On The Air

Variety has an article this week about which shows are “on the bubble,” that is to say the ones that are in danger of being cancelled to make way for new shows in the fall. Luckily none of the shows I watch are on the list, except Studio 60. But I’ve had months to prepare for Studio 60’s death.

One interesting thing is the note that Scrubs might switch networks, from NBC to ABC. Switching networks is something only a very few shows have been able to pull off, and most of them weren’t in their seventh season when it happened. But we’re always expecting every season of Scrubs to be its last, just because it never seems to find a big enough audience, so nothing will come as a surprise.

Of course, you also have to wonder when a show is considered “off the bubble” and just plain old cancelled. Like, for example, The Nine is listed as a “long shot”. Which, consdiering they yanked it from the schedule last year and never even hinted they’d ever show any more episodes, I think it can be taken off the list. You know? “Long shot” means there’s actually some kind of chance.

The rest of the list are all shows that I don’t care about one bit. It’s a surprise to see Jericho on there, because I thought it was doing pretty well. Even if I did stop watching it months ago. The rest of them? They were duds right out of the box, and apparently I could tell because I never watched any of them. So they won’t be missed. Bring on the new pilots!

Hat tip: TV Squad.