Arrested Development in trouble

M@tt · 10-02-2005, 02:34 PM

"Arrested Development." The funniest show on television is all but dead. There's no official announcement yet, but all the signs are there, and if this short-lived thing of beauty even manages to deliver half of a season, consider that a sanctioned-by-Rome miracle.

The ratings are abysmal. Fewer than 4 million viewers, which puts it in cable territory. Despite what may have been one of its funniest episodes ever in the first week, nobody watched. This past Monday, even fewer people watched. So much for Emmy power. So much for Charlize Theron as a cameo draw.

Blame? Easy. Fox moved the series from Sunday to Monday, which was: (a) stupid, (b) a planned assassination or (c) all of the above. The network barely promoted the night switch -- a killer for viewers, especially those trying to sample 30 new series -- and sure enough, "Arrested Development" drew fewer viewers than last season. Worse, once on Monday, the series got almost no push. Now, there's one more episode before Major League Baseball pre-empts the show -- and Fox will air "Prison Break" repeats in that slot for a bit after that and before, ahem, bringing back "Arrested Development."

Yeah, that'll happen. Enjoy next Monday's episode. Chances are, everything after that will be dubbed "the lost episodes" on the next DVD. Here's how things get worse for Fox: "Kitchen Confidential" is also dying on Mondays. That means Fox hasn't been able to launch a decent sitcom in some time, and, no, "The War at Home" on Sundays doesn't count. If you watch that, you deserve it.

But it's true that the audience always decides. Always. And if it doesn't want "Arrested Development" but gloms onto the asinine "War at Home," three things are in play here: (a) Nielsen families have lame taste, (b) we get the television we really deserve and (c) most damning, the theory of sophisticated urban viewers is out the window. San Francisco was the 27th-ranked market for "Arrested Development." New York, Los Angeles and Chicago all tied for 21st. And Boston was 45th. So much for savvy. Let's move to Portland, Ore., -- it was the No. 1-ranked market for "Arrested Development."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...DGP7EVFHB1.DTL

**open32** · 10-02-2005, 03:37 PM

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San Francisco was the 27th-ranked market for "Arrested Development." New York, Los Angeles and Chicago all tied for 21st. And Boston was 45th. So much for savvy. Let's move to Portland, Ore., -- it was the No. 1-ranked market for "Arrested Development."

Hum, easy too sque statement, it can probably be done half a dozen ways.

Iv scene the show a few times, some of its funny but it never kept me interested, with some other shows sometimes ill tape it so I don’t miss it but this one felt like there was no real reason you had to see the next episode, I just catch it whenever I’m flipping through the channels.

10-02-2005, 08:30 PM

true, look at family guy and futurama.. they were axed because of piss poor time slots. I wonder if fox would DARE move simpsons off the sunday bracket and see how well it does.

I don't like arrested development, I saw like an episode or two which is funny but it just couldn't pull me in

10-02-2005, 11:44 PM

Awwww, that sucks. I love "Arrested Development" and besides the Emmys I always wondered why it didn't get the respect it deserves. :confused:

**open32** · 10-03-2005, 11:53 PM

It was lossing ratings before they moved it.

10-06-2005, 09:19 PM

You really have to commit to watching it before it pulls you in. My sister made me watch the season 1 dvd and it took 3 or 4 episodes before I was hooked. It's the best comedy on TV and it would be a shame if it were cancelled. Fox seems to jerk around with their shows alot.

10-07-2005, 12:49 AM

well, first season was, but the humor is one that like you said builds on itself. Unfortunetly that doesn't work for a lot of people that love to be watching it and feel in it right then and there. blame it on a.d.d

11-02-2005, 11:13 AM

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Originally posted by elizadushkufan:
Awwww, that sucks. I love "Arrested Development" and besides the Emmys I always wondered why it didn't get the respect it deserves. :confused:

Same here luv it...
whats the latest news on it??

**open32** · 11-02-2005, 01:15 PM

Production on new shows is currently stopped; the main character has to go in for surgery. The show will go on hiatus for that time, about three to four weeks. There are a few shows left that are made so I don’t think it will go on hiatus this week. Apparently even with some of the lowest rating it will continue production after the hiatus.

11-03-2005, 12:04 AM

It really sucks that some of the best shows get the axe...
Tho who knows if does get the chop maybe a cable channel will pick the rights to the show...

