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Terminator gets two more episodes

Posted by Kevin.Beaumont on October 11th, 2008 filed in News, Ratings

FOX have ordered two more scripts of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.  These will form episodes 2×14 and 2×15 of the season — although it is unclear if these scripts will be filmed.
Normally a network would order “the back nine episodes”, which they haven’t done in this case.  The last case we can recall of [...]

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EXCLUSIVE: Terminator gets, yes, terminated.

Posted by Kevin.Beaumont on October 2nd, 2008 filed in News, Ratings

A source on “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” has told End Of Show that no new episode scripts have been ordered by FOX, beyond the 13 already written.  This will force the show to shut down production shortly.  ”To say we’re on the brink of cancelation is polite”, our source says.
Normally, when a show shuts [...]

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Merlin starts strong, heading for second series

Posted by Kevin.Beaumont on September 24th, 2008 filed in News, Ratings

BBC One’s “MERLIN”, which stars Richard Wilson, Anthony Head and John Hurt, pulled in 6.65 mil viewers for its opening episode.  The show will air on NBC from January.  The numbers are respectably good, especially considering its place against ITV’s The X Factor (9.26 mil).  Expect a second series to be announced shortly for next [...]

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USA Ratings roundup - return of the shows

Posted by Kevin.Beaumont on September 24th, 2008 filed in Ratings

How I Met Your Mother - 9.7 mil - a very strong performance, outpacing it’s 8.2 mil average from last season.  A total of 20% over it’s previous season opener.  It’s good news for the series, which had been facing year on year decline in ratings.
The Big Bang Theory - 9.2 mil - slightly down [...]

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True Blood returning for second series

Posted by Kevin.Beaumont on September 19th, 2008 filed in News, Ratings, True Blood

Despite relatively poor opening ratings and only having aired two episodes, HBO have ordered a second series of Vamp drama “True Blood”.  This shouldn’t be a huge surprise to anybody - creator Alan Ball worked on the hugely successful “Six Feet Under”, and genre shows don’t always find an immediate audience (example: the first low [...]

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