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Studio 60 Cancelled?
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"Studio 60" has NOT been cancelled. I repeat, "Studio 60" has NOT been cancelled.
On Monday, NBC was testing to see if "Friday Night Lights" could attract a larger audience than "Studio 60." Ratings will be released later this evening.
According to Variety, "Studio 60" costs $3 million per episode to produce, while "Friday Night Lights" costs $3.3 million per episode. If "FNL" did worse than "Studio 60", it'll get the ax and "Studio 60" will get additional episode pick-ups.
NBC may move "Studio 60" to a new time slot, but Sorkin's contract says that the show cannot air in the 8pm slot, only the 9pm and 10pm slots.
Kristin Veitch, of E! Entertainment recently asked her followers to "Save One New Show." "Studio 60" won, and she is applying all the pressure she can to see that the show survives. Last year, Veitch successfully lobied network execs to renew the cult show, "Veronica Mars" despite its dreadful ratings.
I encourage everyone who loves "Studio 60" to send an email to nbcshows@nbc.com
On Monday, NBC was testing to see if "Friday Night Lights" could attract a larger audience than "Studio 60." Ratings will be released later this evening.
According to Variety, "Studio 60" costs $3 million per episode to produce, while "Friday Night Lights" costs $3.3 million per episode. If "FNL" did worse than "Studio 60", it'll get the ax and "Studio 60" will get additional episode pick-ups.
NBC may move "Studio 60" to a new time slot, but Sorkin's contract says that the show cannot air in the 8pm slot, only the 9pm and 10pm slots.
Kristin Veitch, of E! Entertainment recently asked her followers to "Save One New Show." "Studio 60" won, and she is applying all the pressure she can to see that the show survives. Last year, Veitch successfully lobied network execs to renew the cult show, "Veronica Mars" despite its dreadful ratings.
I encourage everyone who loves "Studio 60" to send an email to nbcshows@nbc.com
I happen to enjoy both Studio 60 and Friday Night Lights. Two of the best new shows on TV, IMHO. I think NBC can afford to air both
From IMDb News today:
NBC Universal CEO Robert Wright has denied reports that Aaron Sorkin's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is about to be canceled. In an interview with FoxNews.com's Roger Friedman, who originally quoted insiders as saying that the show was about to be yanked from the network's schedule, Wright said such a move was unlikely because "We have too much money invested in it. ... I think it will go on."
NBC Universal CEO Robert Wright has denied reports that Aaron Sorkin's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is about to be canceled. In an interview with FoxNews.com's Roger Friedman, who originally quoted insiders as saying that the show was about to be yanked from the network's schedule, Wright said such a move was unlikely because "We have too much money invested in it. ... I think it will go on."
Excellent news!
Personally, I hope NBC moves the show to a different night. I think it would do much better on Tuesday at 10pm, where it would have virtually no competition. If it stays on Monday, "CSI:Miami" will consistently beat it.
I have to say that I am not surprised. The show is smartly written and well acted and, like "The West Wing," well produced.
The thing is, it's not inherently interesting like the White House or the nation's political and socio-economic business. It's about a show that is rarely funny anymore, in my opinion, and hasn't been consistently funny in a long, long, long time.
"Saturday Night Live" may be an "institution" at NBC, but it is not a "national institution."
The thing is, it's not inherently interesting like the White House or the nation's political and socio-economic business. It's about a show that is rarely funny anymore, in my opinion, and hasn't been consistently funny in a long, long, long time.
"Saturday Night Live" may be an "institution" at NBC, but it is not a "national institution."
its a great show. has some room for improvement.
BUT... THEY PUT IT IN THE WORST TIME SLOT!!!!
give the show a chance in another time slot.
PS anyone here who likes studio 60, try 30 ROCK. it's hilarious as a 30 min take on same type of tv show. a bit lower in budget, but way more funny
BUT... THEY PUT IT IN THE WORST TIME SLOT!!!!
give the show a chance in another time slot.
PS anyone here who likes studio 60, try 30 ROCK. it's hilarious as a 30 min take on same type of tv show. a bit lower in budget, but way more funny
Right you are. 30 Rock is a better show. Funnier, for sure, and less "in-your-face" than is "Studio 60." As much as I loved "The West Wing," and I loved "The West Wing," I don't know that the formula carries over to a similar-yet-different show with many of the same actors. Too soon maybe? I definitely think the problem with the ratings has more to do with the proximity of the two shows than the time the show is aired. If the show were truly worth watching, people would watch.
For my two cents, I think the bigger problem is using "Saturday Night Live" as the premise. I am going to show my age yet again here at Macrumors.com, but, in my opinion, one of the funniest shows on TV is the Dick Van Dyke Show. You don't really know the show this group of writers works for-- at least as far as I recall-- but that isn't the point. The show seems to be more about the relationships between the writers (aka the characters) than the "show" for which they're writing.