11-03-2005, 02:07 AM

I know the show is good and it was funny but it is hard to get into it. I dunno how to explain it but like I assume it's my add [img]tongue.gif[/img]

11-08-2005, 12:18 AM

Oh God, not my "Arrested Development". When it wasnt on for a couple of weeks I flipped out but it was just because Bateman had throat surgery or something...thank God. :D

11-15-2005, 10:05 AM

It's official now from Fox it's gone :(

10-02-2005, 02:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
M@tt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,979 My Profile	"Arrested Development." The funniest show on television is all but dead. There's no official announcement yet, but all the signs are there, and if this short-lived thing of beauty even manages to deliver half of a season, consider that a sanctioned-by-Rome miracle. The ratings are abysmal. Fewer than 4 million viewers, which puts it in cable territory. Despite what may have been one of its funniest episodes ever in the first week, nobody watched. This past Monday, even fewer people watched. So much for Emmy power. So much for Charlize Theron as a cameo draw. Blame? Easy. Fox moved the series from Sunday to Monday, which was: (a) stupid, (b) a planned assassination or (c) all of the above. The network barely promoted the night switch -- a killer for viewers, especially those trying to sample 30 new series -- and sure enough, "Arrested Development" drew fewer viewers than last season. Worse, once on Monday, the series got almost no push. Now, there's one more episode before Major League Baseball pre-empts the show -- and Fox will air "Prison Break" repeats in that slot for a bit after that and before, ahem, bringing back "Arrested Development." Yeah, that'll happen. Enjoy next Monday's episode. Chances are, everything after that will be dubbed "the lost episodes" on the next DVD. Here's how things get worse for Fox: "Kitchen Confidential" is also dying on Mondays. That means Fox hasn't been able to launch a decent sitcom in some time, and, no, "The War at Home" on Sundays doesn't count. If you watch that, you deserve it. But it's true that the audience always decides. Always. And if it doesn't want "Arrested Development" but gloms onto the asinine "War at Home," three things are in play here: (a) Nielsen families have lame taste, (b) we get the television we really deserve and (c) most damning, the theory of sophisticated urban viewers is out the window. San Francisco was the 27th-ranked market for "Arrested Development." New York, Los Angeles and Chicago all tied for 21st. And Boston was 45th. So much for savvy. Let's move to Portland, Ore., -- it was the No. 1-ranked market for "Arrested Development." http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...DGP7EVFHB1.DTL

10-02-2005, 08:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
TrineX Guest Posts: n/a	true, look at family guy and futurama.. they were axed because of piss poor time slots. I wonder if fox would DARE move simpsons off the sunday bracket and see how well it does. I don't like arrested development, I saw like an episode or two which is funny but it just couldn't pull me in

10-02-2005, 11:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
elizadushkufan Guest Posts: n/a	Awwww, that sucks. I love "Arrested Development" and besides the Emmys I always wondered why it didn't get the respect it deserves. :confused:

10-03-2005, 11:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
open32 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,069 My Profile	It was lossing ratings before they moved it.

10-06-2005, 09:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Explosivo Guest Posts: n/a	You really have to commit to watching it before it pulls you in. My sister made me watch the season 1 dvd and it took 3 or 4 episodes before I was hooked. It's the best comedy on TV and it would be a shame if it were cancelled. Fox seems to jerk around with their shows alot.

10-07-2005, 12:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
TrineX Guest Posts: n/a	well, first season was, but the humor is one that like you said builds on itself. Unfortunetly that doesn't work for a lot of people that love to be watching it and feel in it right then and there. blame it on a.d.d

11-02-2005, 01:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
open32 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,069 My Profile	Production on new shows is currently stopped; the main character has to go in for surgery. The show will go on hiatus for that time, about three to four weeks. There are a few shows left that are made so I don’t think it will go on hiatus this week. Apparently even with some of the lowest rating it will continue production after the hiatus.

11-03-2005, 12:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
Mo. Guest Posts: n/a	It really sucks that some of the best shows get the axe... Tho who knows if does get the chop maybe a cable channel will pick the rights to the show...

11-03-2005, 02:07 AM	#11 (permalink)
TrineX Guest Posts: n/a	I know the show is good and it was funny but it is hard to get into it. I dunno how to explain it but like I assume it's my add [img]tongue.gif[/img]

11-08-2005, 12:18 AM	#12 (permalink)
veraellen Guest Posts: n/a	Oh God, not my "Arrested Development". When it wasnt on for a couple of weeks I flipped out but it was just because Bateman had throat surgery or something...thank God. :D

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11-15-2005, 10:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
Mo. Guest Posts: n/a	It's official now from Fox it's gone :(