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May 26, 2012

Which new shows are in trouble already?

by Bob Sassone, posted Oct 9th 2007 2:03PM

K-VilleAnother fall, another new fall season. Not all of the new shows can survive, of course, and it usually takes a few weeks to figure out what shows are in trouble of being canceled (or, as they say in network-speak, "on hiatus"). We'd like to see new shows get more time to catch on, but thems the breaks. One show has already been pulled from the schedule, FOX's Nashville, but what about other new shows?

This article has a quick rundown of the shows that have either been getting terrible reviews, bad ratings from the start, or have seen a big drop in numbers after their first week (actually, a lot of shows have a drop after their first week, but these shows stand out). The shows include K-Ville, which got good ratings its first week but has seen a sharp drop ever since. Journeyman is slipping too, even though it comes after the hit Heroes (looks like nothing can survive that time period). Cavemen got OK numbers but the writing is on the wall for that sitcom. And Big Shots isn't doing as well as ABC had hoped, even though it's after Grey's Anatomy.

So maybe if you picked one of the above shows in the contest, you're happy this afternoon.

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mike

journeyman is great. his kid knows now

November 01 2007 at 11:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Michael Parekh

Think the interaction between the Journeyman and his real world wife (second wife) would be a lot more interesting if they talked about the cases he's trying to solve in each jump.

Instead they just keep bickering about what to do because of his Jumping curse/gift. She keeps doing the frustration thing over and over again, and he just keeps apologizing over and over again. That's getting tedious in a hurry.

Anyone agree/disagree?

October 23 2007 at 1:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Walt

At least (for the time being,) New Orleans HAS a show set there. Houston is still the largest city in America without a TV show fictionally "based" on the city. I think Houston got an external shot during one ep of Criminal Minds last year, so that will have to do.

That said, KVille's first two shows looked a bit thin on the actual CRIME, and while SAVING GRACE can get away with that because everyone is busy watching Grace hump anything with a pulse, KVille has Jake and The Fatman running around with bad accents and plot holes. I won't be watching KVille anytime soon.

October 10 2007 at 3:06 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bsgfan2003

I really want to like Journeyman. I keep on giving it a chance every week. When he is back in time and interacting with his first wife (was it fiance?) it is interesting, when he interacts with his second wife I am bored! Also, it makes me slightly uncomfortable that he barely sees his kid. Maybe one more week.....

October 10 2007 at 1:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
JD

If K'ville wasn't up against MNF and Heroes, I might watch it, maybe Thursday at 9pm.

October 09 2007 at 7:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iamhoff

I like K-Ville and Big Shots. First commenter (Verbal) has it right...downplay the NO aspect and focus more on the crimes...it's very well written and I totally dig it. Me and the GF both really like Big Shots, because it's one of those guilty pleasure shows that lets you revel in the assholery of the absurdly wealthy without getting too caught up in it. The first 3 cancellations I picked were Moonlight, Viva Laughlin, and Cavemen.

October 09 2007 at 5:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Aberdeen

Sorry, they're basing Journeyman's slide on search engines searches? Cuz, wow, that's scientific.

Alas, I feel it's probably too much for the masses, but hopefully somebody like USA or SciFi will buy it instead. I know I'll continue to watch it for as long as it's on the air.

And wth is Big Shots? I've never even heard of it...

October 09 2007 at 5:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rob

Is it time to start collecting timepieces to send into the NBC offices to save Journeyman yet?

October 09 2007 at 4:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jazzie

I think KVILLE is very good and I hope it stays on the air for a very long time.

October 09 2007 at 4:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ac

I like Journeyman but I never have time to watch it. CSI Miami is awful this year too so I hope Journeyman stays in case I want to watch TV.

October 09 2007 at 4:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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