I don't think TAR is in any danger. This is not the first time in recent memory that it's been picked up a cycle at a time. It's Survivor that tends to get picked up 2 at a time because that's how they film them now. TAR doesn't go back to back like that.
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > On Friday, in the biggest surprise so far in renewal season, Fox gave > the J.J. Abrams SFer "Fringe" a fourth season despite mediocre-at-best > numbers and an incompatible Friday night lead-in of Chef Ramsay and > "Kitchen NIghtmares": > > http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/24/fringe-renewed-for-fourth-season/ > > And CBS has renewed its Sunday night reality double-punch "TAR" and > "Undercover Boss"--however, (cue "TAR" clanging bells) "TAR" is only > getting a half-year renewal (one "season") instead of the usual full- > year (two "seasons") renewal: > > http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/27/cbs-renews-amazing-race-undercover-boss/ > > And one wonders if Stephen Lambert & Co. are noticing that fewer > people are buying that whole ruse that the CEO is a reality show > contestant competing for an entry-level job. Do they think that no > one at the companies they pick watches CBS on Sunday nights or turns > the TV off after "TAR?" > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- +++++++++++++++ Joe Coughlin http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
