That's why I didn't know about Threat Matrix when someone said something yesterday, I never got this one. lol ( course lately that ain't nothing new lol )
----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Sandbox Discussion List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:25 AM Subject: [Sndbox] More Info on ABC Pickups > > > > LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - As it did last year, ABC has picked up all four > of its new sitcoms for a full season. The network has also ordered more > episodes of two new dramas, something that didn't happen last fall. > > Freshman sitcoms "I'm with Her," "Hope & Faith," "It's All Relative" and > "Married to the Kellys," along with dramas "10-8" and "Threat Matrix," > earned their back nine episodes on the strength of retaining their lead-in > audience or improving their time periods over what was there last season. > > "We're immensely proud to have successfully launched 10 new comedies in just > two and a half seasons," ABC Entertainment president Susan Lyne says. > (That may be stretching the math a little, as "My Wife and Kids" premiered > in spring 2001.) > > Of the two dramas, Lyne says they're "performing for us in very competitive > time periods. The shows are growing creatively, and we have confidence that > they will build audience as they are sampled by more viewers." > > The only new series missing from the pickup list is "Karen Sisco," which has > earned the most critical praise of any new ABC show but has a tough time > retaining its lead-in audience from "The Bachelor." It's averaging just over > 8 million viewers a week at 10 p.m. ET Wednesdays, about a third less than > the 12.2 million who watch "The Bachelor." > > A network source tells Zap2it.com that ABC has ordered four additional > "Sisco" scripts, which is often a good sign for a show. The series is also > staying on the air for most of November sweeps. > > Of the shows that were picked up, "I'm with Her" has thus far fared the best > in the ratings, drawing close to 11 million viewers a week. "It's All > Relative" and "Hope & Faith" are in the neighborhood of 10 million viewers, > while "Married to the Kellys" comes in at 7.9 million on Friday nights. > > About 8.6 million people are watching cop drama "10-8," which is beating > NBC's "American Dreams" in total viewers and proving a more compatible > lead-in to "Alias" on Sundays than "The Wonderful World of Disney" was last > season. > > "Threat Matrix" is the least-watched of the shows that were picked up, > drawing about 6.8 million viewers opposite "Survivor: Pearl Islands" and > "Friends" on Thursdays. Its numbers are still a vast improvement over the > disaster that was "Dinotopia" last season. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net > > ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
