Now this is a show (going back to the Bones discussion above) that would qualify for cult status. It's in one of the week's toughest time periods, and while its overall ratings aren't anything to cheer, here's where audience demographics factor in. Terminator's goal is to attract viewers exactly like this fan: sports nuts who don't watch a lot of regular prime-time TV, but enjoy this sort of high-octane entertainment. Terminator is also counting on doing well in downloads, website views and DVD sales, so if the show does survive to the end of this season and beyond, it will be about more than just how well it's doing on Mondays. I like the show a lot, and my main regret is that it hasn't yet been able to take advantage of airing alongside 24, which was the original idea before the strike screwed everything up last season. It certainly deserves better company than Prison Break. But as long as it stays in this too-early Monday time period, it's not likely to break out. I'm getting a lot of mail from nervous fans, but I'm not particularly concerned about this one. Yet.
Lite mer optimistisk än Ausiello.
