I also don’t see the lower ratings for last year’s December episode (the last one) as a sign of things that were coming. The penultimate episode with Molly Shannon drew over 10 mil. and it was on an hour later. And that December episode did draw more than any of them have this season.

The strike is the most convenient thing to blame for Daisies’ demise, and I choose to blame it simply because it makes me feel better. But I got no sympathy for Fuller either because he wholeheartedly supported the strike. At least it was a cautionary tale for the SAG members who are now against a strike.

Through last Sunday:
Pushing Daisies 18-49 avg. 2.419 million
Smallville 18-49 avg. 2.128 million

And Pushing Daisies airs on a network (ABC) that averages almost 3 times the 18-49 adults as Smallville’s CW.

Pushing Daisies has nearly twice the ratings of Smallville.

Pushing Daisies numbers would be a “hit” on the CW.

Pushing Daisies type show is exactly what the programming head honchos want to gear their entire line up towards.

I will be the first to try to rally the troops…let’s send daisy seeds to the CW…
Anyone with me?

I really like the show, it has quality and I think that with a good slot and a good lead-in it could do better ratings.

If FNL flops, it flops because the ROI was not enough for DTV to continue investing in it. It won’t flop because of “poor ratings” or “failed Save Our Show efforts.”

I see DirecTV is premiering its next scripted show in January – “Wonderland.” It’s a controversial failed series from ABC, circa 2000. As it’s another Peter Berg creation, they must like his work in FNL enough to re-air his older stuff:
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6621420.html?industryid=47200

That was my point exactly, Andrea. I just pointed out that a while CBS has better lead ins to give, that also raises the bar and 8-10 million won’t save it anymore to Ricardo, who seemed so sure of it.

As much as I love Life and think it’s a better show than The Mentalist in quality, it’s not going to be picked up by an outside network any more than Pushing Daisies is. Unless maybe post-Monk USA is really really desperate and that would still be in house and assuming Life is cheap to make.

ABC is runned by chimpanzees. =)

People making the “Life”/”CBS” comments…. another good example of a failed NBC show that became a hit by moving to CBS is “JAG”. Cancelled after one season on “NBC”, did huge for “CBS” for 9 years and spun off “NCIS”. I wonder if Moonves sends NBC a “thank you” card every week.

We don’t know. On CBS, Life could be another Eleventh Hour, or it could be another The Mentalist, which is a hit in its own right, but only after being paired with NCIS initially.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/category/ratings/nielsen-top-cable-tv-show-ratings

Leno saying retire means retire -

People continue to blame breaks for the failure of a show. The problem is the show itself. If people really liked it enough they would pick it up when it returned no matter how long it was. The problem with shows like Pushing Daisies is that eventually the novelty wears off. Though I still watch it, I find my myself channel surfing while its on.

Why is it that Daisies is the only show ever talked about on the Wednesday ratings? There are a whole bunch of other shows on… that aren’t canceled. I just feel like we have the same conversations each week!

why nominate a canned show????

I am huge PD fan, but let’s face it . It’s over and done, a season too soon in my opinion, but done it is. Bryan Fuller has moved back to Heroes, so there is no chance of another network picking it up.

Move on people there is nothing to see here.

So what if my heart breaks in 4 weeks….

But it’s always the ones fighting for the show to be saved or moving to a new new network or cable home (because that happens so often), who display this “our show is too good or you” attitude and I would like them to take note that implying I am to dumb to follow a show that has a narrator spelling out the premise at least twice per episode is not making me more inclined to to tune in and give it a chance. So, re-think the strategy, it’s all I ask.

There’s also been warnings that the people who get the money handouts could lose Social Security amounts equal to the amount they receive and get bumped into a higher tax bracket, etc., so they aren’t going to end up any better off.

They got all the Emmy nods because of the novelty, it was a graphically beautiful show that was easily remarkable, but had no substance. One year later and not even a nod in the Golden Globes.

It’s clearly Dollhouse.

But unfortunately, when it comes to participation, the “downtrodden” and those who like to rankle the downtrodden pretty much ensure we will have to have this discussion at least a while longer. It won’t just arise as the last PD episodes are aired, the commentary/analysis of its replacement will fuel discussion for at least a few weeks. If its replacement does better, the “kick em when their down” crowd will chime in with “See! A haha!” If the replacement does worse you’ll get “see, it’s the time slot”.

hopefully by March or so we’ll not have to hear about it anymore.

You forgot the Greatest Show Ever ™, Veronica Mars.

I even WATCH Pushing Daisies, but I want it cancelled just so these people will go away.

ALL PD FANS lets get over there and shove it up them ABC BASTARDS

As for the quality, it doesn’t outright suck, at least not what little I saw of it, but why must you always pretend it’s just too awesome for the dumb American public. Apparently Moonlight, Jericho, Drive and Pushing Daisies are in their own league of awesome that nobody can even bear to look at.

I loved Jericho and I’ll cry for Life, but damn does that attitude annoy me.

That is the PD-fan mindset in print, right there.