TV's 2006 Fall Season Failures - Why Did They Fail?
The following shows have either been cancelled, or are on hiatus and will probably not return properly.
* Cancelled or On Hiatus / Ratings / Fantasy Stock value(TVBux$)
* 20 Good Years / 4.7 down to 3.4 / 14.59
* Six Degrees / 9.3 down to 5.4 / $16.00
* Show Me The Money / 8.9 down to 6.4 / $5.37
* Justice / 6.6 down to 4.4 / $13.40
* The Nine / 9.1 down to 4 / $14.64
* Kidnapped / 6 down to 2.6 / $14.45
* Smith / 7.8 down to 5.8 / $21.75
* Runaway / 1.8 down to 1.2 / $3.74
* Happy Hour / 5.1 down to 2.5 / $10.35
* Vanished / 5.5 down to 2 / $10.57
* 3 Lbs / 6.8 flexed to 7.9 / $12.09
* Daybreak / 7.6 down to 3.9 / $13.55
* Help Me to Help you / 8.9 down to 5.0 / $14.00
NBC's 20 Good Years was pulled after 4 weeks with the following neilson ratings to show for it 4.7 - 4.2 - 3.9 - 3.4
ABC's Six Degrees was pulled after 6 episodes ran with the following neilson ratings 9.3 - 7.5 - 6.9 - 6.5 - 5.7 - 5.4
ABC's Show Me The Money with William Shatner hosting was surprisingly pulled after 5 episodes were aired, and another 6 had been taped with these neilson values 8.9 - 7 - 7.6 - 7.1 - 6.4
Fox's Justice made a good effort. Fox shifted it around to a lot of different timeslots, but after 11 episodes and had these final neilson numbers 6.6 - 6.5 - 5.6 - 4.3 - 5.1 - 4.9 - 4.7 - 4.4 - 4.2 - 4.5 - 3.9
ABC's The Nine did not live up to expectations and was pulled after 7 episodes with these Neilsons 9.1 - 5.6 - 6.8 - 5.7 - 5.5 - 5.8 - 4.0
ABC's Daybreak tried to do Groundhog day on a weekly basis and failed to last - it's been pulled with these numbers 7.6 - 4.6 - 4.4 - 4.7 - 4.4 - 3.9
ABC's Help Me Help You tried to go the distance, but even Ted Danson's wit and humor couldn't help this show which got pulled after 8 episodes and these neilsons 8.9 - 7.6 - 7.3 - 7.4 - 7.8 - 6.4 - 5.0 - 5.1
NBC's Kidnapped just couldn't take the challenge and was lost after 5 episodes with Neilson ratings as follows 6.0 - 4.8 - 3.7 - 3.0 - 2.6
CBS' Smith just didn't strike a chord with the viewing public and fell off the map even with Virginia Madsen and Ray liotta starring after only 3 episodes 7.8 - 6.7 - 5.8
The CW's Runaway pretty much got run over by the other shows and really failed for the CW with these ratings 1.8 - 1.5 - 1.6 - 1.2
Fox's Happy Hour just wasn't that happy - only 4 episodes with a show that tried to be Cheers with a younger audience. It bombed with these numbers 5.1 - 3.7 - 3.3 - 2.5
Fox's Vanished has done just that ... vanished, after airing 7 episodes. The concept of having a partner simply disappear and then have every trace of her also vanish - then try to not only pick up the pieces but also find where she is made a good attempt. It's numbers were 5.5 - 4.3 - 5.4 - 4.7 - 4.6 - 2.3 - 2.0
CBS' 3 lbs is the weight of an average human brain, not enough to keep this series afloat for more then 3 episodes - It's too intellectual, even with Stephen Tucci as a lead, the show is classified as too brainy for the audience. 6-8 - 8.3 - 7.9
So our scorecard so far this season is
* ABC - 5 downed shows
* NBC - 2 downed shows
* CBS - 2 downed shows
* Fox - 3 downed shows
* The CW - 1 downed show
By the time the midseason is done and the full season episodes return, we may have some more to add to the scorecard - let's see what else may fall so other shows can fly.
Tim Morrison is the designer of TV Stocks Online, the world's first fully developed television stock market simulator totally functional with live data from Nielson figures and user interactions. Join the growing fantasy market, share your opinions on current TV and see if you can pick the winners and losers out of the current Primetime television lineups.