"Prison Break" Gone Soon?
Yeah, that's Wentworth Miller, at the end of season three, looking to the future, which now seems very very tenuous. The big headline in a Hollywood Reporter story this morning is that "Prison Break" is over, and if you look at the numbers (see the jump), then it's not terribly shocking - just shocking that a show with a global cult following should face cancellation after only four (four!) seasons.
If I've got my arithmetic right, Fox originally ordered a full 22 episodes for the season, but when the '09 mid-season lineup was announced, the network was suspiciously quiet about the show, which conceivably could step in if something like "Dollhouse" flounders (for example.)
To fans, this suggests that the full order won't be produced at all. The HR piece says the show just got notification that the network wants two additional episodes only, with the implication that those will be a two-hour finale. I'm pretty certain "PB" has produced enough episodes already to close out this year - 2008 - but it's '09 that remains the big mystery.
Strange: Though I'm not a big "PB" watcher by any means, I know people who are and the sense from them is that this has been a perfectly fine season; I believe even Stephen King also weighed in on his "EW" column, saying how it had become some sort of TV addiction for him...
Meanwhile, here's a quick clip of next week's "Quiet Riot." Enjoy it while you can...
And as mentioned, go to the jump for last week's top 100 shows; scroll down, waaaay down, for "PB," which I'll mark...
OK - here are the ratings from last week...household ratings, or percentage of sets that were tuned to a specific program...Household ratings, as you know, are kinda deceptive - they're barely glanced at by the networks, and advertisers ignore 'em, but they ARE a good barometer for civilians; and a low household usually, but not always, suggests that the key demo figures are low too. (Although conversely, a show with a high household, like "60," gets virtually NO young viewers...)
1 60 MINUTES CBS 11/09/2008 1 11.5
2 CSI CBS 11/06/2008 1 11.2
3 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 11/03/2008 1 11.1
4 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 11/09/2008 1 11.0
5 DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S)-11/05/2008 ABC 11/05/2008 1 10.2
6 GREY'S ANATOMY-THU 9PM ABC 11/06/2008 1 10.1
7 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 11/09/2008 1 10.1
8 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 11/05/2008 1 9.3
9 NFL REGULAR SEASON L ESPN 11/03/2008 1 8.7
10 SNL PRESIDENTIAL BASH '08(S)-11/03/2008 NBC 11/03/2008 1 8.7
11 VOTE 2008-9:00PM(S)-11/04/2008 ABC 11/04/2008 1 8.5
12 CSI: MIAMI CBS 11/03/2008 1 8.5
13 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 11/03/2008 1 8.0
14 COLD CASE CBS 11/09/2008 1 8.0
15 CSI: NY CBS 11/05/2008 1 7.9
16 DECISION '08 PRIME(S)-11/04/2008 NBC 11/04/2008 1 7.5
17 SURVIVOR: GABON CBS 11/06/2008 1 7.2
18 NUMB3RS CBS 11/07/2008 1 7.1
19 AMAZING RACE 13 CBS 11/09/2008 1 7.1
20 NCIS FRIDAY 9PM-SPECIAL(S)-11/07/2008 CBS 11/07/2008 1 7.1
21 ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008 CNN 11/04/2008 1 7.0
22 ELEVENTH HOUR CBS 11/06/2008 1 7.0
23 VOTE 2008-8:00PM(S)-11/04/2008 ABC 11/04/2008 1 7.0
24 ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008 CNN 11/04/2008 1 6.8
25 BROTHERS & SISTERS ABC 11/09/2008 1 6.8
26 GHOST WHISPERER CBS 11/07/2008 1 6.8
27 UNIT, THE CBS 11/09/2008 1 6.4
28 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-8P ABC 11/09/2008 1 6.4
29 BONES FOX 11/05/2008 1 6.2
