Fans Must Wait for Dirty Sexy, Eli, Pushing Daisies Finales
January 16, 2009 by Chandra
This news truly sucks.
E! Online’s Kristin and tons of other TV industry insiders in the know all report pretty much the same dismal development: ABC is holding off on airing the final episodes of canceled gems Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, and Pushing Daisies until the summer.
For those of us who remember the vastly boring wasteland the summer TV season used to be before basic cable swooped in and made it a legitimate occasion for new stuff, waiting isn’t such a big deal. But, for fans who wanted closure as soon as possible, it’s a whole ‘nother story I’m sure.
The reason for the delay is very simple, of course. Chalk it up to money, meaning ratings too low to have a large enough positive impact on the network’s bottom line. As Kristin points out, the shows that replaced the three series in their former time slots, including repeats of other series, have been bringing in much more Nielsen bacon — often twice as much or more.
Dissed by ABC: Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, Pushing Daisies
November 21, 2008 by Chandra
The news is spreading like wildfire all over the Internets: on November 20, ABC announced more changes to its midseason schedule that include:
• The Thursday pairing of Grey’s Anatomy and its spinoff Private Practice, beginning on January 8
• The Wednesday pairing of Lost and Life on Mars, which has also received an order for four additional episodes, beginning on January 28
• The simultaneous return and ABC premiere of Scrubs on Tuesday, January 6 at 9pm EST, following double episodes of According to Jim at 8pm
What’s most notable about the schedule, however, especially to us dramedy fans, is the absence of three of television’s most engaging, entertaining, and arguably unique series: Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, Pushing Daisies.
The Cancellation of ‘Jezebel James’
March 25, 2008 by Chandra
Oh, thank you for putting me out of my misery!
Fox has wisely and quickly axed the mind-bogglingly bad new sitcom The Return of Jezebel James, brought to the television-watching world by much-loved Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino.
This development, which is effective immediately, will have two consequences. First, four of the seven produced episodes of the series will mercifully not air. Second, the same pretty much goes for the repeats of ‘Til Death that began coming on before the series at 8pm EST.
Actually, both outcomes are good news for fans of the excellent forensic procedural Bones, though, since that show will now return to the 8pm–9pm time slot on Fridays, where it had been in repeats prior to Jezebel’s debut.
I’m not a Gilmore groupie, but I sincerely hope Jezebel was just a one-time glitch in Sherman-Palladino’s TV career. And, to be clear — the canned laugh track had not a thing to do with Jezebel’s lousiness. It was the writing and execution of said writing, folks. If you don’t believe it, watch with closed captioning enabled and the sound turned down or off, and the show still reeks.
But, wait — you can’t do that anymore. Great!
CW Comedy Series Post-Strike
February 24, 2008 by Chandra
Aliens in America
- Returns March 2 with 8 new episodes planned
- Last new episode aired on December 10
- Complete first season will have 18 episodes instead of 22
- Has not been renewed for a second season
Everybody Hates Chris
- Returns March 2 with 12 new episodes planned
- Last new episode aired on December 10
- Complete third season will have 22 episodes
- Has not been renewed for a fourth season
Girlfriends
- Will not return
- Last new episode aired on February 11
- Complete eighth season has 13 episodes, plus a planned retrospective
- CANCELED on February 12
Reaper
- Returns March 13 with 8 new episodes planned
- Last new episode aired on December 4
- Complete first season will have 18 episodes
- Has not been renewed for a second season
The Game
- Returns March 23 with 9 new episodes planned
- Last new episode aired on February 4
- Complete second season will have 20 episodes
- Has not been renewed for a third season
ABC Comedy Series Post-Strike
February 24, 2008 by Chandra
According to Jim
- Currently airing its 18-episode seventh season
- Has not been renewed for an eighth season
Big Shots
- Will not return
- Last new episode aired on January 24
- Complete first season has 11 episodes (11 aired)
- CANCELED on February 12
Boston Legal
- Returns April 8 with 6 new episodes planned
- Last new episode aired on February 19
- Complete fourth season will have 20 episodes
- Has not been renewed for a fifth season
Carpoolers
- Currently airing its 13-episode first season
- Has not been renewed for a second season
Cashmere Mafia
- Completed its first season on February 20
- Complete first season has 7 episodes instead of 13 ordered
- Has not been renewed for a second season
Cavemen
- Will not return
- Last new episode aired on November 13
- Complete first season has 13 episodes (6 aired)
- CANCELED on February 12