Topic Posted by: lisa3
Date Posted: Sun Oct 25 23:02:04 2009
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I've been following the ratings, ad rates, demos, and the like. Now that we're several weeks into the season, the shows that aren't doing so well are becoming pretty clear. Here are the ones that look to be on the shakiest ground.
ABC: Hank, critically drubbed, poor ratings, the weak link in the ABC comedy Wednesday lineup. Eastwick, the sole Wednesday drama on this network, is struggling. It might get a full season pickup to see if it improves, but it also could be cancelled soon. the forgotten is shaky on Tuesday night. Again, like Eastwick, could be gone at any second or given a reprieve but must improve significantly if so. Ugly Betty, ratings dropped big-time with the move to Friday. My guess is that it will be allowed to play out the season and then be cancelled. Everything else looks safe till end of the season, at the very least. Note that Private Practice is doing quite nicely so far. FlashForward is clearly the most successful new series.
CBS: The new medical drama Three Rivers is bombing out. So is Cold Case, though again, as with Ugly Betty, I think it will probably run the full season and then be gone. Accidentally on Purpose is the weakest of the Monday comedies. It isn't doing THAT horribly, just badly compared to the other comedies on that night, but if CBS wants to pull a comedy before the end of the season, it seems the most likely candidate. All other shows seem safe enough. Special note: CSI has suffered a huge drop in ad rates over last year but still is doing enough to stick around. If it drops this much next season, though, watch out. It's showing a lot of weakness right now.
CW: I really don't think anything will be cancelled anytime soon. Melrose Place is the weakest performer, and it's been picked up for 18 episodes already. Note: Vampire Diaries is a very successful new show.
Fox: Dollhouse is crashing and burning. It's already been pulled from the schedule for November. Looks likely to play out its initial order of 13 episodes in Dec/Jan and then die. Brothers and Til Death are also bombing out and are in danger. OTOH, one or both could get a timeslot change and live on for a while.
NBC: Their schedule is a disaster, but Trauma, an expensive and dreadful medical drama, is perhaps the most disturbingly bad thing about it. I'd be surprised if this one lived past 13 episodes. It might not even air that many. Note: The other new medical drama, Mercy, has been picked up for the full season despise not-great numbers itself.
Posted by: Richard Ranke Date posted: Tue Oct 27 9:51:44 2009
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I'm not surprised about Hank being in danger.I tried to see it once and only saw about a minute or two.
Kelsey Grammer should quit trying.He'll always be Frasier Crane for many viewers-and no other program will ever have the same popularity or longevity.
Posted by: Bertha Date posted: Mon Oct 26 17:09:56 2009
Message: I love Eastwick. I hope it is able to pick up an audience because it is an interesting, quirky show. They need to make the brunette less pathetic, though.
Posted by: attylaura Date posted: Mon Oct 26 9:14:26 2009
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Fox can't be shocked that Dollhouse is crashing, they made a lousy decision in deciding to save Dollhouse over Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles. TSCC was awesome and had a great first year then Fox fiddled with the scheduling and put it on Mondays to start with last year, then, even though it was holding its own on that timeslot, Fox moved it to Fridays to try to prop up Dollhouse.
This is why I don't watch much network TV anymore. They pull you into a show, only to move it around like a shell game so viewers have to find what night it is on, then they cancel it.
As for NBC, Leno is killing their ratings and killing the possibility of good dramas at 10:00. Thank God Law and Order SVU is still going strong, it's the only show on NBC I watch, and it just gets better and better.
Posted by: Elliott Date posted: Mon Oct 26 9:08:54 2009
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I only watch two of the shows you mentioned... Ugly Betty and Eastwick.
I pretty much assumed UB was done for when I heard it was moving to Friday. That is never a good sign. I still enjoy Betty, but they have made some mistakes along the way. Oh well, it couldn't last forever.
I think I've only seen two episodes of Eastwick. Maybe three, I don't know. It's okay. But since it's ABC, I'm sure they'll cancel it soon. They often don't give good things a chance. I loved, what was it called, Invasion? That was good... then just gone.