Prison Break - Cancelled? Alias scheduling news too..
10-31-05, 03:15 AM
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Prison Break - Cancelled? Alias scheduling news too..
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PRISON BREAKS: Prison Break is once again getting furloughed by Fox. In a November-sweeps press release issued Thursday, Fox referred to the show's Nov. 28 episode as its "fall finale," but gave no indication as to when it would be back. Adding to the mystery: A network rep would only say that Prison's remaining nine episodes would air at a "later date." As previously reported, 24 assumes Prison's Monday-9 pm time slot in early January. (Damn you, 24! Oh, wait — I like 24. Damn you, um, er, um, War at Home!)
STARS REBORN: ABC is scheduling the second edition of Dancing with the Stars on Thursdays at 8 pm/ET beginning Jan. 5. Dancing will run for eight weeks, replacing Alias during the hiatus to accommodate Jennifer Garner's maternity leave. The network says the new batch of celebrity hoofers will be announced at a later date.
I didn't think ratings were even an issue with this show?
10-31-05, 06:13 AM
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It's not being cancelled. 24 has been scheduled to take over in January since before the season even started. It was never clear what Fox was going to do with the extra 9 episodes they ordered.
10-31-05, 07:24 AM
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They aren't going to cancel Prison Break - they just need to figure out what to do w/ it in regards to it's time-slot.
And I thought ABC always said that the show was going to go on hiatus when Garner has the baby.
And I thought ABC always said that the show was going to go on hiatus when Garner has the baby.
10-31-05, 08:43 AM
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I think it is pretty easy to figure out here. Let it be the lead in to 24.
10-31-05, 08:52 AM
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I thought House was going to be the led in for 24?
And they want Bones to be the show to get a push from Idol.
That leaves it to compete in the tough Wednesday timeslots, Fox to bag reunion and have it be a 1-2 punch with OC, or send it into the deathknell of Friday night.
I think they should Put House on Thursdays at 9, its a natural there since ER is losing much luster at 10, but it can capture that medical crowd and do some damage v CSI.
Prison break would be an excellent 1-2 punch with 24, it is very 24 like.
And they want Bones to be the show to get a push from Idol.
That leaves it to compete in the tough Wednesday timeslots, Fox to bag reunion and have it be a 1-2 punch with OC, or send it into the deathknell of Friday night.
I think they should Put House on Thursdays at 9, its a natural there since ER is losing much luster at 10, but it can capture that medical crowd and do some damage v CSI.
Prison break would be an excellent 1-2 punch with 24, it is very 24 like.
10-31-05, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Deftones
I think it is pretty easy to figure out here. Let it be the lead in to 24.
Originally Posted by mphtrilogy
I thought House was going to be the led in for 24?
10-31-05, 09:39 AM
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Part of me is dying at the thought of a long-ass Prison Break hiatus (you know they're gonna end on some huge cliffhanger), but my TV show [strike]downloading[/strike] watching schedule will be pretty busy then anyway, with 24 and BSG coming back in January.
10-31-05, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by B.A.
They aren't going to cancel Prison Break - they just need to figure out what to do w/ it in regards to its time-slot.
10-31-05, 09:46 AM
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i agree. they get a decent new show on with interested viewers and then expect them to wait around and find it when they stick it back in the lineup. house already has an established viewer base as does 24. i do not think they need both programs running back to back.
10-31-05, 10:17 AM
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Summer? That doesn't sound promising. Looking at the episode schedule for House I noticed that it will have aired 12 new episodes by the end of December. That leaves 10 new episodes. It seems like they could easily air those AND then air the remaining 9 Prison Break eps in the time span 24 will air. Then they could air all the House reruns during the summer.
10-31-05, 10:51 AM
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Damn, once Jan hits my DVR is going to go into overtime every Monday night.
10-31-05, 11:18 AM
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From tvguide.com
SENTENCED TO SUMMER: Fox has finally announced when Prison Break will return to the schedule following its fall finale on Nov. 28 — and it blows. The network has decided to hold the show's nine remaining episodes until (gulp) May! Fox scheduling chief Preston Beckman tells USA Today that "the appeal of creatively bringing it back later in the year outweighs the disruption it would cause" to try to bring it back sooner. I wonder what kind of disruption a few million phone calls of protest would cause over at Fox's Culver City headquarters? You with me, guys?
