LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - NBC is simultaneously committing to its freshman dramedy "Miss Match" and agreeing to see other people. In the real world, that might get a guy slapped, but such arrangements are par for the course in the TV business.
The network has ordered four more episodes of "Miss Match," which stars Alicia Silverstone as a divorce lawyer by day, matchmaker by other parts of the day. That will bring the show to 17 episodes for its first season. At the same time, though, the show is going on hiatus for the early part of 2004. NBC is moving "Ed" to "Miss Match's" 9 p.m. ET Friday spot in January, where it will run through most of February sweeps before ending its season early. "Miss Match" will then return in late February or early March for the remaining six episodes of its run, an NBC spokeswoman says. The series has received mostly favorable reviews, but audiences haven't warmed to it as much as expected. Its first few episodes, which aired at 8 p.m. Fridays, were soundly beaten by CBS' "Joan of Arcadia." Since moving to 9 p.m., its fortunes have improved a little, but it draws only about 6.4 million viewers a week. Its performance among NBC's target audience of adults 18-49 have been steady, hovering around a 2.5 rating, which is decent for a Friday show. It typically wins its timeslot among young women. _______________________________________________ Sndbox mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://a8.mewebdns-a8.com/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
