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Tezcatlipoca · 26-04-2009, 22:32

For the networks, everything is about advertising revenue... people who watch stuff using PVRs don't watch adverts.

It does amaze me though that they still don't realise that Friday nights are a rather stupid time to put something on.

Dollhouse & T:SCC aren't the first shows Fox has giving the kiss of death to by putting on a Friday night:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_night_death_slot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_...OX_and_Fridays

Back to Chuck... I don't think it gets stellar ratings, but it's certainly been doing better than some other shows AFAIK, plus it's had a lot of critical praise, & the Network actually likes it. Hopefully, when the bean counters at NBC decide on what lives & what dies, they'll give Chuck a thumbs-up.

26-04-2009, 22:32	#27
Tezcatlipoca Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 16,760	re: Chuck : Season 3 For the networks, everything is about advertising revenue... people who watch stuff using PVRs don't watch adverts. It does amaze me though that they still don't realise that Friday nights are a rather stupid time to put something on. Dollhouse & T:SCC aren't the first shows Fox has giving the kiss of death to by putting on a Friday night: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_night_death_slot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_...OX_and_Fridays Back to Chuck... I don't think it gets stellar ratings, but it's certainly been doing better than some other shows AFAIK, plus it's had a lot of critical praise, & the Network actually likes it. Hopefully, when the bean counters at NBC decide on what lives & what dies, they'll give Chuck a thumbs-up.