SENTENCED TO SUMMER: Fox has finally announced when Prison Break will return to the schedule following its fall finale on Nov. 28 — and it blows. The network has decided to hold the show's nine remaining episodes until (gulp) May! Fox scheduling chief Preston Beckman tells USA Today that "the appeal of creatively bringing it back later in the year outweighs the disruption it would cause" to try to bring it back sooner. I wonder what kind of disruption a few million phone calls of protest would cause over at Fox's Culver City headquarters? You with me, guys?
10-31-05, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by uteotw
I think it still sucks, and I kind of wish they would've figured this out a while ago. Shuffling a good new show around is a sure way to lose viewers. (Still, bring on 24!)
They announced this from the beginning that it was only holding 24's spot til January. That's why some people were surprised that Fox even ordered the 9 more episodes. If I'm not mistaken, originally they intended to wrap everything up in 13 eps, because they figured that's all they'd get for the first season.
10-31-05, 11:54 AM
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SENTENCED TO SUMMER: Fox has finally announced when Prison Break will return to the schedule following its fall finale on Nov. 28 — and it blows. The network has decided to hold the show's nine remaining episodes until (gulp) May! Fox scheduling chief Preston Beckman tells USA Today that "the appeal of creatively bringing it back later in the year outweighs the disruption it would cause" to try to bring it back sooner. I wonder what kind of disruption a few million phone calls of protest would cause over at Fox's Culver City headquarters? You with me, guys?
SENTENCED TO SUMMER: Fox has finally announced when Prison Break will return to the schedule following its fall finale on Nov. 28 — and it blows. The network has decided to hold the show's nine remaining episodes until (gulp) May! Fox scheduling chief Preston Beckman tells USA Today that "the appeal of creatively bringing it back later in the year outweighs the disruption it would cause" to try to bring it back sooner. I wonder what kind of disruption a few million phone calls of protest would cause over at Fox's Culver City headquarters? You with me, guys?
10-31-05, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by THX7966
From tvguide.com
SENTENCED TO SUMMER: Fox has finally announced when Prison Break will return to the schedule following its fall finale on Nov. 28 — and it blows. The network has decided to hold the show's nine remaining episodes until (gulp) May! Fox scheduling chief Preston Beckman tells USA Today that "the appeal of creatively bringing it back later in the year outweighs the disruption it would cause" to try to bring it back sooner. I wonder what kind of disruption a few million phone calls of protest would cause over at Fox's Culver City headquarters? You with me, guys?
SENTENCED TO SUMMER: Fox has finally announced when Prison Break will return to the schedule following its fall finale on Nov. 28 — and it blows. The network has decided to hold the show's nine remaining episodes until (gulp) May! Fox scheduling chief Preston Beckman tells USA Today that "the appeal of creatively bringing it back later in the year outweighs the disruption it would cause" to try to bring it back sooner. I wonder what kind of disruption a few million phone calls of protest would cause over at Fox's Culver City headquarters? You with me, guys?
the. War. At. Home.
10-31-05, 12:14 PM
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Doesn't Fox have a bunch of crappy reality shows they could hold until summer instead? It seems bizarre to work so hard to have a hit scripted series on your hands and then treat it like a red-headed stepchild.
It's a good show, but it's not The Sopranos. People will forget about it after awhile.
It's a good show, but it's not The Sopranos. People will forget about it after awhile.
10-31-05, 12:24 PM
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Some more scheduling news
THURSDAY LOGJAM: As if Thursday night weren't congested enough, Fox and NBC may move two of their biggest assets there at mid-season. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox is mulling a scenario that would push the American Idol results show to Thursday at 9 pm opposite CSI. NBC, meanwhile, may move My Name Is Earl from Tuesday to Thursday to help bolster its sagging fortunes on that night. "It's something we'll look at really carefully," one Peacock exec told the Reporter. "The last thing we want to do is damage an asset." The exception to this rule being Scrubs.
10-31-05, 12:26 PM
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Maybe the show only has a two-season story arc, so Fox isn't so concerned about building up a huge number of viewers? Dunno, just a guess. Sucks if they're treating the show like crap just because it doesn't have the potential to go 5 or 6 seasons.