What reassures me is that people consider PB a solid performer, despite its drop in ratings. What I did notice whilst watching the most recent episode online – channel 7 is behind and screening at something like 10:30 at night – was that it’s consistently the most downloaded show. Surely ratings should begin to encompass statistics like this in future? It shows that the show is popular, just that it is being watched in another medium.

And surely the statistics for most downloaded television show will become a more accurate gauge of ratings in general anyway?

Just my thoughts.

Hopefully Prison Break gets the same decency that Lost has been given and the writers get told 2 or 3 seasons in advance that they have to wrap it up. Nothing I hate more than an abrupt rush to finish a show a la OC.

I hope they get a chance !

I hope it stays on the “likely to be renewed list!!”

If you meant, what are the actual numbers?, go to this link, updated weekly:

http://tvbythenumbers.com/category/nielsen-network-tv-ratings-season-to-date

As for New Adventures of Old Christine, I have never liked that show. I consider that character a weaker version of Elaine Benis. I do wonder if one of the reasons that it will probably be sticking around for a while is because it is a half hour show. If it were canceled, then that would mean that hour long CBS comedy block would have to be canceled and replaced with an hour long show, or CBS would have to come up with another half hour sitcom to replace it. That being said, at this point, there just aren’t any good sitcoms on anymore.

Yeah, sounds good to me! Thankfully though, that Summer rule seems to be working pretty well for now.

What I am worried about is when American Idol comes back. Wouldn’t that skew all the shows? At least in the demos/ratings wise? As of right now, PB is looking solid. However, once 24 and American Idol come back, I wonder how FOX network will look like as a whole. Do you think PB will still have a chance at season five?

Here’s my hope for Terminator, that starting in January they pair it with a better show and the bump in viewers is enough to get the index closer to 1.2, 1.3. If it works, I think we could see a Season 3.

haha…or FOX will come to believe in the Summer Glau rule.

And to answer the gentleman who questioned why I would put down Knight Rider- I don’t have a problem with any show being popular or watched, of course. I just have a problem when there isn’t room on the schedule for something like Pushing Daisies in addition to Knight Rider. Watch (and enjoy) KR if you want, but don’t cancel shows like PD or 30 Rock or Arrested Development (for example). There has to be some flavor. Didn’t mean to imply otherwise.

“Maybe Terminator should get a (***) next to it, saying something like “Stars Summer Glau, the normal rules for renewal do not apply”.”

Haha! Got that right.

I’m remaining optimistic that the show could possibly be renewed for another season after seeing this. Well hey, at least I can enjoy this full season for now!

Also ABC spent more money promoting PD than all but 3 shows on their network. I wouldn’t call that poor promotions. I think all shows that didn’t return from the strike were hurt.

Thank God there will be a switch to digital next February. Hopefully that means more cable stations to see!

I think Terminator might be done by season’s end if they can’t get above .95. Then again, nobody thought they’d get the back nine either. Maybe Terminator should get a (***) next to it, saying something like “Stars Summer Glau, the normal rules for renewal do not apply”.

I am intrigued by the possibility of “Without a Trace” being cancelled! And I thought CBS finally found something that “works” in the Tuesday at 10pm timeslot.