NBC pulls Chase from Schedule
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/02/03/chase-cancelle/
I really enjoyed this show. I wonder if they will air any other episodes like with other shows that have been cancelled.
Of course, NBC never gave this show a chance. Knew this gonna happen though, especially after Amaury's tweet, last week. Was hoping the announcement wouldn't come until after the episodes finished airing.
shareNever gave it a chance? It's more like the viewers gave it a chance and then left...it's the lowest rated show on NBC, which is the lowest rated of the four big networks.
What do you expect them to do when a show draws almost no viewers and then starts losing the few viewers it does have?
The ratings had started to improve. Still dismal, but improving, as were the quality of the story lines.
In the past there have been shows which were ignored during their first season or considered a bust but networks stuck with them, gave them some interesting programming (such as featuring new episodes during summer rerun time), moved them to better time slots (instead of worse ones), etc.
Now it's 2-6 shows to find an audience and then out.
Of course, I am sure I am oversimplifying. There are production costs to consider, whether the cast and crew want to keep going, whether the producer (Bruckheimer, in this case) wants to hang in there swinging.
None the less, I think it's arguable whether NBC gave it a chance or not, but they didn't act in an unusual manner, for sure.
The ratings had started to improve.
Not at all. When it came back, the 2 episodes that aired on Wednesdays had 1.0 and 1.2 ratings, or something very close. When NBC saw that, they knew that they had to yank it. Granted, it didn't stand much of a chance in its time slot against strong competition, but none of the big 4 networks are going to put up with those types of #'s for long during the middle of the week. Maybe if it got those same ratings on say a Friday night, I believe that NBC would've gave it more leniency and aired the other 4 or 5 episodes. share
The article I read said that it had improved. Maybe they meant the one week improvement from Jan 20 to Jan 27, but the numbers did go up.
Still dismal - sure. I'll grant you that. But the move opposite Idol was intended to kill the show off anyway, not give it another chance.
But two hours of a freaking game show? I won't be watching.
Yet one more reason why I seldom watch broadcast TV any longer. NCIS and Glee are the only two I make an effort for, although I occasionally download the new Hawaii Five-0 (since I was living in Africa, I took my entertainment where I could get it).
I guess it's back to cable series for me. Screw NBC.
When was the article written? I believe that when it was still on Mondays, the last couple weeks had improved a little bit but when it came back, it got it's worst ratings yet.
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Its ONE big freaking political game behind the scenes...I don't trust any of the execs at any network bc all they want is stupid ass shows like reality and game shows...Bruckheimer shows ALWAYS don't get a chance, its like they toy w/his shows and then cancel them w/o giving it a chance....Wish USA Network would pick it up.
You could film a monkey throwing *beep* at the wall and it would be more intelligent than a Bruckheimer production.
shareI'm really starting to hate american networks!!! What's up with all this cancelling?!! I'm almost to scared to follow new shows. There's this new show coming out in march, it's called Breakout Kings. I'm really looking forward to this, but who knows...if the ratings are not to the studios likings, they might cancel it without giving it a real chance.
shareDo what I do, don't start watching new shows until the ratings for at least three weeks are in, go to TVBYTHENUMBERS.COM and if the ratings are decent, then start watching the show, thats what I do.
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