On The Bubble: Is Your Favorite Show Returning ?
By fred | April 17, 2008
And now, some other shows I don’t care as much for…
Aliens In America
The bad news: The ratings suck.
The good news: The show doesn’t. It’s really funny — and the CW knows it.
Odds of Survival: 3
I say: No, actually I think the show sucks, too.
Back to You
The bad news: It didn’t experience enough of an American Idol bump back in February to make it a lock for next season.
The good news: Fox is as enamored of the show as Kelsey Grammer’s character is enamored of himself.
Odds of Survival: 7
I say: This one is even worse!
Big Shots
The bad news: Horrible show + even worse ratings = buh-bye.
The good news: Lots of really talented actors are free to appear in better TV shows!
Odds of Survival: 0
Boston Legal
The bad news: That cast doesn’t come cheap. And they’ll come even less cheap next year.
The good news: It continues to be a solid, if not spectacular, performer for ABC.
Odds of Survival: 6
Cane
The bad news: Nestor Carbonell is back on Lost!
The good news: Nestor Carbonell is back on Lost!
Odds of Survival: 2
I say: Nestor Carbonell is back on Lost!
Cashmere Mafia
The bad news: Viewers gave it a lukewarm reception and critics give it a downright chilly one, making Mafia a likely candidate for getting whacked.
The good news: One less Sex And The City clone to clog up the airwaves!
Odds of Survival: 0
Cavemen
The bad news: Oh, where to begin….
The good news: I can stop feeling sorry for the inimitable Julie White. She deserves better, and maybe now she’ll get it!
Odds of Survival: 0
Las Vegas
The bad news: For starters, it’s been canceled.
The good news: NBC has yet to release the actors from their contracts, raising hopes for a possible two-hour wrap-up.
Odds of Survival: 0
Odds of Closure: 2
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The bad news: There was no mention of the show at NBC’s “infront” last month.
The good news: It’s still a contender at USA.
Odds of Survival: 5
Life Is Wild
The bad news: The cast and crew are already out of Africa.
The good news: CW has yet to officially cancel it. But that may be because they forgot it exists.
Odds of Survival: 0
Men In Trees
The bad news: The audience is small…
The good news: … but passionate. And loyal. And resourceful. It also enjoys solid support at ABC, schizophrenic scheduling aside.
Odds of Survival: 5
Moonlight
The bad news: Another backstage shake-up has left the series without a show-runner.
The good news: Fans are batty over this vampire drama and have even gone so far as to organize a blood drive with the Red Cross to draw attention to it.
Odds of Survival: 8
The New Adventures of Old Christine
The bad news: CBS doesn’t own the show. It does, however, own Rules of Engagement, and the buzz is that the network only has room on its sked for one of them.
The good news: It’s the funniest traditional sitcom out there. Plus, ABC is waiting in the wings to pick it up should the Eye cancel it.
Odds of Survival: 6
Odds of moving to ABC if CBS should cancel it: 10
I say: What did I tell you? ABC sure looks great these days… Can’t they get their hands on Jericho as well ?
Shark
The bad news: James Woods is a, um, colorful personality. I’ll just leave it at that.
The good news: Earned solid, if not spectacular, ratings on Sunday night.
Odds of Survival: 5
I say: How come this hasn’t been canceled already ?
The Unit
The good news: Performed consistently for the Eye.
The bad news: As expensive as it is to produce, it needs to be doing consistently better.
Odds of Survival: 5
Women’s Murder Club
The bad news: I hear the cast and crew are looking for other work.
The good news: After knocking at death’s door, Club landed a new show-runner and three more episodes to prove itself. It’ll have to if it wants a second season.
Odds of Survival: 4
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Shows: Aliens In America, Back To You, Big Shots, Boston Legal, Cane, Cashmere Mafia, Cavemen, Eli Stone, How I Met Your Mother, Las Vegas, Law & Order: CI, Life Is Wild, Men In Trees, Moonlight, New Adventures Of Old Christine, New Amsterdam, Reaper, Shark, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, The Unit, Women's Murder Club
