Unlike ABC, CBS knows exactly what it is – the home to police procedurals and multi-camera sitcoms. It’s also the ‘Most Watched Broadcast Network’ for a sixth year in a row, so apparently the American audience has not yet tired of crime scenes, cops, and canned laughter.
Only 30% of ABC’s freshman scripted series from the last four years have lived to see a second season. (Here’s the breakdown by year in case you were wondering – 2010-2011: 22%, 2011-2012: 46%, 2012-2013: 22%, 2013-2014: 25%.)
I followed all the recent TV cancellation and renewal action on Twitter this year, and while there was plenty of snark, relief, and anguish expressed in 140 characters or less, there was also a lot of talk about this year being a bloodbath in the cancellation department.
I just saw the Veronica Mars movie for a second time this weekend, a movie I backed on Kickstarter a little over a year ago, just before the project hit it’s initial $2 million dollar goal.
Wonderfalls premiered on March 12th 2004, on FOX, at a time when the network was quick to cancel anything with less than stellar ratings (this Family Guy scene sums it up best). Admittedly Wonderfalls was hard to promote, as it dabbled in a variety of genres, but no worries, the show’s been off the air …
I know, I know, how many times have you seen this kind of headline before? As a Veronica Mars fan since the UPN days, I’ve seen countless headlines, tweets, and interviews with Kristen Bell and Rob Thomas about the possibilities of a movie sequel to the beloved series but very little forward momentum – until …
After 6 seasons and 121 episodes, Gossip Girl ends its run on the CW tonight (12/17/12) with a 2-hour series finale. And I have to admit that I am really excited, not because I care exactly, but mostly because it’s certainly time to say goodbye. When Gossip Girl started I was a Junior in college and …
Only six episodes of Fringe remain, which means the story of Peter, Olivia, Walter, and Astrid is quickly coming to a close. Yet I still have no idea how its all going to end (and that’s a good thing). While the main plot point of this season is that of the Observers and the slow …
Taking the idea of a ‘house band’ to a whole new level is the band Whale Tooth, which provides the diegetic or source music heard at the ‘Lux Motel on The L.A. Complex. The Toronto-based band describes their music as dance/pop/rock, which probably characterizes just about any other band heard on The CW, but unlike …