Go Big or Go Home who encourages him not to give up and to "go big or go home". Inspired by her own advice, Leslie proposes restoring the parks department with a Harvest Festival, which was once a Pawnee tradition until eliminated by budget cuts. Leslie and the other parks employees agree that if it is not a success, the parks department will shut down. Impressed by their enthusiasm, Chris and Ben agree to the idea. "Go Big or Go Home", the third season premiere, was written by Alan Yang and directed by Dean Holland. It was the first to feature Adam Scott, Rob Lowe,
Go Big or Go Home 2009, which was seen by 6.77 million household viewers. "Go Big or Go Home" lost about a quarter of the viewership of the episode of "The Office" ("Ultimatum"), which was seen by 8.3 million households, but "New York" magazine described this as a "respectable drop-off" given the popularity of that series. "Parks and Recreation" received a higher rating in its time-slot than the CBS crime drama series "", which had more viewers at 14.34 million households, but a lower 3.1 rating/8 share. Both shows were defeated by the Fox comedy-drama series "Bones", which received a 6.5 rating/10 share and was