Comments on: Updated: Did CBS quietly cancel Harper's Island? NO!

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:34:24 +0000

Thanks for this post, I wondered why my DVR didn’t tape Harper’s Island and I was hoping it wasn’t cancelled. It’s not the best show, especially with all the over-the-top nudity and sex, but I like these type of shows and I like mini-series. Glad to see it isn’t wiped out.

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:47:00 +0000

I am so relieved it was just preempted!! I love this show….it joined the ranks of CSI, NCIS, CSI:NY, The Mentalist and a few others I really look forward to each week. At the end of the series I hope they come up with another 13-weeker of mystery! and suspense.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:05:41 +0000

I really like Harper’s Island. I may be one of the few.
I love that it is a 13 episode Horror movie.

By: JW

JW — Sun, 17 May 2009 11:40:04 +0000

I agree with Bill (May 17th) — people do invest time to see episodes in shows that are connected. CBS squanders credibility when it disses an audience by moving the show around and offering no explanation. Score one for the corporation, to hell with the viewers.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sun, 17 May 2009 11:05:20 +0000

WOW…I can’t believe it!! I went to watch Harper’s Island lastnight and to my amazement there was a repeat of the Mentalist on…What’s up with that…I was so mad..I’ve been waiting all week to see what happens next and it wasn’t there!!!

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 17 May 2009 08:06:16 +0000

Just to throw this out there, but didnt CBS kill a show in the middle of the damn story in the recent past????? Anyone remember Jericho? I heard they were bringing that back or brought it back, but I sure as hell never seen it. CBS has a history of doing this, so I wouldnt be surprised to see them do it again. They did already push it to Saturday night……..if they do this again, I will never watch CBS again, I dont care how good the show may be. CBS needs to realize people to invest time in these shows, and want to see an ending. Not to be left in the dark like fire flies. Flying aimlessly around with no clue.

By: Perrie

Perrie — Sun, 17 May 2009 01:34:55 +0000

I am very bummed that Haper isn’t on tonight. I am thankful that it has not been canceled. Who the heck is killing all the peeps??? It would be such a tease for the show to go off the air with no conclusion. This happened to me when i got into Reunion. I needed closure so bad that I came up with my own ending. Please let Harper play out till the end!!!

By: acgoody?Rox

acgoody?Rox — Sun, 17 May 2009 01:21:09 +0000

I miss it being on, even a changed time.

By: H I Fan

H I Fan — Sun, 17 May 2009 00:53:16 +0000

I hate that Harpers Island is not airing tonight. We have a whole group of folks who get together just to watch. We are so sad its not on!

By: Kristi

Kristi — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:19:01 +0000

This has nothing to do with the episode not airing. But if you look at the photo they have definately photoshopped her smile. This girl played Ruby on Supernatural and the only way I recognized her on HI was by her teeth and smile. That’s not it. I don’t know why but they’ve changed her look for this photo.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sat, 16 May 2009 16:57:41 +0000

I agree with you Crystal. We really like the show and look forward to it each week. I just wish they had kept it on Thursday nights, but we can alway DVR. Just don’t cancel the show!!!! I was worried when I did not see it on this week.

By: crystal

crystal — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:04:53 +0000

just dont cancel it! i absolutley love this show! it’s something i look forward to each wk. it keeps you on your feet all show long.

-cds

By: AZTop

AZTop — Sun, 10 May 2009 01:28:47 +0000

I was thinking more of something of the “closed-end” story type. Do something more like Prime Suspect or Murder One, or Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Never even consider having it as a recurring series. Probably too “literary” for network television, but I think they need to try something different. Remember in 2000 when they tried Survivor during the summer.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:35:11 +0000

AZTop, I would be *very* surprised if CBS didn’t air all the Harper’s episodes. I would be equally surprised if they brought it back reincarnated next season.

By: AZTop

AZTop — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:32:59 +0000

Hopefully CBS will hang in with it all the way to the end. Don’t burn it off as a marathon. I’d like to see them come back to this concept next year. I would hope you could get some “name” actors involved who aren’t interested in a multi-year series. Pick a great location, film in the summer when they can bring the family, I bet you would get some talent. I think if they had positioned this concept like the cable networks do with Burn Notice, Monk, etc as a summer alternative, they would have done much better with it.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 09 May 2009 08:54:37 +0000

As long as they don’t cancel it, I’m happy. They should still conclude on the originally planned date with a 2-hour finale considering July is a TV ratings wasteland anyways. Hopefully, they mention at the end of tomorrow’s episode that it’ll be back in two weeks. I still think they should have kept it on Thursdays. I wouldn’t expect them to move it back there however but I guess it’s possible once the other shows have concluded their seasons and everything is in repeats. In fact, since the show is already filmed and edited, they could air a 2-night 6-hour marathon of the series to get it over with if they wanted.

By: Holly

Holly — Sat, 09 May 2009 04:23:03 +0000

They could move it back later, but that would be too much of a loss for sweeps, especially when reruns will do better.

By: Mumbo

Mumbo — Sat, 09 May 2009 04:18:54 +0000

Kind of lame that CBS couldn’t have just held the show on Thursdays for its whole run, especially since nearly half of that run will be after May sweeps.

