NY Times skrev:NBC never expected “ER” to be its most popular show again. But after three weeks of what can only be described as a stunning ratings performance by that 13-year-old medical drama, NBC has reconsidered its plan to shelve the series from January to April in favor of an untried drama called “The Black Donnellys.”
“I will confirm that ‘ER’ is not going to go away until the spring,” said Kevin Reilly, president of NBC Entertainment. “We are going to keep ‘ER’ in its time period for at least 22 episodes this season.”
The “at least” is also significant because rather than thinking of ways to supplant “ER” this season, NBC and the show’s creators are considering expanding the series to 24 or 25 episodes to cover more weeks of the season with original episodes.
Mr. Reilly said NBC had initially concluded that “ER” was faring worse and worse with repeats during the season and wanted to give “The Black Donnellys” a chance to grab some of the audience available in the Thursday time slot. Yesterday’s decision to continue “ER” had nothing to do with the quality of “The Black Donnellys,” said Mr. Reilly, who called that new show excellent.
NBC har ju dock andra serier som det inte går speciellt bra för, Friday Night Lights och Studio 60 är nya för säsongen och tittarsiffrorna har inte varit överdrivet bra, men frågan är när vi kommer få se TBD...
