2015-2016 TV Death Watch

[BrokenVisage]

In the WTF department, The Tick renewed via Amazon.

SPOONl!!

 

[dr150]

Good news for the Comic Fans; CW just renewed their entire schedule. Only thing not covered is one Summer show, and B&B which is entering it's already announced final season.

I've bonded with Supernatural. Hope they never cancel that show.

 

[james1701]

I am happy Legends of Tomorrow is getting another season. It's not great, but it is entertaining.

 

[lupi]

No hurry for that phone booth, Saul can get back to you after next season.

CBS finally confirms what we've known, POI goes flatline after this season.

 

[Imp]

No hurry for that phone booth, Saul can get back to you after next season.

CBS finally confirms what we've known, POI goes flatline after this season.

Fuck. How the hell are over 10 million viewers not enough for a show to keep going?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_Interest_(TV_series)

Oh, and it's getting the Unforgettable treatment: two episodes a week. Ya, a show with over 10 million viewers for 4 seasons is some garbage trash that has to be "burned off."

 

[BoomerD]

Fuck. How the hell are over 10 million viewers not enough for a show to keep going?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_Interest_(TV_series)

Oh, and it's getting the Unforgettable treatment: two episodes a week. Ya, a show with over 10 million viewers for 4 seasons is some garbage trash that has to be "burned off."

Sorry...but Unforgettable deserved to die. It started out fairly good...but this last season was horrible.

 

[Imp]

Sorry...but Unforgettable deserved to die. It started out fairly good...but this last season was horrible.

I'm actually with you there...

 

[PottedMeat]

Fuck. How the hell are over 10 million viewers not enough for a show to keep going?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_Interest_(TV_series)

at least they're going to be allowed to finish it right

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Person_of_Interest_episodes#Season_5

i like that they're doing 2 new eps a week starting in may, i don't think any network has done that before. what are they putting in that slot that they have to burn through person of interest so quickly though?

 

[lupi]

As discussed previously, CBS is quite happy to shelve higher producing shows for ones that are at or slightly above the competition based on their ownership rights of the show. They have pitched this big syndication & streaming revenue streams to the investors so if the show isn't a CBS production or you agree to sign CBS on as co-producer unless you are a breakout show (big bang), they are happy to use you as filler stock for the first 3-5 year assuming you produce well at which point cast salaries would start to go up and syndication rights would become valuable so they decide to jettison it.

 

[lupi]

Somehow I forgot to mention the Commissioner Gordon granted another year to look after Master Bruce.

 

[JEDI]

I'm kinda worried about freshman show Blindspot.

pilot was 10.x ratings.
episode 12 (last week) was down to 6.x

 

[Charmonium]

As discussed previously, CBS is quite happy to shelve higher producing shows for ones that are at or slightly above the competition based on their ownership rights of the show. They have pitched this big syndication & streaming revenue streams to the investors so if the show isn't a CBS production or you agree to sign CBS on as co-producer unless you are a breakout show (big bang), they are happy to use you as filler stock for the first 3-5 year assuming you produce well at which point cast salaries would start to go up and syndication rights would become valuable so they decide to jettison it.

I don't actually mind their doing that if it's relatively easy for other content producers like cable channel, netflix, etc to pick them up again. What would suck is if they hold on to the rights to the show and don't let anyone else have them. But I have no idea how that normally works.

Take Longmire as an example. I forget which network originally had it. A&E I think (which always make me think Accident and Emergency rather than Arts and entertainment). Then they sold it to Netflix and it's going into season 5.

I only really get upset when really good shows are just left to die.

 

[Imp]

As discussed previously, CBS is quite happy to shelve higher producing shows for ones that are at or slightly above the competition based on their ownership rights of the show. They have pitched this big syndication & streaming revenue streams to the investors so if the show isn't a CBS production or you agree to sign CBS on as co-producer unless you are a breakout show (big bang), they are happy to use you as filler stock for the first 3-5 year assuming you produce well at which point cast salaries would start to go up and syndication rights would become valuable so they decide to jettison it.

Too bad it sounds like no one wants to pick the show up. I've been watching older episodes in syndication over the past two years. Someone is making money from it in sydication, don't see why another network doesn't want to pick it up for another 13 episode season. Sounds like a done deal though with the story. Sarah Shahi has her own CBS pilot -- but she's only been a regular for like two seasons.

 

[Hugh Jass]

I'm kinda worried about freshman show Blindspot.

pilot was 10.x ratings.
episode 12 (last week) was down to 6.x

It's already been renewed for a 2nd season.

 

[lupi]

Thar be plunder to be had as we've slain your liege!

Vikings renewed for a 5th while Of Kings and Prophets reaches the end of the plank after 2 episodes.

 

[Elixer]

Thar be plunder to be had as we've slain your liege!

Vikings renewed for a 5th while Of Kings and Prophets reaches the end of the plank after 2 episodes.

If you ask me, Kings and Prophets was in the wrong day slot.
Look at those low ratings...

Of Kings and Prophets opened with a dismal 0.8 Live+same day rating in adults 18-49. That was below the underwhelming start of Wicked City (0.9) in the hour last fall (it launched against the opening game of the World Series) to mark a new low for a non-Friday series premiere on the Big 4 networks this season. Then Of Kings of Prophets dropped almost -40% to a 0.5 18-49 in its second outing earlier this week, a ratings level rarely seen for an original program on a Big 4 network.

ABC LogoOf Kings and Prophet‘s downward ratings trajectory was similar to that of Wicked City, which was cancelled after dropping to a 0.4 — a record low for a Big 4 telecast this season — in Week 3. (ABC again used Beyond the Tank as a fill-in when Wicked City was yanked.)

 

[lupi]

In the streaming side, Amazon becomes the home effective this Sunday of the Doctor Who catalogue.

 

[rockyct]

As discussed previously, CBS is quite happy to shelve higher producing shows for ones that are at or slightly above the competition based on their ownership rights of the show. They have pitched this big syndication & streaming revenue streams to the investors so if the show isn't a CBS production or you agree to sign CBS on as co-producer unless you are a breakout show (big bang), they are happy to use you as filler stock for the first 3-5 year assuming you produce well at which point cast salaries would start to go up and syndication rights would become valuable so they decide to jettison it.

Is this partly because of the streaming platform they are starting, or is it unrelated?

 

[BoomerD]

Thar be plunder to be had as we've slain your liege!

Vikings renewed for a 5th while Of Kings and Prophets reaches the end of the plank after 2 episodes.

I gave up on Vikings after season 2.

 

[lupi]

Is this partly because of the streaming platform they are starting, or is it unrelated?

Both as a way of boosting their streaming service (cost them nothing to 'buy' their own shows) as well as allowing them to pocket all/most of the syndication money.

 

[lupi]

Brooklyn 99 and Last Man on Earth renewed.

 

[Homerboy]

Brooklyn 99 and Last Man on Earth renewed.

YES!

 

[Aikouka]

YES!

I think you missed bolding the first half too.

 

[Charmonium]

Brooklyn 99 and Last Man on Earth renewed.

 

[lupi]

CBS just renewed all non-new not previously cancelled shows except criminal minds and CSI. By God's grace CSI will be put out to pasture. CM may be let go to go with the cheaper CM spinoff that just started airing.