http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html?lid=ABCCOMGlobalFooter&lpos=CONTACT
Click the link scroll to about half way down. They have a feedback form, people might as well tell them what idiots they are for cancelling a good show.
Let others know the link too.
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Obviously it wasn't rating enough to warrant a 3rd. season, especially with the econonmy! Due to fact that TV networks are businesses and are there to make money, I doubt they would have taken the decision litely, it's a shame!! :-(
Dreams are realities not yet achieved,
delusions are dreams never pursued.
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If ratings were really the breaking point, they never would have renewed Scrubs or Better Off Ted. They simply never gave this show a chance.
"Do we have time for a movie montage?"
abc just as well shut up shop if they didnt mess around with samantha who so much it would pull in the needed viewers cancellation was due to an insider argument about costs an such apparentely wonder why invest in new shows sometimes when this happens
shareDon't forget syndication. An established show such as Scrubs have more followers, and therefore generates more cash, when sold to foreign countries etc.
shareSo true "Lazaroth" Samantha Who was screened in Australia (7 Network) with much fanfare last year (2008) but only a half a dozen episodes, or so went to air. Then due to the writer's strike, it disappeared off of our screens and that was the last it was heard of! A similar situation happened to "The Big Bang Theory" on the 9 Network here. It was shown over the non-ratings period over Christmas and disappered, also never to be seen again!
Shows like "Scrubs" have been into re-runs since it first went to air here many years ago and when it was picked up by new network ABC, was continued to screen seamlessly. M*A*S*H has never left Australian TV screens since 1972 when it had it's first airing and to this day, continues to be re-run & re-run in the 5pm timeslot. As soon as the final episode is screened, they automatically screen the pilot the next day and over it goes again! As far as I know, this is at least it's 4 re-screeneing in the last 10 years!
The Simpsons is another example of income generating re-runs, although there was talk recently about the 10 Network axing re-runs of The Simpsons as it has become too expensive to air them, aparently it's costs aproximatly $20,000 to air 1 episode re-run of the show!
As much as it annoys people, including myself, that great shows are axed too soon, it is the nature of the business, or any business, if it isn't making enough money, no matter how popular it is, it's axed! It reminds me of Christina's other show that suffered the same fate, "Jesse". It rated it's pants of the first season, then they "played" around with the format and screwed it up! I guess they wanted to avoid the same mistake with "Samantha Who?"
Dreams are realities not yet achieved,
delusions are dreams never pursued.
(copyright 2007)
Im sick of seeing MASH on Aussie tv. I wish they had decent shows for once.
shareYou obviously haven't heard...ABC cancels shows all the time regardless of ratings. This show had 8.9 million viewers when it was canceled, which is actually a pretty good amount. They have kept other shows with a lot less. They are just ridiculous and cancel most of their shows every year. I've stopped watching anything on their network.
shareEmail sent but I'm sure it won't do any good...
shareI am feeling like a real loser since literally ALL but 1 of my favorite shows have been cancelled. House is the last remaining of my favorites, and at least I don't see it going away any time soon.
shareIt is a damn shame. I don't know how they expected it to get good ratings when they moved it to its terrible new spot. Why not put it back on Monday's after DWTS. I promise the ratings would soar again.
Man, I'm gonna miss this show!
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> House is the last remaining of my favorites, and at least I don't see it going away any time soon. <
Actually, a post on that board scared me when he expected it to finish at season 8. (He wanted it to finish on top and before the show got the boot because it was terrible.) There are people that complain that isn't as good as it was earlier.
CBS...IF YOURE OUT THERE...PICK UP THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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CBS, NBC which ever... PLEASE PICK UP SAMANTHA WHO!!!
This show is the only show I have kept up with since forever. The story is fresh and the writing is clever. ABC is making the biggest mistake by cutting SW short. This show has a lot to offer and it's their fault for not marketing the show enough and switching the nights on viewers.
Big mistake. I really hope another network is smart enough to pick up SW and shove it ABC's stupid face.
I just wrote a long rant over on "The Unusuals" page about that being canclled too! Then when I saw this I just couldn't believe it! This show was nominated for a bunch of awards and even won a few, obviously they had something good here! On a deeper level, I'm a young girl who really admires Christina Applegate after all she went through and was still an amazing acress for this show! He character was also very admirable. 'Sam' taught us that it is never too late to change and make up for our prior missteps. Abc really needs to bring this back. All this is making me never want to watch abc shows again. I'm tired of getting into their new shows n having them cancelled mid-season!!!! Anyone else agree??
share> I'm tired of getting into their new shows n having them cancelled mid-season!!!! Anyone else agree?? <
I'm annoyed at them regarding Pushing Daises, and they said they would bother with Cupid but didn't (if it aired, I guess I should be thankful I missed it and didn't watch, investing myself in the show, since they cancelled it).
There are other networks, like NBC, that does this cancelling too. Lipstick Jungle wasn't a sure thing (and I'm not sure if there's is a confirmation but it's not coming back next fall), and if I had more faith with the network and Kings continuing, I wouldn't be annoyed at them.
I really liked the show too. I broke the habit of cheap to make crap like The Bachelor/ette. There is nothing redeeming about that show, yet the demand is there so no money is being spent on developing quality programming and paying talented actors.
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What a pisser. Well, I vented:
"ABC should be ashamed. Samantha Who? is a refreshingly original, funny show. I guess it's too bad that it's not about hospitals or police departments, because then it might have had a chance of surviving on ABC. I'm sure viewers will continue to have their extremely low expectations met, with a lame NBC sitcom reject (Scrubs) or a lousy reality show (take your pick)."
You're absolutely right. I know you wrote this going on three years ago but, I only JUST got the chance to finally watch the show JUST now on Netflix and LOVE it. I'm ALMOST finished with it. FINISHED with it! That's a phrase I should NOT be saying!!!!!!!!!! What the heck is ABC's PROBLEM?????? And, I'm writing this AFTER they cancelled AMC and OLTL!!!!!!!!!! I mean, ABC has quickly become the network FAMOUS for its cancellations!!!!!!!!!!!! And THIS show- well, one thing I have to say is- perhaps one of it's biggest mistakes- they thought they could "switch out" Timothy Olyphant for Billy Zane as Winston Funk, they REALLY messed up! Billy Zane makes a great bad guy but he's such a droll, rich good guy. Tim wasn't great looking- bald, but, he still had a charisma that was FAR and above a MUCH better choice than Zane. The show kind of died with Zane and I think THAT's partly why it lost whatever viewership it did that cost it slot. But, Zane has NEVER had Olyphant's presence on-screen so, it's no wonder Tim has had his own show and been in MUCH bigger feature films as a lead in the years since... probably the main reason they had to replace him in the role. Oh well. Nothing we can do about it now- three years later, especially with Up All Night on now, and with the show having been off the air for three years. I actually feel sort of stupid for saying this at this point but... well, you know.
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Does this kind of feedback ever work? I'll do it if there is even a small chance. I can only remember one time that the viewers had been able to bring a show back.
It makes the networks seem clueless.
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