a desperate attempt to boost the ratings
just googled
Jumping the shark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jumping the shark is an idiom created by Jon Hein that was used to describe the moment in the evolution of a television show when it begins a decline in quality, which is usually a particular scene, episode, or aspect of a show in which the writers use some type of "gimmick" in an attempt to keep viewers' interest. Its name is taken from a scene from a fifth season episode of the sit-com Happy Days when the character Fonzie jumps over a shark while on water-skis.[1][2][3]



, and had Tisha Campbell so shook she only stayed on the show under the provision that they wouldn't film scenes with her and Martin being physically in the same room 
a shrinking device, and a few other crazy shyts