"30 Rock" also has close ties to "Saturday Night Live," but its humor seems to be more universal as compared to "Studio 60," which seems too tied to "SNL." Also, for what it's worth, the "NBS" designation doesn't really help; if anything, it draws attention to the genericized TV station, kind of like in the movies when the characters drink "cola" instead of "Coke" or "Pepsi" or "Dr. Pepper." Sometimes, it's best to just use the real names and not force people to "suspend their disbelief too much."
I can't believe I haven't seen this thread yet! Thank goodness they aren't canceling it, but I'm writing my e-mail right now just in case.
Can't wait for the next episodes; the next two are supposed to be continuous (part1/part2)...
Can't wait for the next episodes; the next two are supposed to be continuous (part1/part2)...
I only saw the Pilot of 30 Rock and I thought it was terrible. If the rest of the series is better, let me know.
I caught part of the pilot and turned it off, I saw the poker episode last week and that was a great episode. I think the show will improve as they work into it more.
No kidding! I saw part of another episode just to give it a try and 30 rock sucks. My wife is upset that studio 60 is done. It was one of the few shows that we both really enjoyed together.
<sigh>
For those of you who DIDN'T read the entire thread...
Studio 60 is NOT CANCELED.
Not yet, anyway.
For those of you who DIDN'T read the entire thread...
Studio 60 is NOT CANCELED.
Not yet, anyway.
Yeah, I think someone should edit the thread title. It should read "Studio 60 Cancelled? NO!"
I read today that NBC is airing 4 new episodes all through November, sweeps month, so they obviously must have faith that the audience will begin to grow as the month progresses. Hopefully it will, as it's quickly becoming one of my favorite shows.
LOL. Or they are contractually locked into airing the shows that they've already purchased or simply need something to fill the slot prior to replacing it with another airing of a game show or such.
This is the network, for example, that took "Boomtown" -- an award-winning and critically acclaimed show -- ordered a second season and then cancelled it three episodes in after dumbing the show down.
So don't read anything into the fact that they're airing four more episodes; they may be the last four you ever see of "Studio 60."
yea, it's not in NBC's interest to say they're going to pull the show until just before they actually do. They still want to sell ad space for the time slot, and if the big-money buyers know the show is on the chopping block, they'll avoid it like the plague.
This is a completely different NBC than it was when "Boomtown" was airing. Back then, NBC was number 1, and were trying to maintain it, so anything that didn't do well was cancelled, no matter how critically acclaimed it was. Now, they're number 4, and struggling to find programs that will attract any sort of audience.
Look at NBC now. We are on the third season of "The Office", which is pulling in only 1/3 of the ratings that "Friends" had, and just a few more eyeballs that "Studio 60" gets. No one thought "The Office" would last this long. "30 Rock" which is pulling in under 6 million viewers per week (lower that "Studio 60") is being moved it to 9:30pm on Thursday night (where it'll be destroyed by "CSI", "Grey's Anatomy", and "The OC") to try and bring back "Must See TV". On any other network, "30 Rock" would already have been cancelled. NBC's problem, now that they've introduced NBC 2.0, is that they can't cancel every program doing poorly because they'd have no shows to air.
Oh, and it you haven't heard yet, the new NBC Thursday night lineup starts near the end of November.
8:00pm - "My Name Is Earl"
8:30pm - "The Office"
9:00pm - "Scrubs" (The 6th season begins)
9:30pm - "30 Rock"
The good news for "Studio 60" is:
1. According the The Wall Street Journal, "Studio 60" is the number 1 show in households where income exceeds $100,000 per year. Meaning, it can attract an entirely different class of advertisers. (I don't have a link, as I am only a print edition subscriber).
2. "Studio 60" actually costs less to produce than other NBC dramas that are doing even worse. Such as "Friday Night Lights" & "Las Vegas."
3. We don't actually know the real ratings for the show. Yes, we know the Nielsen number, but, how many episodes have been downloaded from iTunes? How many watch the two-minute replays on NBC.com? How many people are watching the full streamed episode on NBC.com? These are all reasons why the networks are finally starting to realize that the Nielsen system is out of date and inaccurate.
Yes, I do realize that "Studio 60" will most likely be cancelled. But if we start giving up on good shows now, we're sending a terrible message to the networks: "We don't like smart TV." I don't know about the rest of you, but I can't stand the dumbing down of America that is taking place in television. Reality shows have destroyed good programming, and the only way we can fight back is to sit down, watch and support the exceptional shows we love. I ask that you please tune it to "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip" Mondays at 10pm ET, throughout the month on November.
You're missing the point, I'm afraid.
We're already watching the show. You're preaching to the choir here.
You want to save "Studio 60?" Round up about 2-5 million viewers and get them to watch.
We're already watching the show. You're preaching to the choir here.
You want to save "Studio 60?" Round up about 2-5 million viewers and get them to watch.