The reverberations caused by the writers' strike continue to affect how the networks are doing business. Case in point: according to The Hollywood Reporter's James Hibberd, the networks may be more generous with renewals than they have in the past, due to the fact that even hit shows have been returning to diminished ratings. My guess is that, after a three-month break, most people realized they didn't give two craps about things like Meredith and McDreamy's latest breakup. But it may just be that the weather's nice outside.Anyway, Hibberd goes on to mention the current status of some of the most prominent "bubble" shows. The good news: Reaper, Old Christine, and HIMYM and Moonlight have shifted over towards the "likely to certain" end of the spectrum, and Boston Legal will likely survive for another year. The bad news: Shark, Men In Trees (which is already gone, according to reports), Cashmere Mafia, and October Road are likely gone. And there's still no real feel for what's going to happen with Eli Stone or Women's Murder Club.
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5-05-2008 @ 1:15PM
cdawg said...
Men in Trees is already gone. See Ausiello Report
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5-05-2008 @ 1:17PM
Joel Keller said...
I know. We had a post about that report earlier today. Sorry if I lumped it in with the "likely gone." Just trying to conserve space :).
5-05-2008 @ 1:50PM
Scott said...
I've still got my fingers crossed for "Eli Stone". I started watching it because there was so little else new during the strike. But it grew on me with every episode, and now I'd really miss it if it didn't come back.
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5-05-2008 @ 1:50PM
David said...
That really sucks...two of my shows have already been canceled this year, and 4 more are still on the bubble. If Eli Stone is canceled after I already lost Journeyman, I'm going to be pissed. Wasn't Women's Murder Club set in San Francisco too? Plus Monk losing their shrink, and I'd almost say that city is cursed!
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5-05-2008 @ 2:41PM
Ganesh said...
i still miss journeyman. what a great show that was! too bad too few people watched it.
5-05-2008 @ 2:39PM
chadwick said...
Shark was a bit of a surprise but the last few episodes were poorly written and having it on Sunday nights after football is just cruel. Woods kicked ass! Back to the movie sets!
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5-05-2008 @ 3:04PM
Jake said...
I loved Eli. I hope it gets renewed.
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5-05-2008 @ 3:26PM
Midnight13 said...
As long as "Pushing Daisies" returns, everthing else is just extra crust. Its the only series on its first season that I really got into. Looking forward to its return, would like for them to at least re-air the episodes from the first season, because I'm starting to miss this show airing each week.
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5-05-2008 @ 5:21PM
MacGuffin said...
Good to see that Boston Legal is on life support.
I love--love--this show, but it has been very hit or miss this last season, not only with the writing but the scheduling.
Who was the genius who switched it to Wednesday at 10 last week and then put it on a 1 week vacation, only to return again for 2 weeks?
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5-05-2008 @ 10:28PM
Oreo said...
I agree, I hope BL gets only 13 episodes next year just to end off the show. This seasons has been a huge letdown.
And ABC treats the show so poorly, makes you wonder how it made it to the 4th season.
5-05-2008 @ 7:41PM
Zach S said...
Awww.... Cashmere Mafia's pretty awesome! (sure I only watch it online, but hey!) Hopefully they won't cancel it, or if they do, they'll at least finish the season!! I'm still wondering what's going on with Dirty Sexy Money...
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5-06-2008 @ 10:38AM
Gail said...
How about New Amsterdam? Any news?
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5-06-2008 @ 11:03AM
Coronaboy said...
You've gotta be kidding me, October Road? Hopefully another network will pick this up, and give it life. I blame ABC for the bad time slot, and overall time frame when they aired it. The writer's strike didn't help matters either.
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5-26-2008 @ 11:23AM
Luke Edwards said...
oh god...shark? I love it soo much. but i can deal with it. But My two favorite television shows are Eli Stone and Boston Legal...how can think about getting rid of them? are they not as popular as I thought?
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