FOX made its new drama Drive pull off the air after only two episodes:
“Drive” received a strong promotional push on Fox’s juggernaut “American Idol” and was launched with a two-night premiere, a strategy regularly used for the network’s hit serialized drama “24.”
But “Drive” never clicked with viewers, and its two low-rated airings on Monday seemed to hurt its leadout, “24,” which posted its lowest adults 18-49 rating for an original episode in more than three years.
It is not clear when and on what platform the remaining nine episodes of “Drive” will air. Streaming the episodes on Fox.com or offering them as downloads through iTunes are among the possibilities under consideration.
If the terrible CGI-effects were any indication, its no surprise Drive crashed so quickly.
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Gilmore Girls star Lauren Graham and executive producers are considering bringing back the CW drama for a shortened eighth season next year:
Negotiations to bring Gilmore Girls back for an eighth season took a veddy interesting turn on Friday. According to multiple sources embedded deep inside Stars Hollow, Lauren Graham — she on which all things hinge — is allegedly warming to the idea of returning for a shortened season, a la Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond.
Word of this condensed scenario was “the talk of the set” on Friday, one day before shooting on the show’s current season was scheduled to wrap. My spy was quick to add, however, that nothing’s official and it’s very possible this whole thing could unravel before anything’s signed.
Does anyone really want another season of Gilmore Girls? Ever since the original show-runner left after negotiations with the CW broke down, the show has gone downhill. Time for Lorelai to retire to Stars Hollow… permanently.
NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly held out hope for renewal of dramas Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Friday Night Lights, but couldn’t quite say the same for the original Law & Order:
As for the fates of Friday Night Lights, Law & Order (original) and Criminal Intent, Reilly says FNL “is a tough time-period nut to crack, while CI has shown it can still be competitive.” The mother ship, though, “is a real discussion,” he adds. “Nothing goes on forever.”
Seemingly spells disaster for Law & Order, doesn’t it?
MTV announced it is renewing reality teen drama The Hills for a third season:
“The Hills” are alive for a third season, MTV announced Thursday, bringing with it the return of “The Hills After-Show,” a set of Web-only videos made for hardcore fans who want to know more about each character. […]
The third season is slated to premiere this summer.
NBC renewed Tina Fey’s quirky comedy 30 Rock for a second season, despite low ratings:
Though “Rock” has struggled in the ratings, the show has snowballed critical acclaim since its fall debut. Alec Baldwin won a Golden Globe in January for his portrayal of a network executive on the show.
Like NBC’s “The Office,” which also had low ratings in its first season, “Rock” is considered a smart, quirky, single-camera workplace comedy. NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly has said he hopes the show will follow the same ratings trajectory as “The Office.”
NBC giving a show a chance despite poor ratings? Gasp! We’re shocked!
NBC cancelled The Black Donnelly’s, the CW cancelled 7th Heaven, FOX cancelled Wedding Bells, and ABC cancelled Six Degrees today:
The David E. Kelley’s dramedy “The Wedding Bells” has ceased production, but the network plans to air three more episodes. The Friday night drama most recently earned a mere 1.4 rating among adults 18 to 49.
ABC pulled “Six Degrees” last fall, then brought back the show as a March addition to Friday nights. Its last airing earned a 1.1 rating. Repeats of “Wife Swap” will air in its place.
NBC’s mob drama “Black Donnelly’s” filled a Monday night hole vacated by “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” and has bled viewers nearly ever airing. Last night’s episode earned a 2.0 rating. “Donnelly’s” will be replaced by the reality series “The Wedding Crashers.”
The CW’s “7th Heaven” will finish its final season, with a finale to air May 13, but will not return this fall.
There’s no indication why four networks decided to cancel shows all on the same day, but NBC’s cancellation of The Black Donnelly’s really caught us off guard. NBC didn’t give this Irish mob drama a chance. Meanwhile, they’ve given Studio 60, a show with similar ratings, several chances this season.
Viewers must be getting tired of almost every new show being cancelled each season. Why bother trying out new shows if odds are networks will cancel them just as you’re starting to get into the show and it’s characters?