2010-2011 TV Death Watch

[techs]

Network execs have a lower success rate than an ATOT'er on a date.

 

[lupi]

That's been gone. They even advertised the last episode as the series finale. Shame cause there are few quality comedy based shows outside of sitcoms.

 

[lupi]

Two of CBS' freshman series, Blue Bloods and The Defenders, are trading prime-time real estate next month.

CBS announced Tuesday that Blue Bloods will air Wednesdays at 10/9c for one month beginning Jan. 19. To make room, The Defenders will then permanently move to Fridays at 8/7c starting Feb. 4, two weeks after the series finale of Medium.

Watch full episodes of Blue Bloods

The swap makes sense for CBS. The network's five new shows are the top-rated new series of the TV season, and Blue Bloods has shown surprising strength on Fridays, where it is averaging 12.3 million viewers. As the lead-out to CBS' veteran hits Survivor and Criminal Minds, The Defenders' average of 10 million viewers is less impressive. Whether or not The Defenders will be a strong enough lead-in for CSI: NY at 9/8c remains to be seen.

Following Blue Bloods' month-long trial, CBS will use the Wednesday timeslot to launch the spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, premiering Feb. 16. That move pairs the spinoff with the flagship series, which CBS did successfully with NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles.

According to Deadline, the network has also reduced the first-season episode order for both The Defenders and $#*! My Dad Says, its two lowest-rated freshman series, in order to make room for its midseason series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Chaos and Mad Love.

Judy Greer has Mad Love for CBS pilot

$#*! My Dad Says will be replaced by Rules of Engagement, which moves into the post-The Big Bang Theory time period beginning Feb. 24. Taking the place of Rules is the new comedy Mad Love, which will air on Mondays at 8:30/7:30c after How I Met Your Mother starting Feb. 21.

The action drama Chaos will premiere on Friday, April 1 at 8/7c, following the season finale of The Defenders.

 

[BoomerD]

Hmm...So I'm gonna be losing the only show on Friday night worth watching and moving it to be the only show on Wednesday night worth watching?

I guess that's ok, but I don't gain any good shows that way.

 

[Perknose]

What? Terriers cancelled? It started off a little slow, but ended pretty damn strong IMO.

Damn, did not know this. Terriers got really, really good. This news sucks.

 

[rcpratt]

Hmm...So I'm gonna be losing the only show on Friday night worth watching and moving it to be the only show on Wednesday night worth watching?

I guess that's ok, but I don't gain any good shows that way.

Don't worry, Fringe will be on Fridays now

 

[lupi]

Don't worry, Fringe will be on Fridays now

and judging by the preview i just saw on tv, the watchers are back.

 

[BoomerD]

Don't worry, Fringe will be on Fridays now

That doesn't solve my dilemma...STILL nothing worth watching.

 

[rcpratt]

and judging by the preview i just saw on tv, the watchers are back.

They make appearances in every episode :ninja:

But yeah, looking forward to them having a bigger role again.

Boomer, I know, because you don't actually like any shows. You should try it.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

V returns in a couple of weeks. I heard somewhere (I need to verify) that this "season" is only 10 episodes long. I hate when networks do things like that -- it really killed interest in shows like BSG, for example.

 

[lupi]

looks like new law and order show heading out soon.


Shakeup on Law & Order: Los Angeles: Skeet Ulrich Out, Alfred Molina Now Playing a Cop

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Shakeup-Law-Order-1027629.aspx

 

[BoomerD]

looks like new law and order show heading out soon.


Shakeup on Law & Order: Los Angeles: Skeet Ulrich Out, Alfred Molina Now Playing a Cop

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Shakeup-Law-Order-1027629.aspx

That sucks. I'm not a fan of Molina. IMO, better to drop him and keep Ulrich.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I can't imagine V surviving after this season unless it REALLY improves and quickly. The first two episodes this year have not been good.

 

[lupi]

well, guess I called that one.


Breaking: Parenthood Staying Put on Tuesday Night, Law & Order: LA's Return Delayed
By: Michael Ausiello
Law & Order: Los Angeles‘ high-profile growing pains are wreaking a little havoc on NBC’s midseason schedule.
Plans for LOLA to replace Parenthood at 10 pm on Tuesdays have been scrapped amid news that Dick Wolf’s latest franchise extension is going on an indefinite hiatus. (Despite the recent cast changes, the show remains in production.) As a result, Parenthood — which was scheduled to relocate to Mondays at 10 pm in March — is staying put.

In other Peacock scheduling shifts, new reality series America’s Next Great Restaurant will debut on Sunday, March 6 instead of Wednesday, March 16. And the second season of the torturous Marriage Ref — which was originally slated to air on Sundays — has been put on hold. And there’s your silver lining folks!

 

[Wordplay]

i missed that, but it is very dependent on those references. You don't really need nerd-pop for Baldwin's character, though you do need a broad American pop and political grounding.

