Comments on: Surviving Suburbia, Samantha Who? And Castle Sit On ABC's Bubble

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:20:30 +0000

CASTLE better not end for good. I have loved Castle ever since the first episode and have been a dedicate fan of the show. I love the plot line and the characters are interesting and i really think they have a good thing going. Plus, after viewing the last episode of the season…it would be cruel to leave everyone hanging and have questions never answered about Kate’s mother. I am looking forward to the next season. There better be a next season! I’ll vote a million times if i have to. =D

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 11 May 2009 23:19:27 +0000

I am looking forward to tonights episode of Castle. I think it is a great show and I hope they renew it. I do watch a lot of drama shows, but this one has just enough comedy to keep it different from the rest. Good luck Castle!

By: ms lady

ms lady — Sun, 10 May 2009 04:42:47 +0000

they really have got to renew CASTLE, its an awesome show – if ABC lets it go, they are nuts! The UNUSUALS is actually getting better. the last two weeks were actually riveting. as for SURVIVING SUBURBIA, it was designed with cancellation in mind! SAMANTHA WHO? well what can I say Im over it! And I must say Im also over UGLY BETTY! sorry!

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:32:49 +0000

Will Castle be renewed or cancelled?

By: thedemonhog

thedemonhog — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:25:39 +0000

The release of last night’s ratings has been delayed until tomorrow.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:20:04 +0000

Bill Gorman, So last night was the 2nd to last epiosde of Castle’s 1st season did it get better ratings? Will it have a second season (everyone hopes so), even if it got the same ratings is ABC going to keep it because it is getting a lot of good views, rates, etc. Also I would say with u guys getting rid of a lot of shows this year to keep Castle u guys have extra space for ur time slots and Castle is doing better then the rest u guys are thinking about keeping (green, yellow and red)

By: ann koeffler

ann koeffler — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:55 +0000

I think that both Castle and the Unusuals are so superior to some of the other programs cited. I agree that ABC needs a new rating system or something!

By: ECHO

ECHO — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:07:18 +0000

im upset about Eli Stone. that show was funny, trippy and charming. aslo LIFE ON MARS was one of the most creative new shows out there and my mom and i just loved it. the cast was incredible and i was looking forward to next season but i guess that’s out of the picture. BUMMER

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:25:05 +0000

Castle is my fave show on ABC. It just keeps getting better and better week after week. I am so hopeful ABC will renew it; if you haven’t checked it out, please do! The chemistry between Nathan and Stana is off the charts, and the writing is superb. I love the relationship, too, between Castle and his daughter…you don’t see quality like this on TV that often anymore.

By: Dario

Dario — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:42:33 +0000

Better of Ted is the best sitcom this season! It has to be renewed!

By: Taryn

Taryn — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:03:07 +0000

ABC better keep Castle. It’s my new addiction. I think it would’ve done better if it still came on right after DWTS. Although I know DWTS goes off at 9:30 and you can’t start an hour long show at that time. Wish Castle had a better time slot.

By: Tina

Tina — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:37:39 +0000

I see the vote is strong for Castle on this board and I would have to agree. There is not a better show on the air at the moment. Nathan Fillion is amazing in his role, I do believe it is getting screwed with on the time slots. ABC stabilize the time, stop bouncing it around and give it a better time slot.

We are behind Nathan, just like Firefly you have a huge fan base.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:41:01 +0000

PLEASE ABC KEEP CASTLE!!!!! Its the first show I have LOVED in so long!…so many friends of mine love it as well!!! I will never watch abc again if it is cancelled!!!

By: eiaboca

eiaboca — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:23:52 +0000

Congratulations, ABC, you are canceling every single show I watch on your network. I guess other than Lost, but that only has one more season, right? Then you will lose this 28 year old female with expendable income!

