the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld", and the