Yikes the suits at Fox have just been cast in their own remake of
Sophies Choice! The network likely has room for only one underperforming drama on its fall schedule, insiders tell me, and that leaves
Lie to Me and
Human Target competing for the slot! Wholl get it? Lets look at the pros and cons of each option
Both bubble shows are ratings underachievers. However, with all its special effects,
Target is presumably costlier to make.
And its finale last month sunk its numbers to a new series low: 1.9 in the 18-49 demo.
And its produced by outside studio Warner Bros., whereas
Lie to Me is produced in-house (by 20th Century).
Further,
Lie to Me is in its second season and therefore more established than frosh
Target. It also has another chance to impress execs with some Nielsen muscle when it returns from its hiatus on June 7 and begins airing its remaining episodes.
Working against
Lie to Me, though, is the fact that it
recently lost its showrunner, Shawn Ryan. And, given that his list of achievements includes
The Unit and
The Shield, thats a pretty big ouch.
Until D-Day May 17, when Fox unveils its fall sked to advertisers at the upfronts
.They are not going to cancel it.I hope we´ll have good news soon.
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