Nikki Finke, as well as others, are now reporting that ABC will renew Better Off Ted. It's clear that past rules of series renewal are being broken left and right this spring. I will be eating some crow, as well as analyzing what happened in the coming week once all the news is in.
Christ, all I need now is for TSCC to get renewed or sold off to the CW or SyFy – and I’ll look like an idiot. LOL!
This makes no sense at all to me. I don’t understand what ABC gains by keeping it around. Is Fox offering it for free for some reason?
Great news. Love this show. Although, as you said…very surprising news…but good news anyways!!! It must have been due to that short video they put together protesting being bumped by Obama and making fun of GE in the process.
I’m so confused right now. I thought this show’s fate was sealed months ago lol. Perhaps I should have chosen a better time to jump in and learn. I’m so confused!
I remember reading this interesting article a while back, and it claimed that the new ratings bar to aim for from now on would be a 2.0,as networks are picking up shows based more on their price than anything else. I don’t suppose that’s starting to come true?
Woah…this is shocking! I haven’t watched this show so I don’t know much about it except that it’s ratings have been low…but wow. This is not what I expected! I’m going to have to check it out…
News flash! NBC Picks up Brisco County Jr for 2nd season!
I am quite curious about the analysis of this crazy season of spring planting by the networks and what they expect out of this harvest. :::shakes head:::
Btw, there is a crow casserole recipe at cooks.com… just saying
j/k
Jon, price definitely has something to do with it, which is why I wonder what Fox is giving this to ABC for. I mean, ABC can’t make any money off of DVD sales, and this isn’t something that can turn into syndication for them. (I suspect that the fact that ABC doesn’t own any comedies other than Scrubs still producing syndicationable episodes is why Sam Who will definitely be back next season. They need to build up whatever they can to syndication levels.)
ABC is desperate to create a comedy block. Comedy works in a recession.
Bill… gravatars aren’t showing for me, should they be?
Nick, were ABC’s comedy pilots so bad that they couldn’t find any that might possibly do better than what they already know BOT will do?
V & THE FORGOTTEN given offers, WB should be accepting by Monday.
Julia, I think they like BOT for quality, and hope that the new comedies will mix with it. I think they’ve given up on SAMANTHA WHO.
That surprises me about Sam Who. I guess they can only renew one show not yet in syndication that can pull 1.2.
V and THE FORGOTTEN were 6 episode orders (Pilot+5). This seems to be ABC’s thing for next fall. I think that is the 4th new show picked up in that format.
The day the Index died.
So it looks like a fall start for The Forgotten?
Weird about the order. Won’t that throw off the production schedule? By the time fall shows premiere they are usually filming episode six or seven, aren’t they?
Is ABC gone crazy? Why renew a show that has such horrible numbers? I don’t see it getting better ratings next year.
Julia, I think that is what Warner is trying to negotiate over the weekend. However an offer for pickup is a good sign the shows will be picked up. I’m not sure if it’s for the Fall or Mid-Season. These are offers.
This show is one of the funniest things I have ever watched. Since Christmas is coming early this year I really hope Chuck gets renewed and ABC studios syndicates Reaper.If that happens I will have gotten everything I wished for.
Honestly, I am completely stunned that this was renewed. I was enjoying the show, but fully accepted that I was just “along for the ride,” considering how little promotion (or ratings) it got, but I thought it was a funny show, so I’ll be watching in the fall.
I just wish I was a Nielsen home now. LOL