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A Good Day for Unconventional Television.
Whedonesque | a weblog about Joss Whedon —
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/05/a-good-day-for-dolls-and-docs-dollhouse-scrubs-renewed.html The fabulous Maureen Ryan (@moryan) aka The Watcher has a new entry up about Dollhouse's renewal and what it might mean for network television in general. Could the tyranny of the Nielsen overnight ratings be over? If a network like Fox, which is not known for its sentiment and softness, renews a show like "Dollhouse," the paradigm has surely shifted.
Welcome To The All-New, All-Different Dollhouse? [Dollhouse]
io9 —
It's the news that no-one really expected, even though many wanted it: Dollhouse is coming back for a second season. But will it be the same show? Not exactly; here're some changes to expect. It'll Be Cheaper Part of the negotiation process for the second season centered around cost. As the Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan points out, Fox didn't renew "Dollhouse" because the show's fans would have been sad about the Joss Whedon show's untimely death. Fox doesn't care about how viewers feel (you saw "Moment of ...
Get ready for Bizarro Upfront Week
What's Alan Watching? —
... Mo Ryan suggested yesterday that these pick-ups might reflect a new kind of thinking at the networks, where the broadcast ratings aren't the only factor. ("Dollhouse" gets a significant bump, for instance, once DVR and Hulu viewing is factored in.) But I also wonder if the bad economy, and the splintering TV audience, might also make the networks reluctant to let go of even some of their more marginal performers. Simply put, these shows are the devil they know. "Chuck," for instance, may have drawn mediocre ratings on Monday nights, but "Deal Or No Deal" did ...
Programming Note: Upfronts Week
Tuned In —
... post some upfronts updates when I can. In the meantime, several programming decisions have already been leaked. Among the ones that interest me: Dollhouse (yay!), Better Off Ted , Castle and (puzzlingly) Scrubs will all return for another season. No final word on Chuck yet, though NBC has promised a decision this week. The Dollhouse pickup was the big shocker—and by me the most welcome—and the most notable for what it says about how the network TV business works today. Mo Ryan has an insightful post laying out how Fox's decision to keep the show may herald an era in ...
Upfronts: Fox Renews 'Dollhouse'
Media Decoder —
... it will “likely stay on Friday, where Fox is hoping to stick with scripted shows.” Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune says the show “didn’t get great overnight ratings but did very well when DVR use, iTunes and Internet viewing were added to the overall picture.” The renewal leads her to wonder: “Could the tyranny of the Nielsen overnight ratings be over? If a network like Fox, which is not known for its sentiment and softness, renews a show like ‘Dollhouse,’ the paradigm has surely shifted.”
Links for the Day (May 21st, 2009)
The House Next Door —
... 1. A Good Day for Unconventional Television: Dollhouse Renewed. Maureen Ryan has the goods. I like to think that deep within the Fox office suites, the president of Fox was all, "So, Dollhouse gets terrible ratings. Let's cancel it. Any objections?" and everyone just shook their heads until some guy shouted from the back, "Wait! Todd VanDerWerff says we should renew it!" Not that I think all that highly of myself. Also, since it's upfront week, here are looks at the new ...
