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Originally posted by Jay:
Is NBC indicating that it could possibly renew the on the bubble series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"?

NBC will air the final two "CI" episodes on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. (May 14, 21) and rerun them in the regular Tuesday slot. "Real Wedding Crashers" will be dumped into the summer to air its final episodes.

One would think that NBC would not make such a move if "CI" were not coming back. Possibly as a try out for a new slot in the fall?

If "CI" is coming back, where does that leave the original "L&O"?

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Originally posted by mushu_jj:
I think the Mothership has sailed its final season. Another example of such fine treatment by NBC! CW, look out! Here they come with their band of low rated shows led by 30 Rock, Scrubs, Friday Night Lights, and Identity!

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Originally posted by Jay:
Is NBC indicating that it could possibly renew the on the bubble series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"?

NBC will air the final two "CI" episodes on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. (May 14, 21) and rerun them in the regular Tuesday slot. "Real Wedding Crashers" will be dumped into the summer to air its final episodes.

One would think that NBC would not make such a move if "CI" were not coming back. Possibly as a try out for a new slot in the fall?

If "CI" is coming back, where does that leave the original "L&O"?

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Originally posted by TravisYanan:
I refuse to believe that NBC will let Mothership go out on short-notice. The series has helped define the network and is among the longest running dramas ever. They would do at least 6 or 13 to give is a series finale push.

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Originally posted by tvfan300:
Could just be a trial to see if this type of show would work out of Heroes.

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Originally posted by mushu_jj:
I think the Mothership has sailed its final season. Another example of such fine treatment by NBC! CW, look out! Here they come with their band of low rated shows led by 30 Rock, Scrubs, Friday Night Lights, and Identity!

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Originally posted by Jay:
Is NBC indicating that it could possibly renew the on the bubble series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"?

NBC will air the final two "CI" episodes on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. (May 14, 21) and rerun them in the regular Tuesday slot. "Real Wedding Crashers" will be dumped into the summer to air its final episodes.

One would think that NBC would not make such a move if "CI" were not coming back. Possibly as a try out for a new slot in the fall?

If "CI" is coming back, where does that leave the original "L&O"?

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Originally posted by Jay:
I'm not sure why people keep saying this. NBC, like any other company, wants to make money. Renewing a long-running series (that the network is no longer making a large profit off of - at least not original episodes) just to have a "proper sendoff" doesn't make good business sense.

Television history is filled with instances of series not getting a proper sendoff after years of service to their network - "Jeffersons" and "Soap" spring immediately to mind. So why should "L&O" be given anymore episodes to wrap up?

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Originally posted by mushu_jj:

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Originally posted by Jay:
I'm not sure why people keep saying this. NBC, like any other company, wants to make money. Renewing a long-running series (that the network is no longer making a large profit off of - at least not original episodes) just to have a "proper sendoff" doesn't make good business sense.

Television history is filled with instances of series not getting a proper sendoff after years of service to their network - "Jeffersons" and "Soap" spring immediately to mind. So why should "L&O" be given anymore episodes to wrap up?

Because Law and Order still has a lot of historic fans who will catch wind of this ill treatment and a network with bad press already doesn't need anymore bad press. If I recall, the CW's Runaway was all but dead before its premiere thanks to the backlash of cancelling Everwood.

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Originally posted by Jay:

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Originally posted by mushu_jj:

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Originally posted by Jay:
I'm not sure why people keep saying this. NBC, like any other company, wants to make money. Renewing a long-running series (that the network is no longer making a large profit off of - at least not original episodes) just to have a "proper sendoff" doesn't make good business sense.

Television history is filled with instances of series not getting a proper sendoff after years of service to their network - "Jeffersons" and "Soap" spring immediately to mind. So why should "L&O" be given anymore episodes to wrap up?

Because Law and Order still has a lot of historic fans who will catch wind of this ill treatment and a network with bad press already doesn't need anymore bad press. If I recall, the CW's Runaway was all but dead before its premiere thanks to the backlash of cancelling Everwood.

Point taken, but seriously, is NBC going to pour money into a series just to keep from making a particular group of viewers angry at them?

Everytime a network cancels a series, especially a long-running one, it faces the risk of alienating or upsetting those fans. If NBC does indeed renew "L&O" is won't be to keep an increasingly shrinking number of fans happy. That is not the way to run a network - even a network run the way NBC currently is.

Besides, are these "historic" viewers who have watched a 15-year-old series really the viewing demographic that NBC (and every other broadcast net) wants desperately to attract? How many younger viewers even watch this series - a series that started when many hadn't even started school yet?