Rainy days and Monday dramas set on Friday nights
... always get NBC down.
The network probably would've preferred a bit less of a nebulous result from last night's trial run of "Friday Night Lights" in place of "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." Both shows are fighting for their lives, and last night, "FNL" did just slightly better than "S60" did in the past couple of weeks, and significantly better than it does in its Tuesday timeslot.
It did squander 40 percent of its "Heroes" lead-in audience ("Heroes" continues to get stronger), but one thing don't bode well for "Studio 60:" While its 7.7 million viewers last week represented the nadir (thusfar, at least) of a downward trend, "FNL's" 8.3 million last night suggests something of a shot in the arm for the show. Now, NBC will likely have to try the show in the timeslot yet again to make sure this wasn't some sort of fluke. Which, of course, could kill of any momentum "Studio 60" might've had at this point and ensure its demise.
Like I said, more definitive results last night, good or bad, would've been better news for NBC.
1 Comments
Leave a comment
About this blog
David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place.
So, where is "Studio 60" gonna be? Or is it dead already?