Comments on: CW's Privileged Looks Safe, But Is It?

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:31:42 +0000

Priviledged better come back, it was my favorite show!
I didn’t know it was doing so bad );

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:51:18 +0000

Tyson, it’s far more likely that Smallville won’t want to stick around than CW not wanting to keep it.

By: Rachel P

Rachel P — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:46:37 +0000

Haven’t we pretty much confirmed that Dawn is an idiot though?

By: Tyson

Tyson — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:45:08 +0000

Dawn Ostroff would be an idiot if she didn’t keep Smallville for next year! Huge mistake, without Smallville their network would fail.

By: erum

erum — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:24:44 +0000

Yeah, a lot of rumors are floating around that Welling has already signed on for S9 or is close to signing. The ball, it seems, is in the CW’s court. However, it seems that the CW is more interested in “Women/18-34″ and not an overall demographic of “All Viewers/18-49″. So even if “SV” is scoring high with this demo, it could be more men than women & then I think the CW would think the expense of the show is not worth it.

By: gabriela

gabriela — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:08:20 +0000

“IF he didn’t do it already” its what I meant

By: gabriela

gabriela — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:07:06 +0000

Sue appreantly Tom is close to sign of he dodn’t do it already….it all deppends of the Ostroff…which when her track of “great mannagement decisions” its not a good sign…..

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:32:42 +0000

Total viewers numbers are meaningless in terms of a show’s advertising success. Usually the 18-49 adults number is the best indication, but for the CW adults 18-34 is likely the best. Unfortunately, we do not see season to date average number for 18-34, only 18-49.

By: Kathy B.

Kathy B. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:41:22 +0000

digdug, I believe 90210 is beating Supernatural in the demos listed not in total viewers. Supernatural has been doing very well in total viewers this year, relatively speaking.

By: digdug

digdug — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:23:14 +0000

I am shocked that 90210 is beating “Supernatural”. I don’t watch either show, but I remember that “Supernatural” fans used to be rabid, and the 1st two eps of 90210 were inane. What happened?

By: Lynne P

Lynne P — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:26:47 +0000

I hope to see Privileged, Sylista, and of course, SUPERNATURAL! next season. I had no idea how 90210 was doing….bit surprised.

By: Kathy B.

Kathy B. — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:06:13 +0000

I read that Tom welling has been offered an increase in pay to stay for an additional year on Smallville. Don’t know if he’s interested but the CW needs something it can call a hit to launch next year.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:00:58 +0000

Sue, our Renew/Cancel chart can’t take into account non-ratings factors that effect the decision making process at the networks/shows. There are a number of those factors that might spell the end for Smallville, but on ratings alone it’s solid.

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:33:23 +0000

I thought Tom Wellings contract was up after 8 seasons of Smallville. I am a fan of the show and would watch season 9, but is season 9 possible? It sure looks like a steep climb for the CW.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:12:13 +0000

johnthemon, I plead headline discretion.

By: johnthemon

johnthemon — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:29:07 +0000

maybe I missed something, but to me Privileged does not look safe. It looks just a bit away from being safe.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:32:06 +0000

Jack, it’s a fair question in terms of the CW, but we don’t regularly see season-to-date info for 18-34, let alone 18-34 year old women. We could attempt to track it down, but because we’re comparing the CW only to the CW and the 18-49 average seems a good predictor — even for the CW, it doesn’t seem worth it.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:22:46 +0000

Now that you’ve broken the nets into separate posts, any chance you’ll include 18-34 data in the CW entries?