Bad sign for "Rex is Not Your Lawyer" and more TV news

[ghost2]

Most pilots don't get picked up anyway, so this is no big surprise. The sets for "Rex is Not Your Lawyer" (the dreadful-sounding David Tennant pilot) are coming down. Still, NBC has five extra hours to fill now that Jay Leno has moved back to late night, which would have seemed to improve Rex's chances; they must not have liked what they saw in it. Supposedly, this show is on hold but remains under consideration for the fall. Yeah, right. That's code for don't expect this one to ever make it onscreen. "On hold" has a similar meaning to "episode number has been reduced." It's now a longshot.

Speaking of which, the episode order for Numbers was reduced.

Renewed (new shows): The Good Wife, The Middle, Cougar Town, NCIS: Los Angeles, Glee, Modern Family.

Be especially concerned about: Ugly Betty, Cold Case, The Forgotten, Old Christine, Gary Unmarried, Accidentally on Purpose, Trauma (which keeps getting picked up for additional episodes despite awful ratings), Mercy, Scrubs, Better Off Ted, Medium, Melrose Place, and of course, Numbers. FlashForward, Castle, and Heroes are also in doubt. Plus, Lie to Me and/or Fringe could be out. OTOH, both might barely survive.

Comments

[ghost2.livejournal.com]

I think Cold Case is very likely finished. It almost didn't survive last year, and it's really struggling this season. I think odds of renewal are maybe 10%.

Castle/Lie to Me/Fringe all stand a better chance than Cold Case does but they all are also in the danger zone for their networks. Something's going to get cancelled, and they're among the weaker performers. OTOH, they're also kind of borderline and could improve their standing before the end of the season.

NBC is a disaster area. Heroes has pretty bad ratings this year, but so do most of their other shows. If I had to guess, I'd say it's renewed and next year gets billed as being the final season.

[madelf.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I never seem to be attached to the shows with the big ratings that are guaranteed to be renewed. Admittedly, I probably just contribute to their low ratings, since I dvr everything. Still, I'll have to cross my fingers, since those are my happy shows - the ones I watch that don't piss me off and make me crazy or annoyed.