On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:06:34 -0400, Timothy K. Morris
<tkmorris49@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Mon, 30 May 2005 12:59:42 -0500, Rob Jensen <ShutUpRob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>wrote:
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>>Fans Take Action Over 'Joan' Cancellation
>>
>>By DAVID BAUDER
>>.c The Associated Press
>. . . .
>>But they couldn't ignore its ratings decline, he said. During its
>>first season, ``Joan of Arcadia'' averaged 10.1 million viewers,
>>respectable numbers for Friday, a quiet night for television. This
>>year, viewer****p sank to 8 million, according to Nielsen Media
>>Research.
>
>Sigh. A measly eight million viewers. Consider -- With just shy of 3
>million viewers (at 10 pm on a Friday night, no less) Battlestar
>Galactic is a blockbuster hit for the Sci-Fi Channel. Hell, Stargate:
>SG-1 was a top performer last season with about 2.5 million viewers in
>the 8 p.m. time slot. And Stargate: Atlantis was even bigger at 2.6
>million in the 9 p.m. slot.
>
>Hopefully, Sony is doing some serious talking to Sci-Fi and USA.
>
JoA isn't a Sci-Fi/Fantasy genre show -- even with premise. It's a
social drama/family show with mild fantasy overtones, too mild, IMO,
to satisfy most SciFi geeks. IMO, Sony would be better off trying to
negotiate a double-burst/repurposing package deal with the WB and ABC
Family. JoA is nearly halfway to the magic 100 episode level for
syndication, so I don't think that Sony would even have much to lose
by offering the show at a substantial licensing discount to venues
like the WB and ABC Family. The show would fit on ABC Family
alongside Gg and (ugh!) 7th Heaven and on The WB, it could be slotted
before Charmed or after Gg. And the new show Supernatural should air
after Charmed anyway, so I don't see how the WB could lose by *picking
up* a cult show for a change.
-- Rob
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