| "Human Target" and "Lie to Me" were both still bringing in the
viewers (7.6 million per episode), and had much higher ratings than
shows like "Third Rock" or anything the CW has to offer. For "Target,"
it means that the show won't be getting a third season in the fall,
after getting a second chance to prove itself this past autumn.
Apparently the brass straighteners ghd didn't feel that the numbers were high enough to
warrant a renewal.
It's not that surprising that Fox has decided to be
utterly ruthless when it comes to cancellations this time around,
especially when everyone knows exactly what the network is trying to do.
This is going to be a reality competition network soon, with the likes
of "Idol," "X-Factor," and "Hell's Kitchen" controlling most of the free
hours the network has to work with. When Fox only has two hours of
original programming every evening, it also limits the number of
timeslots that are available.
There are going to be a lot of mixed reactions about
which shows survived and which ones didn't, especially when it comes to
the writing that is involved. Programs like "Glee" have survived because
of their following, but those with better ghds straighteners writing, like "The Chicago
Code," simply couldn't get the following to garner another year on the
network. This is certainly going to create a lot of debate and ill will
toward a channel that never seems to allow shows to spread their wings.
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