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Old 05-14-07, 02:59 PM
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ABC Market Research - How are the new pilots doing?

This is from a post on Zapit forums and I have no idea how reliable this is but it was a good read.

from ZAPIT :

Here are some results from market research -- I'll post actual numbers when they become widely available to ABC execs.

EXCELLENT RESULTS
Dirty Sexy Money (High number indicated would watch again, likeable characters and stars)
Perfect Gentlemen (Great dials, many would watch again, sexy)
Private Practice (Through the roof!)

GOOD RESULTS
Cashmere Mafia (Funny, good characters, but boring at times)
Family of the Year (Funny, some of the cast wasn't liked)
The Middle (Skewed older, couple of actor problems)
Pushing Daisies (Audiences don't like at first, but many were surprised how much they liked it; good chemistry)
Sam I Am (People complained it wasn't funny but still loved the show)

SO-SO
Cavemen (Hit or miss jokes)
Eli Stone (Good ending, but weird and could drag at times)
Football Wives (Being re-worked)
Marlowe (Audiences liked it as it went on, but many reported would not watch again; love the lead)
Nice Girls Don't Get... (Generally liked, skewed old)
Suspect (Generally liked, some couldn't follow plot)
Thick of It (Lots of laughs, but completely loved or hated)
Women's Murder Club (Being re-worked)

BAD
The Call (Not funny, corny)
Carpoolers (Characters not likeable)
The Hill (Audience didn't get it)
Miss/Guided (Lame, corny, hokey)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Actors not liked, looked cheap)

HATE
Judy's Got a Gun (Liked at first, but by end hated it; Hated lead character; will likely be re-worked)
Pushing Partner (Not funny, hated characters, annoyed)

THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND: Some of these are unfinished reels (meaning they watched rough, not fully edited versions of the pilot); still others were exposed only to snippets; and many times this information is used to re-work a pilot and make it better. We'll have a better idea of what it will stack up to be in the next couple of weeks as changes are made and full reports are submitted.
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Guess that confirms they're sticking with the Grey's spin off.
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So will they continue with the Caveman sitcom after the results? I always though that could be nice commercial or sketch, but nothing more than tat since it the same joke over and over.
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I knew "The Call" was going to be horrible because Kal Penn is the lead and it's from the creators of 24 trying their hands at comedy.

That's too bad about Judy's Got a Gun. Looks like Louise Lombard will be sticking around for another season of CSI

I'm actually surprised the early buzz on Mr and Mrs Smith is bad. I heard Doug Liman was directing the pilot.
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90-95% of these shows will be cancelled by the end of next season.

That's too bad about Judy's Got a Gun. Looks like Louise Lombard will be sticking around for another season of CSI
she plays the most useless character on CSI and i think its just a waste of money for CBS to keep her on CSI.

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