How Low Is NBC's Bar?

Whelp, NBC has proven that it can do worse than 1.4.

Rock Center
Bent
Awake
Harry's Law
Who Do You Think You Are? (Friday)
Dateline (Friday)
Chuck (done)
The Firm (axed)
Free Agents (axed)
Prime Suspect (axed)
The Playboy Club (axed)

And, having seen two episodes, I would guess Chelsea costs almost nothing to make.

Update:
Community
Grimm (Friday)
Up All Night
30 Rock
Best Friends Forever

Three Horse Deaths and You're Out

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

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HBO Cancels Little-Watched, Little-Acclaimed "Luck" After Third Horse Death


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"Big Bang Theory" Rerun Beats "Body of Proof," "Fashion Star," and a Rerun of "Unforgettable"

1.7 - "Big Bang Theory" rerun on TBS
1.3 - "Tosh.O"
1.2 - "The Game"

1.6 - "Fashion Star" series premiere
1.4 - "Body of Proof"
1.3 - "Unforgettable" rerun


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Your Attention Is Worth 29 Cents Per Hour

2.6 Billion divided by 24 million subscribers divided by 365 hours = 0.29680

Rookie Renewals

There were so many outright flops this season that even Whitney has a shot at renewal.

. . . . .

With two months until the upfronts, only one of the networks' new shows this season has been officially renewed.

The X Factor (FOX)

. . .

LOCKS

New Girl (FOX Tuesdays 9pm)
2 Broke Girls (CBS Mondays 8:30)
Person of Interest (CBS Thursdays 9pm)
Once Upon a Time (ABC Sundays 8pm)
Last Man Standing (ABC Tuesdays 8pm)
Suburgatory (ABC Wednesdays 8:30)
Revenge (ABC Wednesdays 10pm)
Smash (NBC Mondays 10pm)
Grimm (NBC Fridays 9pm)

. . .

LIKELY

Touch (FOX Thursdays 9pm)
Up All Night (NBC Thursdays 9:30)
GCB (ABC Sundays 10pm)

. . .

POSSIBLE

Napoleon Dynamite (FOX Sundays 8:30)
Rob (CBS Thursdays 8:30)
Whitney (NBC Wednesdays 8pm)
Chelsea (NBC Wednesdays 8:30)
Awake (NBC Thursdays 10pm)
Off Their Rockers (NBC)

. . .

NOT BLOODY LIKELY

Alcatraz (FOX)
I Hate My Teenage Daughter (FOX)
The Finder (FOX)
A Gifted Man (CBS)
Unforgettable (CBS Tuesdays 10pm)
The River (ABC)
Pan Am (ABC)
You Deserve It (ABC)
Rock Center (NBC)
Who's Still Standing? (NBC)

. . .

ALREADY AXED

Allen Gregory (FOX)
Terra Nova (FOX)
How to Be a Gentleman (CBS)
The Firm (NBC)
The Playboy Club (NBC)
Prime Suspect (NBC)
Free Agents (NBC)
Work It (ABC)
Man Up (ABC)
Charlie's Angels (ABC)


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. . .


STILL ON THE BENCH

NYC 22 (CBS)
Apartment 23 (ABC)
Scandal (ABC)
Missing (ABC)
Best Friends Forever (NBC)
Bent (NBC)
Fashion Star (NBC)

FOX 2012-13

Spot went though FOX's line-up today and pondered its shows' prospects in an even-handed and level-headed manner.

Well, I'm a fool and about to rush in.

Sunday
Cartoons. Only FOX knows if "Napoleon Dynamite" passed its test. If it has, I'd pare it down to 11-minute episodes and put it on the new Saturday night cartoon block.

Saturday
"COPS" has been pre-empted this season by baseball, MMA fights, "America's Most Wanted" specials, and "Q'Viva." Send it to Friday and let reruns fill the gaps between specials.

Friday
"COPS" at 8pm, "Kitchen Nightmares" at 9pm. Done.

Thursday
"X Factor" / "American Idol" at 8pm, new drama at 9pm.

Wednesday
"X Factor" / "American Idol" at 8pm, "Glee" at 9pm.

Tuesday
"Raising Hope" at 8pm, "New Girl" at 9pm, new sitcoms in between.

Monday
"Bones" at 8pm, new drama at 9pm. "Touch" takes over at 9pm in the Spring.


Tally
2 new dramas and 2 new sitcoms in the Fall.
2 new sitcoms and 1 new drama as backup in the Spring.
More specials and more cartoons on Saturdays.
That's certainly in line with FOX's recent programming decisions and its already-announced plans.

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