In fact, we never watch evening TV in the den ( where the ‘box’ is located and the flat screen TV ). No, we watch in the bedroom, with a simple cable line-in. So, guess what….NO ONE AT NIELSON KNOWS WHAT WE WATCH AND HOW LONG…..WHO ELSE DOES THIS IN AMERICA….DO YOU HAVE THE DATA??????

I love(d) this show, why wasn’t the network promoting it? Why were you(critics community) dis-ing this well written plot? Who missed telling us about the clever chemistry between characters? What’s the problem with keeping on the air? And, what do you want 7 million letters and emails, instead of 2 tons of peanuts?

In fact, we never watch evening TV in the den ( where the 'box' is located and the flat screen TV ). No, we watch in the bedroom, with a simple cable line-in. So, guess what….NO ONE AT NIELSON KNOWS WHAT WE WATCH AND HOW LONG…..WHO ELSE DOES THIS IN AMERICA….DO YOU HAVE THE DATA??????

I love(d) this show, why wasn't the network promoting it? Why were you(critics community) dis-ing this well written plot? Who missed telling us about the clever chemistry between characters? What's the problem with keeping on the air? And, what do you want 7 million letters and emails, instead of 2 tons of peanuts?

I’m not sure what you’re talking about regarding Supernatural’s quality ‘degradation’. It’s true that this season has had a couple of clunker episodes, but the same is true of seasons one and two (“Highway 666″, anyone? Racist killer ghost truck for the lose.)

Personally, I’m finding the story arc of Sam and Dean’s desperation to “save” each other (which, btw, was an integral part of season 2 — which you apparently liked — as well) quite engaging. The show has always been about Sam and Dean’s brotherly relationship, and this story arc makes complete sense in that context.

At any rate, I’m looking forward to seeing what SPN’s ratings will look like next week, when it returns to its regular Thursday time slot with repeats. I admit that I thought the CW was making a huge mistake by completely shelving its second-highest-rated scripted show, but the ratings Reaper earned in the past two weeks, as you said, are comparable to what Supernatural might expect, particularly for repeats. My guess is that next week’s SPN repeat will draw good ratings. Absence does make the heart grow fonder, after all.

Anyway, I’m thinking now that it was actually a good move on CW’s part. They exposed their pet show to millions more people. The question is whether the new viewers will follow the show back to Tuesday. And just to grouse as a fan for a moment, I would say that it’d be nice if the CW made that kind of effort for the show that’s been bringing it consistent ratings vs. Grey’s and CSI for three years.

I'm not sure what you're talking about regarding Supernatural's quality 'degradation'. It's true that this season has had a couple of clunker episodes, but the same is true of seasons one and two (“Highway 666″, anyone? Racist killer ghost truck for the lose.)

Personally, I'm finding the story arc of Sam and Dean's desperation to “save” each other (which, btw, was an integral part of season 2 — which you apparently liked — as well) quite engaging. The show has always been about Sam and Dean's brotherly relationship, and this story arc makes complete sense in that context.

At any rate, I'm looking forward to seeing what SPN's ratings will look like next week, when it returns to its regular Thursday time slot with repeats. I admit that I thought the CW was making a huge mistake by completely shelving its second-highest-rated scripted show, but the ratings Reaper earned in the past two weeks, as you said, are comparable to what Supernatural might expect, particularly for repeats. My guess is that next week's SPN repeat will draw good ratings. Absence does make the heart grow fonder, after all.

Anyway, I'm thinking now that it was actually a good move on CW's part. They exposed their pet show to millions more people. The question is whether the new viewers will follow the show back to Tuesday. And just to grouse as a fan for a moment, I would say that it'd be nice if the CW made that kind of effort for the show that's been bringing it consistent ratings vs. Grey's and CSI for three years.

I Supernatural’s degradation is probably a combination of network interference and just plain bad writing. The CW demanded that Bela be added to the cast as a regular (they had only wanted to add Ruby), but Kripke & Co. couldn’t write her way out of a paper bag. So . . . we have a bad character made worse. Story of the season – bad storylines made worse. I no longer think the show is very good. Quite sad, as I liked it a LOT at one point in time.

I Supernatural's degradation is probably a combination of network interference and just plain bad writing. The CW demanded that Bela be added to the cast as a regular (they had only wanted to add Ruby), but Kripke & Co. couldn't write her way out of a paper bag. So . . . we have a bad character made worse. Story of the season – bad storylines made worse. I no longer think the show is very good. Quite sad, as I liked it a LOT at one point in time.

SN had a really cool story arc involving the boys and their dad the first two seasons. Once that was wrapped up, they needed a new story arc. The current one just isn’t as interesting to me, but hey, it’s hard to come up with ONE great story arc, let alone two. I’m three episodes into Reaper now and not sure there is a story arc at all. But in good faith I’ll give it two more episodes at least.

SN had a really cool story arc involving the boys and their dad the first two seasons. Once that was wrapped up, they needed a new story arc. The current one just isn't as interesting to me, but hey, it's hard to come up with ONE great story arc, let alone two. I'm three episodes into Reaper now and not sure there is a story arc at all. But in good faith I'll give it two more episodes at least.

On the other hand, Reaper has NO competition. Supernatural is up against CSI and Grey’s Anatomy normally, both of which are powerhouses.

On the other hand, Reaper has NO competition. Supernatural is up against CSI and Grey's Anatomy normally, both of which are powerhouses.

@Tom: Not sure that’s a fair comparison unless BL aired on a night other than Tuesdays and I missed it. I think Eli was Weds and now Thurs. I haven’t been combing the ABC press release site lately but one thing I know BL had going for it last year was the demographic of people 18-49 with over $100K of income where it was a top show (Nielsen doesn’t give us this data, or I’d write about economic demos more).

I believe DVD sales have also been good for BL, but to be honest, I’m not sure what cut, if any, ABC gets off of those sales.

@Tom: Not sure that's a fair comparison unless BL aired on a night other than Tuesdays and I missed it. I think Eli was Weds and now Thurs. I haven't been combing the ABC press release site lately but one thing I know BL had going for it last year was the demographic of people 18-49 with over $100K of income where it was a top show (Nielsen doesn't give us this data, or I'd write about economic demos more).

I believe DVD sales have also been good for BL, but to be honest, I'm not sure what cut, if any, ABC gets off of those sales.