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ABC says Boston Legal isn't good enough for sweeps

by Bob Sassone, posted May 17th 2007 4:21PM

Boston LegalHere's a little addendum to this post: ABC is pushing the season finale of Boston Legal out of the May sweeps period.

The episode was supposed to run on May 22, but ABC has instead decided to squeeze one more "very special episode" of The Bachelor titled "After The Final Rose." This means that the season finale of Boston Legal won't air until the following Tuesday, May 29, at 10pm.

Ouch. Not only is the show being interrupted for a reality show, it's being interrupted by an episode of a reality show that was just thought of, an additional episode after the finale. What's up with that?

If anyone doubts that some networks put reality shows above scripted shows, this should put that to rest.

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DanD

I knew the show won't last.... sighhhhhhhhh. Because I LIKED IT!!! I must be at odds with every newwork manager in the world. This was an EXCELLENT show, innovative, humorous, with an Eye to current politics and envioromental concerns while being entertaining. The managers must be all Republicians but wait until the Demo's come into power lol!.

June 27 2007 at 12:04 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
janis

I am so so so happy. I forgot to watch Boston Legal and so I am totally happy I didn't miss it! Talk about lucky!!! Those long weekends always screw me right up. Denny Crane!

May 23 2007 at 8:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sue

There is no other show on television as clever, witty, challenging, thought-provoking, poignant, consciousness-raising as Boston Legal. We look forward to it every week and enjoy every second. We love to stretch our minds to allow for some of the moral arguments that are raised. How dare they pull such class viewing for such crass viewing! And here I thought it had something to do with Bush!
Sue and Duncan

May 23 2007 at 6:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Cyndy

Boston Legal is one of only two shows I always watch on ABC (the other one being Brothers & Sisters) -- I innocently turned to ABC at 10:00 pm last nite (since TV Guide and the newspapers listed the Boston Legal finale at that time), only to find that ABC was milking every second they could from Dancing with the Stars, a second-rate reality show! I had had a bad day, and this really ticked me off! To top it all, the wrong couple won the dance trophy.

May 23 2007 at 4:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dgarzila

Hey , does anyone know when this past season will be coming out on DVD. I have like totally missed this past season.

May 23 2007 at 2:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mary Anne Christy

I love the show. I love the courtroom scenes, the love scenes under the desks and on top of the desks. I love the intelligent conversations and the zany conversations. I enjoy the liberalism and the conservatism. I look forward to the balcony and the cigars. I envy the friendship between Alan and Denny. I sympathize with Denny for his "Mad Cow disease." But mainly, being 70 myself, I am jealous of William Shatner's chance to have so much fun . Go, Denny!!

May 18 2007 at 2:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
connie

ABC HAS ONLY ONE GOOD SHOW-BOSTON LEGAL!!!!
IT'S THE ONLY SHOW I WATCH ON ABC. FOR ME, IT'S MY FAVORITE SHOW OF THE WEEK.I HOPE ABC HAS THE BRAINS TO LEAVE IT ON TV.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEW DVD TO COME OUT FOR SEASON 3. I CAN WATCH THEM OVER AND OVER.

May 18 2007 at 2:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Porchland

Dee, finally the voice of reason! Bob, look at the schedule!

It's pretty obvious that ABC added a "Bachelor" filler to get "Dancing With the Stars" away from "American Idol." Most Tuesday nights, "Idol" is at 8 and "Stars" is at 9, so there's no conflict. But ABC is milking "Stars" for every hour it can and wants to run it Tuesday as a two-hour finale without having it get drilled by "Idol" for the first hour.

Thus, filler.

May 18 2007 at 10:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
scully1058

I think you're reading too much into it. After all, House's finale is also on the 29th...and Fox loves that show!

May 18 2007 at 9:53 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bash

Face it - totally dumb heartthrob reality TV has a higher potential of getting just as good rating as Boston Legal just because women aren't yet totally fed up with this reality TV BS.

I really wonder what will happen in the season finale of Boston Legal. Danny has gotten three warnings now... maybe we'll get a cliffhanger...

May 18 2007 at 6:53 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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