Fall Season Shows in Trouble

[Newsbot]

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Television can be a cruel medium. Trigger-happy execs have their finger on the Cancel button at a drop of a viewer. Midseason replacements are perched like vultures, waiting to feed on network freshmen who have fallen by the Buzz wayside. Here are five shows which have lost favor among Searchers in the past week.

“Cavemen” (ABC). Call it prehistoric bias, but the charm of these erudite knuckle-draggers work better in 30-second increments than 30-minute sitcoms. 
“Viva Laughlin” (CBS) Hugh Jackman may be a powerful mutant in movies and a singing sensation on Broadway, but his talents don’t seem to be drawing enough buzz to this British-inspired musical. 
“Journeyman (NBC).” Considering the sweet spot following “Heroes,” we’re a little worried about the show being in the bottom five, and dropping 35% this week to boot. The upside: star Moon Bloodgood has a name searchers love to look up. 
“Back to You” (FOX). Who knew that Patricia Heaton would be among the most searched stars in this season’s crop? Still, despite the “feet” fetish she inspires, the star may not be able to lift this critically-slammed FOX sitcom from a Buzz downslide. 
“K-VILLE” (FOX). The cop drama was one of the first to step forward in the September line-up. Its reward for an early start? Low searches that dropped another third this week. 
Others we’re concerned about: “Tell Me You Love Me” (although its HBO status makes it hard to watch for non-cable subscribers) and “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS). Two much hyped shows, “Gossip Girl” (CW) and “Kid Nation” (CBS) saw big drop-offs, but their Buzz numbers still keep them in the top five.

Now for good news: Who's on top among searches this season? "Bionic Woman," in her rightful place at number one. Oh, and did we mention Caveman is getting cut.

[vynsane]

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“Cavemen” (ABC). Call it prehistoric bias, but the charm of these erudite knuckle-draggers work better in 30-second increments than 30-minute sitcoms. Oh, and did we mention Caveman is getting cut.

wow. i'm so fucking surprised. i may change my insurance from geico just because they hired the person who thought that was a good idea.

[Senor JabbaJohnL]

I hope they cancel Big Bang Theory, too - what a terrible, awful show.

[anarky]

Unfortunately, I don't see a long lifespan for Pushing Daisies.

[vynsane]

Unfortunately, I don't see a long lifespan for Pushing Daisies.

ha! (that WAS supposed to be a pun, right?)

we watched the first episode. okay premise. i like the principal guy from "boston public" or whatever that show was called, so i may tune in again. i know the missus will.

[Rollo Tomassi]

Unfortunately, I don't see a long lifespan for Pushing Daisies.

ha! (that WAS supposed to be a pun, right?)

we watched the first episode. okay premise. i like the principal guy from "boston public" or whatever that show was called, so i may tune in again. i know the missus will.

We appreciate the support. And for others' information, we got our full season pickup. so BPPPPPTTT.

[anarky]

I'm happy to say that it does seem to be doing better than I expected. I love the show, but I wasn't sure how well it would appeal to the unwashed masses.

Welcome back, Rollo. Why did you pick the fucktarded Superman Red? He makes Mullet Superman in Black look good.

[Rollo Tomassi]

I was going to do a Guy Gardner/Hal Jordan riff, but this seemed to work better. If you have suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them.