CHECK IT OUT:
http://scifiwire.com/2009/10/really-abc-calls-eastwick.php

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/books/bestseller/besthardfiction.html?_r=1

While it’s probably not as good as DVD revenue, it IS more revenue and that’s never a bad thing.

Castle is basically competing against V for renewal. Networks generally cancel their lowest rated shows, so if V does really well, that could hurt Castle’s chances for renewal. If it does poorly, Castle looks better.

I don’t understand how V would compete with Castle when they are both schedule for 2 differnt nights. Caslte is on Monday nights & V will be on Tuesday nights.

I also remember reading somewhere that they will get back to the story acrs later on in the season. I think the “lighter” episodes were a good choice and drew in some more viewers.

The heavier- story driven showes are difficult to follow especially for the new viewer (ie., Heroes )

I remember reading an interview with one of the actresses and she mentioned that they would find out whether they were going to get a full season after the November sweeps.

Bryan – ABC may want to keep The Middle around despite middling ratings. Remember ABC has not had a new comedy last 3 seasons since Hope & Faith. Every comedy after that either lasted 1 season or 2 (Samantha Who, Notes From the Underbelly) If Ted somehow gets a third year it will be the longest running new comedy ABC has had.

Bill – Its likely after December that all of Castle will be originals, possibly to let the show finish up by March should ABC want a replacement in the hour.

I dont know when ABC will pull Hank, Eastwick and The Forgotten. My guess is that ABC will pull Hank after its November 4th or 18th airing and Forgotten and Eastwick will be quietly cancelled but will run all episodes. By December 8, 10 episodes of Forgotten will have aired and by December 9, 11 episodes of Eastwick will have aired. ABC may as well air the rest of the originals throughout December. Its better than repeats and Theres no point in saving either series now with so many midseason dramas.

Slightly less than Forty-Two Minutes, thanks. Evan back in the 80′s and most of the 90′s hour long shows lasted almost Forty-Eight Minutes. Than in the beginning of this Century started being around Forty-Four-and-a-Half Minutes; another Five Years and an Hour-Long Drama will barely be Thirty-Eight Minutes!

The point being, that if you watch TV shows that have inspired the Castle Creator and the Writers of this show on DVD, such as: Moonlighting, Remington Steele, The Rockford Files, they are a lot longer, and have lots of time to fully develope the plots & characters and not have to rush things. This has nothing to do with the fast-paced dialog they use, based off The Thin Man Series, His Girl Friday, 30′s & 40′s Screwball Comedies, that Gilmore Girls also had in common. They really could use another Four Minutes per episode, but of course aren’t going to get. If you’ve watched the five preview clips for the last two episodes of Castle, you probably noticed how much has been edited to fit in those all-too-brief, slightly less-than Forty-Two Minutes.

Does anyone know if all the ABC hour-long Dramas run the same running time as Castle?

The two main weak points are one: Forty-Three minutes is not enough time to have a highly evolved, complicated murder mystery, while at the same time giving the full attention to the Castle-Beckett relationship, the Castle Family, Kate Beckett’s off-duty private life that Stana Katic wants, Ryan, Esposito and Lanie’s private lives. So you end up shortchanging alot, to fit it in the allotted forty-three minutes. Remember, this show is equal parts Drama and Comedy, with some Romance thrown in – think Gilmore Girls with a murder mystery thrown in every episode and imagine how it would change that show.

Two: No Mini-Arcs or Seasonal Arcs which make for the best and most riviting storytelling; everything has to be contained in one episode. Only Kate Beckett’s moms murder mystery is considered and is glossed over. Imagine a season long Serial Killer story line, or Serial Rapist, or a main Antagonist/Villain throughout the season seeking revenge on Castle and Beckett and the possibilities and opportunities that could bring to the show that unfortunately, we will never be able to see – especially with our 18-49 Nielson Box demo-challenged show never allowing the creators to take some risks!

