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ABC pulls 'Commander in Chief'
UPI ^ | 5/2/06

Posted on 05/02/2006 5:50:40 PM PDT by LdSentinal

LOS ANGELES, May 2 (UPI) -- ABC TV has put an abrupt term limit on its freshman drama, "Commander in Chief."

The network Tuesday announced it was pulling the Geena Davis series for the rest of May sweeps and running the newsmagazine "Primetime" in its 10 p.m. Thursday slot for the final three weeks of the season, Zap2it.com reported.

The series started as one of the most-watched in the fall and Davis won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of the first female U.S. president.

However, two extended breaks and behind-the-scenes changes as well as a schedule move from Tuesday to Thursday all contributed to a deep slide in ratings.

"Commander's" three Thursday night shows have averaged about 7.5 million viewers, which means half the viewers who tuned in during the fall are now focused elsewhere, Zap2it.com said.

ABC said it would probably air the final three episodes sometime during the summer


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abc; abctv; bias; bwhahah; cancellation; clinton; doomed; failure; geenadavis; hillary; hillary2008; hitlary; hrc; knucklechildren; liberal; ratings; theend; womanpresident; worstlady
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1 posted on 05/02/2006 5:50:43 PM PDT by LdSentinal
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To: LdSentinal

Finally.


2 posted on 05/02/2006 5:51:46 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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To: LdSentinal
However, two extended breaks and behind-the-scenes changes as well as a schedule move from Tuesday to Thursday all contributed to a deep slide in ratings.

In addition to the fact that the show was crap.
3 posted on 05/02/2006 5:52:05 PM PDT by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: LdSentinal

HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


4 posted on 05/02/2006 5:52:23 PM PDT by Suzy Quzy ("When Cabals Go Kaboom"....upcoming book on Mary McCarthy's Coup-Plotters.)
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To: LdSentinal

So, I guess this means America is not ready for a liberal female president, after all. I'm glad that's settled.


5 posted on 05/02/2006 5:53:02 PM PDT by OkeyDokeyOkie
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"and Davis won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of the first female U.S. president."

Well, there's an award I'll never consider legitimate again.

6 posted on 05/02/2006 5:53:36 PM PDT by RabidBartender
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To: LdSentinal

I think it was all a scam so they could run this headline. =)


7 posted on 05/02/2006 5:53:37 PM PDT by Imgr8t
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To: LdSentinal

And they're surprized about this why??


8 posted on 05/02/2006 5:53:48 PM PDT by Kellykoop
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To: July 4th

Judging by the promos, that thing was a piece of crap from the get-go.


9 posted on 05/02/2006 5:55:47 PM PDT by RichInOC (Stupidity is its own punishment...but some people are just gluttons.)
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ABC pulls 'Commander in Chief'

HILLARY to SCHUMER: "We'll be testing the waters once again with some other show in the near future...you can count on it."

10 posted on 05/02/2006 5:56:07 PM PDT by frogjerk (LIBERALISM: The perpetual insulting of common sense.)
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It is amazing how intolerant the bottom line bean counters are at ABCNNBCBS these days.

This show stunk even worse than the one with James Garner as the uber liberal Supreme Court Justice. I bailed out of the first show about 15 minutes in. It took my wife about 2 more shows to agree with me. Up to this point, she and our DIL had been Geena Davis fans.


11 posted on 05/02/2006 5:56:23 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist homosexual lunatic wet dreams posing as journalism)
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"I think it was all a scam so they could run this headline. =)'


Hey, this isn't the Clinton years.


12 posted on 05/02/2006 5:57:01 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: LdSentinal

Awwww....


13 posted on 05/02/2006 5:57:32 PM PDT by madison10 (Romney-Tancredo 2008)
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To: LdSentinal
"ABC said it would probably air the final three episodes sometime during the summer"

LOL. You know a TV show blows when the season finale is in July.

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14 posted on 05/02/2006 5:58:15 PM PDT by jdm (Always looking for an opportunity to post a nasty Helen Thomas pic!)
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However, two extended breaks and behind-the-scenes changes as well as a schedule move from Tuesday to Thursday all contributed to a deep slide in ratings.

Did they contribute to a slide in ratings, or were they the result of a slide in ratings? The show was mindless dreck, even moreso than the usual television fare. Good riddance!

15 posted on 05/02/2006 6:00:39 PM PDT by detsaoT (Proudly not "dumb as a journalist.")
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16 posted on 05/02/2006 6:01:50 PM PDT by monkapotamus
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To: LdSentinal

Hillary, take note!


17 posted on 05/02/2006 6:01:59 PM PDT by mfnorman
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HA! In other words the show SUCKS so bad we are replacing it with a lame news program during sweeps. I tell ya, nothing beats the failure of aging liberal actors. Schadenfreude wood!


18 posted on 05/02/2006 6:02:23 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: frogjerk
"We'll be testing the waters once again with some other show in the near future...you can count on it."

"And the next one will be a lesbian not unlike Rosie O'Donuts in character and appearance".

19 posted on 05/02/2006 6:02:40 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative
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To: LdSentinal

Boo Fricking hoo!


20 posted on 05/02/2006 6:02:55 PM PDT by ladyinred
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