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Keep Or Cancel? FOX

Mar 28th

Posted by Richard Drew in OPINION

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It’s Keep Or Cancel time again – and today we’re turning to Fox to take a look at what shows will be coming back in the Fall – and which are heading for the TV graveyard…

Fox is in an interesting place – and one that’s dangerous for a lot of the network’s new shows. Take a look at the LONG list of already renewed shows below… plus add in Simon Cowell’s X Factor, which is likely going to take up between 2-4 hours of primetime each week and THEN add in Terra Nova, the Steven Spielberg produced dinosaur series that’s a lock for the Fall. That doesn’t leave many slots open… so let the battle begin!

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Ratings Roundup – 13th February 2011

Feb 13th

Posted by Richard Drew in OPINION

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Winners and Losers From The Last 7 Days

Apologies for the lack of a Ratings Roundup these last couple of weeks – I’ve been absolutely slammed. But the Roundup is back… and there’s lots to talk about…

WINNERS

MR SUNSHINE: As I predicted in my Coming Soon posting Matthew Perry’s return to TV comedy proved there’s still a lot of Friends fans out there. Sure Mr Sunshine benefited from a great lead in (Modern Family – 13.16 million and a terrific 5.1 18-49 share, up 9% on the last original episode). But the comedy held well and ABC has to be happy with the final ratings – 10.52 million and a 3.7 18-49 share.

That figure was slightly lower than fellow Friend Courtney Cox managed when Cougar Town first debuted. But it’s a LOT higher than current Cougar Town levels (don’t worry CT fans your favorite show is already renewed for next season). The question now is how many of those viewers will stick around post premiere…

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: Here’s another sign of the growing power of cable – and the freefall the networks are in. Check out the ratings performance of ABC Family’s teen Mean Girls thriller, Pretty Little Liars….

On Monday the show pulled in 3.14 million More >

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FOX MAKES FUN OF FRINGE’S FRIDAY MOVE!

Dec 15th

Posted by Richard Drew in DRAMA

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Everyone in TV knows that Friday night is the TV equivalent of the Dead Zone….

It’s where scripted shows get sent to die a quiet death (Ugly Betty, Medium, CSI New York) or where once promising new shows that have fallen from network favor are relegated (Blue Bloods, Dollhouse). The simple fact is nothing much outside of Dateline, Who Do You Think You Are and unscripted stalwarts like Supernanny and Wife Swap can survive Fridays…

So when Fox decided to exile cult favorite Fringe to Fridays starting next year the fans were appalled… but what choice did Fox have? With American Idol returning in January and the likes of House, Raising Hope and Bones all performing well, ratings challenged Fringe HAD to be the sacrificial lamb. What, you think they’re gonna plonk Glee on a Friday night?

To ward off fan’s fears Fox have put together this amusing promotional campaign which definitely fits with the spirit of the spooky show. It’s a nice touch – but I wouldn’t get too excited Fringe fans – this is the network that said they’d stand by The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Dollhouse – and look what happened to them…

Check out the clip below… and start commenting! Are you a Fringe fan? (I’ve barely watched since More >

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