He's the show, anyway. If something happens to him, that show is dead.

That show also started a rumor that Blizzard's next gen MMO is based on Halo.

 

[BoomerD]

well, guess I called that one.


Breaking: Parenthood Staying Put on Tuesday Night, Law & Order: LA's Return Delayed
By: Michael Ausiello
Law & Order: Los Angeles‘ high-profile growing pains are wreaking a little havoc on NBC’s midseason schedule.
Plans for LOLA to replace Parenthood at 10 pm on Tuesdays have been scrapped amid news that Dick Wolf’s latest franchise extension is going on an indefinite hiatus. (Despite the recent cast changes, the show remains in production.) As a result, Parenthood — which was scheduled to relocate to Mondays at 10 pm in March — is staying put.

In other Peacock scheduling shifts, new reality series America’s Next Great Restaurant will debut on Sunday, March 6 instead of Wednesday, March 16. And the second season of the torturous Marriage Ref — which was originally slated to air on Sundays — has been put on hold. And there’s your silver lining folks!

That's too bad. L&O L.A. isn't bad. It's not GREAT, but it's better than a lot of the tripe on tv.
I'm about sick of all the so-called "reality shows" that the networks keep spawning. They're usually FAR from "reality," and you can generally tell they're heavily scripted...and most of them suck donkey balls. I wish those writers and producers would fall into a large sinkhole that has no bottom.

 

[erikistired]

I don't see this as a bad thing. We used to like the show, but in the past couple of seasons, the show jumped the shark as Lightman got into more and more odd and unusual situations. Because of that and the change to Monday night, where it conflicts with other shows that we like more, we stopped watching.
Time to let it go.

Lie to Me is one of the best shows on tv right now. shame it won't see another season, tim roth fits that character to a T.

 

[lupi]

looks like this one is going as fast as it came:


NBC has cut the initial episode order for The Cape down from 13 episodes to 10, TVGuide.com confirmed.

News is not too surprising: Ratings for the superhero drama have fallen steadily since the show's premiere in January. Monday's episode drew 5.3 million viewers, down from the previous week's 5.7 million, and two-hour premiere's 8.4 million.

Ratings: The Cape continues downward trajectory

A rep for the show says NBC plans to air the remaining episodes as scheduled.

The Cape stars David Lyons as Vince Faraday, an honest police detective who turns into a caped vigilante after he is framed for a murder he didn't commit. Keith David, Summer Glau and James Frain also star in the series.

 

[Ns1]

Lie to Me is one of the best shows on tv right now. shame it won't see another season, tim roth fits that character to a T.

not confirmed.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

A rep for the show says NBC plans to air the remaining episodes as scheduled.

That means that NBC has nothing better to air in its place. The show is cooked, it won't last beyond the 10 episodes.

 

[BoomerD]

Two and a Half Men canceled for the remainder of the season...

Charlie Sheen just couldn't keep his big fucking mouth shut.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110225/ap_on_en_tv/us_people_charlie_sheen

"In the wake of an incendiary radio interview with "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen, CBS and Warner Bros. Television said they are ending production on TV's top-rated sitcom for the season.

The decision was based on the "totality of Charlie Sheen's statements, conduct and condition," the companies said in a joint statement Thursday. The show's future was not addressed."


WTF is up with CBS and Blue Bloods?

Just a couple of weeks ago, they announced it was moving to Wednesday nights...now it's back to Friday nights...

I actually prefer it on Fridays, so I'm not complaining, but it makes me wonder WTF they're doing? It seems to be a very popular show, so I HOPE all this moving around isn't a sign of its impending doom.

 

[techforums]

sheengate

 

[dmcowen674]

Two and a Half Men canceled for the remainder of the season...

Charlie Sheen just couldn't keep his big fucking mouth shut.

Radio here said the show is done, not coming back.

 

[Imp]

That means that NBC has nothing better to air in its place. The show is cooked, it won't last beyond the 10 episodes.

Shite. I finally bothered to google the ratings this past week, show's a goner. Hovering around 5 million viewers. I'm assuming that the show costs more than the Gilmore Girls, so that just won't cut it.

Am really starting to like it too.

 

[gorobei]

WTF is up with CBS and Blue Bloods?

Just a couple of weeks ago, they announced it was moving to Wednesday nights...now it's back to Friday nights...

I actually prefer it on Fridays, so I'm not complaining, but it makes me wonder WTF they're doing? It seems to be a very popular show, so I HOPE all this moving around isn't a sign of its impending doom.

it was always a temporary move, they appear to have wanted to test blue bloods in a better timeslot. From what i read somewhere, it did better on wednesday ratings-wise. The schedule swap was more about seeing how many fans would follow BlueBloods and The Defenders to the new nights. The show should be fine, though the outlook for Defenders is more questionable.