Comments on: Early Ratings Report: Lower Ratings for World Series and Life on Mars

By: ABCFanatic

ABCFanatic — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:21:32 +0000

my gosh

I don’t know what will my ABC boss are you going to say about LOM

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:10:43 +0000

I mean they would want to maintain a good amount of Lost’s audience.

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:10:14 +0000

Chris, I don’t think ABC is worried with winning, so much as they want to maintain a good amount of Lost’s audience.

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:09:18 +0000

Yeah, I think Life on Mars sticks around, but gets moved mid season. And then most likely canceled in May, if the numbers stay in this range. (Depending on the demo, of course.) ABC wouldn’t want to waste a Grey’s lead in when they may have a much better match up in the works.

By: Chris the TV sage

Chris the TV sage — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:01:07 +0000

I’m a fan of LoM as well (although this ep was far worse than the first two and makes me worry it’s about to get Octoberroadisized)… would like to see it move to Wed @ 10 after Lost as well, but that’s up against CSI:NY and I don’t think it can win there (wonder what NBC will use to replace Lipstick Jungle?).

By: STACY

STACY — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:53:55 +0000

What annoyed me about Supernatural last night, is that is was advertised as a serious episode and it turned out to me more of a comedic episode. I have no problem with funny episodes; I just don’t like being tricked.

By: Julia26

Julia26 — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:32:35 +0000

I love Life on Mars and I a bummed to see that it is still sliding… Waiting to see the next set of numbers later today.

By: Vader

Vader — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:25:17 +0000

With Wednesday’s in complete disarray (minus Private Practice), Eli Stone doing poorly, and Opportunity Knocks already cancelled, I think ABC will take what it can get from Life on Mars. It wouldn’t completely shock me if they kept it around and tried pairing it with LOST in the spring. Grey’s Anatomy does have an audience, but I highly doubt that audience on Life on Mars’ are even remotely the same. Also, ABC does like the show, which counts for something.

By: David

David — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:23:33 +0000

Why are you watching ABC right now? They canceled “My So Called Life”. You were supposed to stop watching them after they did that.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:55:47 +0000

Shawn, it could conceivably cancel all the underperforming shows, though doing it in one fell swoop seems highly unlikely.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:51:40 +0000

It’s unfortunate that Life On Mars is sliding downward because I like the show too. However, given that there are so many ABC shows that are underperforming, maybe there’s still a spot for this show in the lineup, at least for the short term. They can’t cancel half their primetime schedule after all, right?