30 PRIVATE PRACTICE ABC 11/05/2008 1 6.2
31 ELECTION NIGHT 08(S)-11/04/2008 CNN 11/04/2008 1 6.1
32 BIG BANG THEORY, THE CBS 11/03/2008 1 5.9
33 SAMANTHA WHO? ABC 11/03/2008 1 5.9
34 LIFE ON MARS ABC 11/06/2008 1 5.8
35 UGLY BETTY ABC 11/06/2008 1 5.8
36 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER CBS 11/03/2008 1 5.8
37 E.R. NBC 11/06/2008 1 5.7
38 20/20-FRI ABC 11/07/2008 1 5.6
39 48 HOURS MYSTERY CBS 11/08/2008 1 5.5
40 WORST WEEK CBS 11/03/2008 1 5.4
41 LAW AND ORDER NBC 11/05/2008 1 5.4
42 SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL ABC 11/08/2008 1 5.3
43 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOXNC 11/04/2008 3 5.2
44 FAMILY GUY FOX 11/09/2008 1 5.1
45 OFFICE NBC 11/06/2008 1 4.8
46 DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON NBC 11/03/2008 1 4.6
47 30 ROCK NBC 11/06/2008 1 4.6
48 SIMPSONS FOX 11/09/2008 1 4.6
49 CRIMETIME SATURDAY CBS 11/08/2008 1 4.6
50 CAMPAIGN 2008 ELECT 3(S)-11/04/2008 CBS 11/04/2008 1 4.6
51 BOSTON LEGAL ABC 11/03/2008 1 4.5
52 OLD CHRISTINE CBS 11/05/2008 1 4.4
53 HOUSE-WED 9P FOX 11/05/2008 1 4.3
54 GARY UNMARRIED CBS 11/05/2008 1 4.3
55 DIRTY SEXY MONEY ABC 11/05/2008 1 4.2
56 SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER FOX 11/07/2008 1 4.1
57 MY NAME IS EARL NBC 11/06/2008 1 4.1
58 AMERICAN DAD FOX 11/09/2008 1 4.0
59 KING OF THE HILL FOX 11/09/2008 1 4.0
60 CRIMETIME SATURDAY 8PM CBS 11/08/2008 1 3.9
61 LIFE NBC 11/05/2008 1 3.8
62 FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 NBC 11/09/2008 1 3.8
63 SUPERNANNY ABC 11/07/2008 1 3.7
64 DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI NBC 11/07/2008 1 3.6
65 AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS ABC 11/09/2008 1 3.6
66 COPS 2 FOX 11/08/2008 1 3.6
67 ICARLY MOVIE: GO TO JAPAN NICK 11/08/2008 2 3.5
68 AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK FOX 11/08/2008 1 3.4
69 KATH & KIM NBC 11/06/2008 1 3.4
70 DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS FOX 11/07/2008 1 3.3
71 KNIGHT RIDER NBC 11/05/2008 1 3.2
72 SIMPSONS-SUN 7:30P FOX 11/09/2008 1 3.2
73 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 11/04/2008 3 3.2
74 TERMINATOR: SRH CNR CHRON FOX 11/03/2008 1 3.2
75 SNL PRES BASH-LIVE(S)-11/08/2008 NBC 11/08/2008 1 3.1
76 COPS FOX 11/08/2008 1 3.1
77 PRISON BREAK FOX 11/03/2008 1 3.1
78 WIFE SWAP ABC 11/07/2008 1 3.1
79 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES FOX 11/06/2008 1 3.0
80 KITCHEN NIGHTMRS-THU 8P FOX 11/06/2008 1 2.9
81 NASCAR SPRINT CUP L ESPN2 11/09/2008 1 2.9
82 YOU DECIDE 2008(S)-11/04/2008 FOX 11/04/2008 1 2.8
83 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXNC 11/03/2008 4 2.8
84 SMALLVILLE CW 11/06/2008 1 2.7
85 FUEGO EN LA SANGRE MON UNI 11/03/2008 1 2.7
86 FUEGO EN LA SANGRE THU UNI 11/06/2008 1 2.6
87 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA 11/03/2008 3 2.6
88 FUEGO EN LA SANGRE WED UNI 11/05/2008 1 2.6
89 AMERICA'S TOP MODEL-5 CW 11/05/2008 1 2.5
90 CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL WED UNI 11/05/2008 1 2.5
91 CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL THU UNI 11/06/2008 1 2.5
92 CRUSOE NBC 11/07/2008 1 2.5
93 CUIDADO CON EL ANGEL MON UNI 11/03/2008 1 2.4
94 FUEGO EN LA SANGRE FRI UNI 11/07/2008 1 2.4
95 LIPSTICK JUNGLE NBC 11/07/2008 1 2.3
96 DESTINO 2008 7 11/4(S)-11/04/2008 UNI 11/04/2008 1 2.3
97 TRUE JACKSON, VP NICK 11/08/2008 2 2.3
98 GOSSIP GIRL-MON CW 11/03/2008 1 2.2
99 DESTINO 2008 8 11/4(S)-11/04/2008 UNI 11/04/2008 1 2.2
100 DESTINO 2008 6 11/4(S)-11/04/2008 UNI 11/04/2008 1 2.2
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