At least Global in Canada is still showing it on Thursday nights, since they don’t have anything to replace it with (and for all I know, it could be doing better in Canada than in the US, with all the Canadian actors in it and everything).

By: HarpersIsland PTA

HarpersIsland PTA — Sat, 09 May 2009 02:28:41 +0000

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By: HarpersIsland PTA

HarpersIsland PTA — Sat, 09 May 2009 02:25:48 +0000

Thanks for the post! I didn’t see it scheduled on my tivo and got to you through Google to see if it was canceled. I like the show, even if they did move it to time slot of death.
I mean it’s not the best show ever, but it is good cheesy fun. We do a round table discussion to discuss the show each week (ok-most weeks)… you are all welcome to join in.

By: Doghouse Reilly

Doghouse Reilly — Sat, 09 May 2009 01:54:07 +0000

I have seen at least three promos for Harper’s Island while watching CBS this evening (Ghost Whisperer and now Flashpoint). I will probably see another during NUMB3RS.

By: So Cal

So Cal — Fri, 08 May 2009 23:50:48 +0000

I’ve never seen the Mentalist Pilot but i love the show so i will certainly be TiVo-ing that.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:49:54 +0000

Sam, just speculative — but probably not very speculative that a repeat of The Mentalist will beat the 1.0 adults 18-49 rating HI garnered last Saturday.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:45:39 +0000

Why the big worry about Sat night ratings for sweeps. It is nothing but a repeat wasteland anyway.

By: Brian D

Brian D — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:13:15 +0000

We’ll see if they move it back to Thursday these networks after all aren’t exactly trustworthy. They still air it on Thursday’s on Global TV. Honestly I just don’t think the show is that great all though it was definitely well promoted which probably accounts for it’s good ratings for the premiere.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:06:45 +0000

Andrea, Photoshop is even cheaper than braces.

By: Anissa

Anissa — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:53:46 +0000

Good to know it’s just preempted for a week. This show is quite fun (flaws, contrivances & all) so I just want to see it through to the end. If a network can’t commit to a short series full run, I don’t know why they’d take it on in the first place. Just the same after Harper’s Island is done, I’m taking my viewing back to cable, where 13 eps is a season & I can count on a steady timeslot.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:53:14 +0000

Wow, what a clear, pristine promo photo! Is it possible that the actress wore braces? I think I can almost see the marks on her teeth!

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:50:46 +0000

By skipping next week, doesn’t that insure that the finale won’t air on July 4th? It will now end on the 11th instead.

By: T

Fri, 08 May 2009 20:44:36 +0000

it would suck if they had cancelled it after episode 5
i saw that episode and it addressed all the major problems with the first 4 (why no one relized people went missing etc.) , had an amazing ending and build up of tension and after what happened at the end everyone finally knows there is a killer and the panic begins

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:38:05 +0000

Thanks, Robert. I’m glad to know that after investing in the first 4 episodes I’ll get to see it through the end.

By: T

Fri, 08 May 2009 20:33:46 +0000

yes it is a cool limited 13 episode series Alex everything gets wrapped up in the end
it’s more like a horror film divided into 13 episodes

By: alex

alex — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:32:10 +0000

I was under the impression that this was a miniseries?

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:29:11 +0000

CBS says its only a one week preemption returning on 5/23.

By: Brian D

Brian D — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:11:28 +0000

Harper’s Island is moving on to die as it’s ratings are nothing impressive.

By: ABCFanatic

ABCFanatic — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:13:05 +0000

such a shame! plus its on a Saturday why even bother to re-sched like NBC’s kings. It’s stupid.

By: Jon K

Jon K — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:02:40 +0000

Nevermind, you guys were talking about 5/16.

By: Jon K

Jon K — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:01:30 +0000

TheFutonCritic has Ep5 airing on 5/9, but they have it listed as a rerun…

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:00:40 +0000

I added this blurb to the post:

Update: I haven’t heard anything but one thing that occurs to me is that it’s possible CBS just wanted to go with The Mentalist for the final Saturday of May sweeps (this year’s “May” sweeps run April 23 – May 20).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:57:18 +0000

Wow that’s kinda weird….the show wasn’t doing **THAT** badly?

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:55:51 +0000

I was told before last weeks episode aired that the Mentalist Repeat was going to be scheduled on the 16th. No clue why.

By: djm

djm — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:49:11 +0000

“They already have the most viewers, don’t get rid of people for such a silly reason.”
say what? HI is epic failing; it’s CBS’s kings, only cheaper!

By: Travis

Travis — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:38:59 +0000

This would be a poor PR move on CBS’ part. I had no problem with them shutting down any possibilities of this going past 13 episodes, but is it really that critical of a time slot that they can’t even waste one hour on Saturday nights for the next two months? They spent a lot of time making sure everyone knew HI would start in April, last 3 months, and have a resolution. Don’t back down now. They already have the most viewers, don’t get rid of people for such a silly reason.

By: joseph

joseph — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:36:28 +0000

that repeat of the mentalist is on the schedule for weeks now, so harper’s island should be back on may 23.. i hope!