That is one very interesting question posed by one of the few articulate participants:
AICN sez BABYLON 5 Returns!! (http://aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=23963) ...and very soon after Browncoats start post-whoring (http://www.aintitcool.com/tb_display.cgi?id=23963) ;)
Wasn't into Babylon 5 very much. Might be more of did Family Guy introduce a new model to drive up interest in shows?
Cancel them early before the ratings drop off then bring them back with all the extra publicity.
I enjoyed B5 quite a bit, it was on when everything else sucked ass. This quote however made me laugh:
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by YackBacker
I had a roomate in college that loved B5. He ate sliced bread as a snack.