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Terminator: TSCC=soon to be terminated

How long will Terminator last?

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^ You're right; however, whether or not we need to be worrying about the series' future right now is really a separate issue from the state of the ratings, IMO.
 
So what gimmick do die hard fans need to mail in to show support once the (possible)announcement of cancellation comes. Roswell had mini-Tobasco bottles, Jericho did peanuts so what can TSCC fans send in?
 
^ Pancake Mix is already being sent in by some fans (No I am not one of them).

Some new information though: Fox is authorizing a new round of promotions for the show on late night talk shows.
 
Why pancake mix and when did that appear?
I've only seen 6 of the 9 S1 eps and don't recall something(s) with pancake mix.
 
Sarah Connor:
Don't you think that John. Don't you ever think that. Look at me. No one is ever safe. Half an hour. One bag. Plus the guns. I'll make pancakes.
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Plus we've seen them eat pancakes in a few episodes.
 
If I had my way I would send to Fox a killer robot from the future.
If I had my way...
 
Captain Craig said:
To be safe I'm sure its north of 7m
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7 milliom would be the bare minimum but as the show went on the ratings needed would be higher due to cost of production. Another problem is this show should do good with the 18-49 demo but its not. FOX should of waited till Jan to get it with Idol or 24 and used the fall like fridays to rerun the 9 episodes again.
 
A source on “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” has told End Of Show that no new episode scripts have been ordered by FOX, beyond the 13 already written. This will force the show to shut down production shortly. ”To say we’re on the brink of cancellation is polite”, our source says.


Normally, when a show shuts production it is not announced to the media — an example is 2007’s FOX series “Drive”, which closed production 2 days after the first episode aired but was not announced in Variety for a further 9 days as cancelled.



This is because a network doesn’t want an audience to turn off whilst the remaining episodes are aired. In the end, Fox opted not to air several produced episodes of “Drive”, replacing it with House repeats. (Which rated higher). The episodes eventually aired online via FOX’s Myspace portal.


Our source tells us the cast contracts expire in short order, which means producing a 13 episode series this year and then returning next Fall is not an option due to the cost of renewing the cast and not producing episodes. Additionally, it does not make finance sense to return when a series is averaging just over 5 million viewers.


T:SCC premiered January of this year with 18.6 million viewers — which set a record for FOX at the time — and promptly fell to an average of 11.4 million for the series. Monday’s episode clocked just 5.53 million viewers, putting the show in absolute freefall, with just 5% of the 18-49 demographic. “Audiences just aren’t responding to the show,” a Fox source tells SyFy Portal. “Our biggest surprise are the 18-to-49s [a key advertising demographic], those numbers are in the toilet.”

The ratings now fall in line with FOX’s “Drive”, which as mentioned ceased production almost immediately and stopped airing shortly after. T:SCC is a fairly expensive show to produce, and additionally wasn’t produced with sister studio 20th Century Fox.



The show had significant marketing weight thrown behind it in January, using the budget allocated for “24″ (which was pushed back a year) for a widespread marketing campaign.


Taking over the timeslot from January, FOX have penciled in Joss Whedon’s upcoming drama “Dollhouse“.
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http://www.endofshow.com/2008/10/02/exclusive-terminator-gets-yes-terminated/
 
Some new stuff:

Prison Break has been upped to a 22 episode order; however, no information has been given to TVGuide about when it'll actually air.

Still nothing on Terminator.
 
Come on! They can't cancel the show before they've had all sorts of people and terminators running around thanks to recreational time travel!

Everyone's from the future, so where's my Terminator from the past? A Terminator from space? A Terminator from the earth's core? A Terminator sent back to bake cookies? A Terminator who plays baseball? A Terminator who hosts a children's television show? A Terminator with a chronic masturbation problem? A Terminator who wants to be a film director?
 
FOX:
"The rumors are all speculative and never fact checked with the network or studio."
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So, as of today, the show is not terminated. It is being rumored, as said earlier, that it'll move to Wednesday with Bones as its lead.
 
I watched two early episodes in season one and found the show to be surprisingly entertaining. It's too bad the show might not last.
 
^ Maybe, maybe not. Bones' ratings would likely be unaffected as Terminator would come on after it.
 
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