Also, I hope as a Nathan Fillion fan and Firefly fan, that this show is not going to be directly competing with Morena Baccarin’s V, who played Inara on Firefly! How ironic and sad would it be if Mal killed Inara or Inara killed Mal? If it comes down to it, I love Mal & Inara, but sorry Morena, I love Nathan and Castle WAY TOO MUCH for this show to end!

Will I have any Nails left come May?

Every thousand-mile journey begins with the first foot forward. In other words: One week at a time.

Please Save Ugly Betty!

Castle should go! This show is just alright not great.

Also, please, please, please, take the extra one and a half seconds or so to type the entire name of the show, or at least a slightly shortened name of the show, maybe it’s just me, but I find it annoying trying to find out what HFURFKF stands for… the fact that you are on a TV ratings forum proves that you’re not that important that the world would explode if it had those one and a half seconds without you.

I am also just beside myself that Nathan Fillion was in a Mal costume again. I never thought I would see that again….

While it’s slowly inching up it would have to start logging 2.7 and 2.8′s (or higher) regularly to get the average up enough. I guess anything is possible but I don’t see that happening. And that’s coming from a die hard Castle fan.

So there really is no hope for us Castle fans to get another season. Why is ABC keeping the show then? While the DVR numbers are solid we know they don’t count. The book sales are impressive but it’s been pointed out that ABC couldn’t possibly be making enough money off of that. In fact are probably losing money on the promotion alone. Despite an ABC production the low demo isn’t bringing enough money in to keep it on air.

…oh, I should go change my avatar to reflect this award – thank you all!

…a classic Looney Tunes reference, from the second greatest cartoon of all time (as cited in Jerry Beck’s book, “The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals”)…

…anyone else remember this classic from Saturday mornings?

Other Chuck Award winners:

NBC: D’oh! The real Chuck, of course!
CBS: Do they have any? Maybe Cold Case, maybe Numb3rs, maybe The Good Wife…nah – not yet
FOX: They have Dollhouse for certain, and perhaps Fringe, if it drops any more in the Index…Lie To Me, a long shot for a third “Chuck” for FOX.
CW: Smallville, Melrose Place – both potential “Chucks” – but they’re both not doing really well enough to be a “Chuck”.

Why do people have to squash each other’s hopes for a show they like?

And it would be nice if you had some sort of idea how it’s doing with DVR, which I emailed you about, Robert, but I guess your inbox is full?

I still think “The Forgotten” will get a partial backorder. Obviously, it could be doing better, but they’ve certainly done worse in that time slot. Chances are, ABC will be looking at the ratings pretty closely for the next 3 airings — particularly tonight’s, since “The Good Wife” is a rerun.

BTW as happy as i am with GA & PP, Ugly Betty’s & Eastwick’s ratings r bad!!
but after dollhouse’s renewal last season i guess that i could expect anyything(good) especially for ugly betty!!
and ugly betty is doing slightly better than supernanny and wife swap right????

Maybe, but I think Castle will prove to be safe. It’s got respectable ratings and it seems to keep it’s audience week in, week out. Which is reminiscent of another procedural that many predicted wouldn’t last, despite the Whedon effect of it’s main star, namely “Bones”. Which got a 2 year deal over the summer, giving it 6 in total if it then ended.

Just like Fox have with Bones, ABC have a little gem on their hands with Castle, if they would only let it develop ABC’s “Bones” like show. As many people above have already said, if Castle did end after 2 seasons, what could they replace it with? “V” looks to be a non-starter, being rewritten and reduced before it’s even aired. “Flashforward” seems to be losing its way even though it got the back nine. ABC could do a lot worse than Castle, which is why I’ll predict it’s fate for next year will be decided long before May sweeps.

After all, given how staggeringly awesome the first 20 seconds of this week’s episode was, how can they possibly cancel it? Firefly was back baby, yeah! “Didn’t you wear that like five years ago? It’s time to move on.” ABC taking a shot at Fox? Ouch.

At first glance it seems like it would, because it has Dancing as a lead-in, but it’s up against CSI: Miami, which has a very similar theme. I think Castle would do better or just as good on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.