By: T

Sat, 02 May 2009 11:42:34 +0000

DVD details for Samantha Who? season 2 have risen and apparently the DVD is 17 episodes, 20 episodes were filmed, 13 were aired , i guess ABC will air 4 more in the summer or they will be straight to DVD and the remaining 3 are season 3 if it were cancelled the season 2 DVD would be 20 episodes

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:51:33 +0000

Holly, because while a lot are performing badly, maybe ABC wants to mask that by instead of axing every series, they save one that they think may actually have a chance or may do better next year. If networks have a bad year, usually they save atleast 1 drama, especially if they cancel a lot of dramas during that season. FOX did it last year with Terminator, ABC did it in 2005-2006 by saving What About Brian, and during that season they had a show in particular that did well (Commander-in-chief) but was axed. Its true ABC does have a lot of drama and reality pilots that they could use next season, but they figure growing a newer show couldnt hurt. Theres a chance that ABC may just axe every show from this year and start fresh like what CBS did last season, but ABC isnt doing nearly as well as CBS so its unlikely ABC would do that. I’m also looking at the pattern of ABC renewing moderately rated midseason dramas (What About Brian, October Road, Eli Stone) and then putting them on 10 mondays (Tuesday for Eli Stone because Boston Legal was moved to monday for its final season), where they would later fail.

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:31:58 +0000

Therefore ABC needs to save atleast 1 drama from this year.

Why? If they are all performing badly, why would they need to save any of them? They don’t really need to renew a low-rated show just to fill spots, they have plenty of pilots and a few “reality” shows that can be expanded to provide filler if/when thing fail.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:31:11 +0000

Dan, it would not shock me if Castle was renewed. If I had to do the oddsmakers with Robert today, I’d give it 50%.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:23:09 +0000

The thing is that ABC has had no new hit dramas this year and most of their sophomore bunch has failed, except Practice. Therefore ABC needs to save atleast 1 drama from this year. Cupid has done terrible consistently, The Unusuals have been dropping worse than Life on Mars,. Therefore Castle would be the best bet to bring back. Its demo sucks, but vhances are ABC is going to bring it back and try it out again on the same night next season. Since ABC has 6 returning dramas, 5 of which will be on the fall schedule, having a drama like Castle to fill extra holes wouldnt be too bad. As far as comedies are concerned, Suburbia is relatively cheap to produce plus with around 7 eps leftover, it would make sense for ABC to keep it. Samantha has extra episodes too so ABC may want to give it a third go around, maybe to pair it with another comedy. Ted is 50/50, like previous ABC shows. Not a definite for cancellation and not a renewal definite either. But ABC does like it, and its retention out of Scrubs so they could bring it back. It does have 6 episodes left so add another 13 and theres a second season right there.

Comments….

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:58:34 +0000

Since all the shows in Danger color are being cancelled EXCEPT FOR Castle u might as well keep Castle for a extra show to have. Castle is pretty good. Also, they might have better luck if u change their time slot!!!

By: shelly

shelly — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:28 +0000

tvguide.com’s list says Castle has a good chance, while Ausiello’s list at ew.com says it could go either way. Who to believe, who to believe…

One thing about Ausiello’s list that I don’t agree with at all though is that he says that Unusuals could also go either way. However good or bad Castle’s chances are, I’m sure after yesterday’s Unusuals ratings that Castle’s chances of being picked up are far better than Unusuals.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:48:31 +0000

Out of those three shows, “Castle” would be the better choice for renewal. “Samantha Who” and “Surviving Suburbia” are just stupid, awful shows.

By: caroline

caroline — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:57:22 +0000

I’ll be really sad if they don’t renew Castle also. Mostly, I feel like networks are way too quick to cancel a show. If they’d give it more of a chance, it could build up a really good following.

Plus I’d watch Nathan Fillion read the phone book. I started watching the show just because he was in it, but I really do like it.

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:12:19 +0000

If I had to pick one to save, it would have to be Castle I’ve really enjoyed it so far and I think the writing and the cast are unusually solid for a show in its freshman year. I’d love to see it make the cut.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:49:30 +0000

Look and see ABC!!!! Look at all these people wanting Castle dont ruin there favorite show!!!

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:59:23 +0000

Castle is an amazing show that should be renewed. End of story.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:43:26 +0000

Castle is totally worth keeping! My new favourite show of the yr!
Fantastic actors, great story lines, funny and intelligent.
KEEP CASTLE!

