Comments on: CBS's Old Christine, Gary Unmarried, Worst Week Won't All Survive, But Which One(s) Live(s)?

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:05:44 +0000

I’m crossing my fingers that Christine and Worst Week are the ones kept. From a personal point of view, Gary is terrible compared to the others. I think that CBS has done Worst Week a disservice by its timeslot changes and repeated on-again-off-again status.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:32:09 +0000

Holly:

That is FANTASTIC news! I thought that once Idol started, Old Christine and Gary Unmarried would be destroyed in the ratings – which they would be – but now that Idol will be moving in a couple of weeks, maybe CBS will air some repeats on those dates and air new episodes once Idol moves. I’m just so happy that Old Christine and Gary will have the rest of the season to continue to build an audience and post ‘decent’ ratings, versus being against Idol… which is enough said!

Thanks for the update!

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:31:38 +0000

A bit of good news for OC and GU:

“Idol’s Wednesday edition will move to 9 p.m. once the show reverts to its in-studio competition phase. That means new drama “Lie to Me,” which is initially airing behind “Idol” on Wednesdays at 9 p.m., will slide down to 8.”

Lie to Me won’t have to face CM and Lost, and OC and GU won’t have to face Idol.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:17:45 +0000

shut up everybody. I like Gary Unmarried and New Adventures of Old Christine and your little opinions aren’t going to change anything that CBS does

By: sam

sam — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:57:07 +0000

cbs gotta get over that not every show is as good as two and a half men they always cancel shows after two and a half men the ratings are good cbs just put christine back in its original slot and let it go!

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:16:39 +0000

You’re right, Bill – looks like I can kiss Worst Week goodbye. Oh well, I liked The Class and that got axed for being “good, but not good enough for Monday” too.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:44:07 +0000

Kenneth, I don’t remember if Rules was in the same timeslot the entire season last year, but it did great for CBS http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/08/27/the-renewcancel-index-our-predictor-of-show-futures/4800

It’s hard to compare last season with this season, but nobody can say Rules did poorly last year.

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:39:18 +0000

I like Worst Week quite a bit. If I remember correctly, Rules of Engagement wasn’t doing very well after Two and a Half Men last year and was barely renewed with a half season. Why aren’t we talking about Rules of Engagement being canceled? It’s awful. Gary Unmarried and Christine are pretty weak shows too, in my opinion.

By: sam

sam — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:32:38 +0000

i really hate how some people are keeping christine and gary as if they were made to be with each other christine desevs to go back to the 930 time slot and the other 2 deserve to be canceled they are both horrible and cbs knows it….CBS DONT FIX WHAT WASENT BROKEN

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:54:46 +0000

The Patricia Heaton pilot is actually for ABC. That’s why I said maybe pairing Old Christine with it if CBS decides to cancel it.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:40:32 +0000

Personally, if CBS really wants to establish a comedy block on Wed, I think they should try moving BBT and HIMYM to Wednesday, put GU on Monday before T&HM and ROE after. This would allow a new comedy at the start of Monday (the Patrica Heaton pilot?). WW has gotten better in the later eps (I like the cast, but the central wedding premise wore so thin and hard to watch), but not enough for renewal. Then save OC for midseason.

If they drop the Wednesday comedy block, Stick with the current BBT, HIMYM, T&HM, and GU with ROE and maybe OC for midseason.

By: glenn

glenn — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:26:02 +0000

I don’t really think CBS has treated ‘Christine’ very well but perhaps that’s normal for any network in this day and age. I mean, it’s had multiple time slots. I still find the show funny and it’s the fact that Christine actually gets along with her ex-husband is refreshing. This show would be a plus for ABC to pick up. The only disadvantage is that it’s a few years old so maybe it costs more per episode to produce than some of the newer (so-called) sitcoms out there.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:00:34 +0000

With the way Worst Week’s fate is looking, I would hope that CBS would keep both Gary Unmarried and Old Christine and try to retool the the line-ups a little. I would put Gary Unmarried behind Two and a Half Men next year (half-season, so a new comedy can be introduced as a mid-season), and put Old Christine and Rules of Engagement on Wednesday’s (both full season). That way, they can have use newest comedy in the best time-slot and leave Old Christine and Rules on Wednesday nights. I think that would be the best solution. If CBS does cancel Old Christine, I really hope that ABC will express interest in it again like last year and either make CBS nervous enough to pick it up, or they pick it up themselves and us it to anchor some of their new comedies, like The Middle (with Patricia Heaton, or Cougar Town, with Courtney Cox).

By: jay

jay — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:22:51 +0000

Why even have a second night of sitcoms? Just like with the fat guy comedies propped up by over fifties who liked Raymond, even the ” hits ” before 2.5 men are soft, though they are by now valuable 18-49 real estate. Then again, in this terrible environment, CBS could hold onto Christine and hope for a decent new sitcom later, because I just don’t see ABC or NBC being all that competitive, or Fox, for that matter, until Idol starts. By the way, what ever happened to Whedon’s Dollhouse that was supposed to be on Fox?

By: Holly

Holly — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:21:45 +0000

I think GU and OC’s fate depends on how badly CBS wants that second comedy hour. If they really want to build it, they’ll keep one or both (maybe one as mid-season). The question isn’t whether the ratings this year are great (obviously, they’re not); it is whether CBS thinks the comedy hour will grow if they stick with it.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:03:15 +0000

Johann, “Gary Unmarried and Chrstine have solid ratings on Wednesday compared to NBC/ABC”

That is one way to look at it. Another is that Gary and Christine would have done even worse against real competition from ABC and NBC. Even with weak competition they’re 2 of CBS’s 3 poorest performing scripted shows. Something’s gotta give.

By: Johann

Johann — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:34:37 +0000

Christine was a hit when it aired behind 2.5 Men, so I don’t see why they should cancel it now. Plus, Gary Unmarried and Chrstine have solid ratings on Wednesday compared to NBC/ABC, so I guess they’ll keep both shows. The only show I’m not so sure about is The Worst Week, though.

By: Judy

Judy — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:56:12 +0000

My husband and I LOVE THE UNIT- one of the few shows we watch. Of course, it will be cancelled.

By: RJ

RJ — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:07:38 +0000

A repeat of Gary Unmarried after Two and a Half Men had demos close to what a new episode of Worst Week got after Two and a Half Men. Obviously the show is terrible. Plus its not the normal CBS comedy. Bye bye Worst Week!

By: Pix

Pix — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:04:02 +0000

Gary Unmarried is a terrible show, and Christine has drained every possible storyline, cancel one of them, Worst Week is the funniest new show on TV, and I bet that Gary or Christine would do alot worse than WW in monday timeslot.

By: thedemonhog

thedemonhog — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:27:20 +0000

With the exception of the already cancelled ‘Ex-List’, CBS could get away with not cancelling anything. If I was CBS though, I would probably drop ‘The Unit’ and ‘Worst Week’.

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 03:14:00 +0000

Gary builds on Christine’s numbers regularly if not always, doesn’t it? Stick it behind 2.5 Men, kill Worst Week and the no doubt more expensive Old Christine (which ABC will probably then buy), and boom, instant hit (or at the very least, nicely profitable show for another season). Being a network programmer is child’s play.