First Revival

With ratings plummeting as the series continued to go on, Mean Streets would not find itself in the 2006 FOX fall lineup. The show was to be cancelled. Fall of that year, Turner Broadcasting would go on to purchase the rights to Mean Streets. They would air reruns on their own Adult Swim, and TBS. In addition, Turner would release box sets of the episodes to DVD. Sales of the DVDs were great, and ratings for reruns were rising quickly as well. In early Spring of 2006, Turner Broadcasting would hold a meeting with show creator, Connor Nimmons about creating and airing new episodes on Adult Swim. Turner ordered two full new seasons to air in Fall of 2007.