TV Ratings: New ABC Comedies Bomb; CW's Geek Scores
Ratings are back on Televisionista as broadcast networks in the US aired quite a bit of first-run original programming Wednesday night. New ABC comedy line-up premiered with disappointing results and CW's Ashton Kutcher-produced Beauty and the Geek was back with a bang.
Jim Belushi's "According to Jim" opened the night for ABC with lackluster 7,35 million viewers and from that moment on it all went downhill.
Formerly "Let's Rob Mick Jagger", now "The Knights of Prosperity" (perhaps the rocker changed his mind about giving consent to such title) premiered at 9pm with a mere 7,18 million.
Critically-bashed "In Case Of Emergency" then premiered at 9:30 with 6,29 million.
Keep in mind that these are inflated numbers as new episodes of CBS's "Criminal Minds" and FOX's juggernaut "American Idol" are soon expected to crush all competition in their path.
That is not a very promising lead-in for the soon-to-move "Lost" at 10pm.
Elsewhere, our beloved "Friday Night Lights" did not do much better in it's new timeslot on Wednesday at 8. The show averaged 6,27 million viewers, on a par with recent Tuesday figures.
We might as well enjoy it while it lasts - the second season renewal does not seem very likely at this point.
Finally, The CW has something to celebrate. The 2-hour premiere of the returning reality contest "Beauty and the Geek" opened at 8pm with a little over 4 million viewers, and then grew as the evening went on, breaking the 5 million mark by 9pm.
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posted by Justin Van De Kamp at
12:10 PM
3 Comments:
Does Lost really need a lead in? I mean, Lost is supposed to be a lead in, do true Lost fans NEED a lead in to watch Lost? I'm just saying, I dont think Lost really needs a leadin. On the ratings of the comedies, what did you expect? Sitcoms arnt the thing to see anymore, so they fail early, despite being good shows. This is the last year for According to Jim anyway.
A solid lead-in (especially the 20 plus million people who watched Dancing with the Stars) can never hurt. Still, you are right to a great extent. Lost doesn't really need a lead-in. Which is why it is odd the show that had become a smash hit at 8pm, moves to 9 and ends up at 10. Nevertheless, we know why Lost got there. ABC blinked.
Yes, the traditional sitcom is dead and I never really expected ABC's current Wednesday night line-up to succeed. As evident with My Name Is Earl, Ugly Betty and even Desperate Housewives, the networks will have to think outside the box when putting together a hit comedy in the future.
Having said that, I have nothing but genuine praise for ABC for what they have managed to achieve over the past couple of years.
Its a shame too, since some of ABC's sitcoms were good too. I still feel that many of them failed due to an inconsistant scedule. I have heard that According to Jim probably isnt going to have to be cancelled, as they are writting this season as its last. It is a good thing for fans as that hopefully means a proper sendoff. As for Lost, I wouldnt hold my breath for a good lead in. Lost ran fleeing from that 9 PM slot and I dont picture anything taking off there. The best thing that can happen to LOST is if American Idol and Criminal Minds kinda thinned out each other's ratings, making LOST the #1 show of the night. Still, I think that everyone who is going to watch Lost, is still going to watch it, despite not having a leadin. Lost actually has only had a decent lead-in this season, I believe. Before that, it either had no lead-ins or had sitcoms before it, so, I think that Lost can survive without a lead-in. W=
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