Taking Bets on How Many Episodes Before They Cancel
I saying 5 episodes
shareLook, they kept THE (NON) EVENT on for a whole season and this has more potential for successful overseas sales and distribution, which may keep it on for the year. It's expensive to produce, which argues for early cancellation if the ratings remain flat, and the endless bleating of 'MAD MEN RIP OFF' will subside once PAN AM premieres and starts to take some of the same heat.
By the way, rip-offs and derivatives are the bread and butter of Hollywood production (on the big screen as well as the small), so that's hardly sufficient, in and of itself, to prompt cancellation. I wouldn't be surprised if NBC shifts around its time slot to try building some sort of audience before giving it up. Meanwhile, its main competition right now is the successful reboot of an actual 60s series, HAWAII-5-0. What's that say?
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I wasn't comparing opening numbers, I was comparing potential for overseas distribution and how that might affect its playout. THE EVENT plummeted almost immediately; with such low numbers, PLAYBOY can really only improve or stay flat. Good call on CRUSOE, though. Which also had overseas potential but was simply too expensive to continue producing to warrant a full season.
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In The Playboy Club's defense many, many people felt the first season of Mad Men was slow & uninteresting... Personally, I was hooked from the first episode of MM & I have some interest in TPC, not as much as MM but it could become a good show.
I feel the same way about Pan Am as well.
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