As a result, an early strike could spell doom for some newer shows struggling in the ratings.
"If Fox has to shut down a show like 'K-Ville' in the middle of filming the seventh episode, they might just decide it makes more sense to simply cancel it," one agent said.
That's because keeping the "K-Ville" sets in place and its cast together would be costly. If the show were a hit, keeping the skein in a holding pattern would make sense, but given its weak early numbers, Fox might simply decide it makes sense to cut and run.
That decision would have a cost, too. TV shows generally need to produce 13 episodes to earn international coin. If shows such as "K-Ville" -- or CBS' ratings-challenged "Cane" or NBC's "Bionic Woman" -- wrap before they get to 13 segs, they'll likely end up a total loss for both the network and the studio that produces the show.
Originally posted by TravisYanan: but if the strike lasts until when they needed to start prepping/shooting the tenth episode... they'll have to shut down production.
Do they 'have' to shut down or could they adlib scripts? There are some shows, CBS comedies for example, that could adlib their way through several episodes just by having the cast sit on a couch and chat. Would any cast ever consider doing that or would it be as taboo as 'crossing the picket line'?
One ominious sign for Cane could be that CBS did not put out a press release today spinning the numbers. They do that most days, and you would think they would want to point out NCIS' win, and say good things about The Unit. I wonder if they did not do it, because they could not find anything good to spin about Cane, and did not want to just leave it out.
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As predicted, week two of idiotic ABC sitcom Cavemen came tumbling down, finishing third at 8 p.m. with just 7.00 million viewers and a 2.5 rating/8 share among adults 18-49. Comparably, that was down by a significant 2.19 million viewers and 29 percent in the demo from it’s week-ago debut (Viewers: 9.19 million; A18-49: 3.5/10 on Oct. 2, 2007). When a show loses this much steam in the second week you know the viewers did not like what they saw. Can you blame them?
Oh come on. Can Cavemen/Carpoolers be treated any more unfairly? Private Practice (or any other new show) falls 2 million in their second week and you call it "expected." Cavemen & Carpoolers fall the same amount and you call it "tumbling down." Now don't get me wrong, I don't like Cavemen at all (I do like Carpoolers).... but that is beyond the point. Please, can we have some consistency?
Originally posted by TravisYanan: but if the strike lasts until when they needed to start prepping/shooting the tenth episode... they'll have to shut down production.
Do they 'have' to shut down or could they adlib scripts? There are some shows, CBS comedies for example, that could adlib their way through several episodes just by having the cast sit on a couch and chat. Would any cast ever consider doing that or would it be as taboo as 'crossing the picket line'?
I could see specials running for the CBS comedies, such as a 1 hour clip/commentary show of Two and a Half Men, and a 1 hour clip/commentary show of How I Met Your Mother, if necessary.
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The fourth game of the 2007-08 fall season of the P.I. Feedback Challenge has just premiered online!
For frequent Challenge game players, you'll see a slight alteration to the selection process of shows - there are now four different levels of shows instead of the previous three. The reason for this change is that game players (especially myself), in games past, hardly selected programs from the #11-15 and #26-40 ranks.
Also, when necessary, the largest factors I will use for the game for cable shows are as follows: 1-time airing: 400/96 2-time airing: 300/96 3-time airing: 200/96 4-time airing: 100/96
If you don't know or care about the aforementioned math, basically these new maximum factors, while still giving cable entries a more competitive edge among the main broadcast entries, will avoid astronomical points for cable entries when they slightly go above their projected rank and/or season number.
Good luck and enjoy!
You have until Tuesday October 16 @ 7:59p ET to join in on the fun!
Not too surprising. None of them are clear flops along the lines of Kidnapped, though some shows are under a lot more pressure to produce impressive scripts than others.
Game 47 is now online! Just click the link below to get in on all the fun!