By: Melaniee

Melaniee — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:01:14 +0000

Castle, Cupid & The Unusals are good to. I dont care what anyone else says, there are 100% worth watching.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:19:43 +0000

Here’s my percent take on the renewals…

Samantha Who? 95%
Surviving Suburbia 90%
Castle 90%
Better off Ted 50%
The Unusuals 0%
Cupid 0%
In the Motherhood 0%

With Better off Ted, its half and half. The ratings are bad but its likeable enough for ABC to put the series in consideration since they are happy with how Scrubs has done. I seriously think Castle will be back because Since Leno is at 10, then ABC could definitely take advantage of airing Castle there next season. Its only conpetition would be CSI: Miami. So my final thought for the week is that 3 shows are definites to return, 3 shows are definites to be axed and 1 show is 50/50.

By: Richard Steven Hack

Richard Steven Hack — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:55:39 +0000

DJM: “did all the chuck fans switch over to being castle fans?”

No, I think all the Firefly fans did. Which would you prefer? LOL

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:53:26 +0000

U guys are being no fair to Castle though a lot of people has always watch CSI Miamai and it has a lot of seasons and u put Castle with the first season at the same time against CSI thats not fair to Castle. Also Surviving Suburbia has only had 4 episodes and it started after Castle u guys are rating Surviving Suburbia to early becasue people might hate the future episodes and love Castle.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:47:30 +0000

U guys on ABC wrote up there that all the shows in orange except for Castle is being cancelled anyway so keep Castle make it ur ninth show and maybe switch the time slot they would do better if they didnt have a sucky time. A lot of people have jobs in the morning and a lot of people dont like staying up till 10. But a lot of people do stay up to watch Castle. Change the day, change the time anything Castle is a great show. GO CASTLE SHOW THEM UR WORTHY and if they dont want u CbS, fox, cw, nbc, will want u.

By: Kcat

Kcat — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:47:23 +0000

Castle is extremely well done, intelligent, funny, and genuinely interesting! Why? Because Nathan Fillion is a brilliant actor. He is charming, charismatic, exceptionally smart, truly gifted, and oh yeah, incredibly hot, sexy, and gorgeous! ABC simply has to keep Castle going, as it is the one show that is the absolute best show on television!

By: Melissa R.

Melissa R. — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:08:34 +0000

All the shows I watch on ABC were given early renewal, so I’m thrilled.

By: Yvette

Yvette — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:00:09 +0000

Castle is a must keep. Fun to watch, great chemistry among the cast, and a story line needing to be played out by Castle and Beckett. It’s the only show that stops my family in their tracks to sit and watch. Not to mention the talent of Nathan Fillion. Other broadcasters made the mistake of canceling a show he starred on before, and years later it still has a HUGE following. Let’s not make that mistake again!

By: djm

djm — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:19:18 +0000

ok.. i had to say this, but did all the chuck fans switch over to being castle fans?
is there gonna be a giant rung on espresso machines before the finale?
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scrubs should die with a little dignity.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:48:58 +0000

I still think Surviving Suburbia, Samantha Who?, Castle and Better off Ted will be back. The first 3 are definites to return while Ted is 50/50. ABC likes it enough to still have it on its schedule, even when it interfered with the presidential address. I just hope Scrubs doesn’t come back. It should end before the series really jumps the shark. Last year most of my guesses for renewal for ABC were right. I guessed that Cashmere Mafia, Womens Murder CLub, and Men in Trees would be axed while Eli Stone would be renewed. One guess was incorrect though I admit. I did guess that ABC would bring back Miss Guided, which was in consideration for renewal until the last minute.

By: lulu

lulu — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:56:11 +0000

If Castle isn’t renewed i will be seriously miffed..it’s a GREAT show and deserves a chance, it gets stronger every week in my opinion.. and Fillion and Katic are to damn pretty to be cancelled!

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:19:53 +0000

I love Castle. Honestly I’ve never seen any of the other shows, but Castle is great.

By: S.

S. — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:57:53 +0000

Imagine that the families watch a certain show as colored balls in a opaque bag. Imagine that you have AI watching families are red balls, and Castle watching families are blue balls, in that bag. If you randomly pick a ball from the bag, you are more likely to get a red ball than a blue ball. You can’t fault Nielsen for not finding Castle, or any low ratted show, viewers if there aren’t more of those people to begin with.

By: Holly

Holly — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:39:19 +0000

Sigh..I said nothing about the quality of Castle (which, btw, I actually watch), only about it’s bad numbers. You can whine about Nielsens saying thy are outdated or whatever, but even if you were right, it wouldn’t change the fact that advertisers base their rates on those ratings.

By: shelly

shelly — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:35:35 +0000

My guess is that Castle will be back if, and only if, ABC finds a spot for it on its schedule next season. Much as I like (but not love) the show and want it to continue, I doubt it’ll keep its post-DWTS timeslot next season – ABC will probably want to use that timeslot to promote one of its new shows which means they could move Castle to another timeslot, if they can find one to put it in. Otherwise, it will probably mean a midseason return (best case scenario) or cancellation (worst case).

By: MichyGeary

MichyGeary — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:19:22 +0000

Castle is absolutely worth a second season — and a third, a fourth, etc. At least give it a chance before you condemn it. It was given a shitty time spot and only ten short weeks to get anyone’s attention. Give it some space to grow, and it will flourish.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:55:59 +0000

First, the Castle is not undeserving. It is a good show. Much better than some of the crap which is on right now. There are a lot of people that do like this show and I really do feel the Nielsen ratings need to be revised. It’s a shame that good shows get canceled because of it. There also is a “Save Castle Campaign” going on right now. Hopefully it helps convince ABC to give it more time.

By: evah

evah — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:42:17 +0000

I want Castle to return for second season.

But gheesh!!!. why bother to watch any new scripted shows always thinking if it will hit the “on the bubble” list?
Nielsen ratings are out of date anyway.

By: kermode

kermode — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:02:40 +0000

Of course Castle has gone down, because so has the episodes. It becomes dreary and irrelevant when they try to be a serious cop show and focus on the solving of crimes, they should stick to being funny – that works well, very well actually.

By: S.

S. — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:43:08 +0000

@RealityChick
Motherhood is not an insult to mothers, it is a an attack on all unsuspecting TV viewers that might just zap through ABC and catch a glimpse of it. So is Suburbia. I never liked Sam Who?, but compared with those 2 shows, it actually is good. This should not be taken as a compliment considering how bad those 2 are.

Better off Ted, since they changed the focus from Ted to the rest of the characters, is a nice little show, and the only comedy on ABC that actually makes me laugh. It still is unbalanced, and the writers lack the guts to extent the all out craziness of the Veridian Dynamics adverts to the rest of the show, making it a tepid final product. Of ABC’s comedies it is the only one that has in it the potential of improving creatively.

By: RealityChick

RealityChick — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:32:54 +0000

In The Motherhood is an insult to mothers-get a CLUE ABC!!!

By: Mumbo

Mumbo — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:02:29 +0000

I think Suburbia, Castle, and Samantha Who? will all be renewed mainly because of how much carnage there is on ABC already. Adding Cupid, Ted, Motherhood, and The Unusuals, that’s 11 shows that ABC is taking the axe to already (unless Scrubs returns, which please God no).

Of those three, though, I think Suburbia is a lock, namely because it’s a half-hour sitcom. The minute it moves out from under DWTS it will crash and burn, but that hasn’t happened yet, so.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:15:06 +0000

Rob I agree that Better off Ted, despite the numbers has a slim chance to return. Apparently ABC has that show in consideration for renewal and I think the series should get another chance. According to Jim and Scrubs are dead, and I really hope ABC doesn’t renew Scrubs, please just end it already. Newcomers In the Motherhood and Cupid are dead, as is The Unusuals. Samantha Who?, Castle and Surviving Suburbia have a very good chance of returning with Suburbia and Castle in their current slots and Who moved somewhere else. Bill, Castle getting a 2.0 may mean cancel territory if they had a good year but with 5 other dramas already canceled and 2 freshman dramas on the bubble that puts Castle in a very good position to be renewed in my opinion.