Thread: CBS draws curtain on "Moonlight"

CBS draws curtain on "Moonlight"
By James Hibberd
2 hours, 7 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - CBS' vampire drama "Moonlight" will not rise again. Sources confirmed that the fan favorite will not be renewed by the network for a second season.

CBS chose not to pick up the series because it was failing to hold its "Ghost Whisperer" lead-in and its ratings had declined in the weeks after the writers' strike. Last Friday's episode garnered a 2.0 rating among adults 18 to 49.

The news is sure to devastate "Moonlight" fans, who, by any standard, have been passionate about the show. Recently fans organized a nationwide blood drive to rally viewer support for a renewal.

Last year CBS picked up cult favorite "Jericho" despite mediocre ratings, only to see the series plummet when it returned this year. Given the serialized storyline of "Moonlight," the chances of the show rebounding next season seemed slim.

The cancellation means that "The Big Bang Theory" is the only member of CBS' freshman crop to return next year.

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I can not believe they are cancelling "Moonlight" and "Shark" while keeping this other ... crap ... like Christine and "How I Met Your Mother"


CBS renews sitcoms "Christine," "Mother," "Rules"
By Nellie Andreeva
2 hours, 13 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "The New Adventures of Old Christine," which stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a divorced mother, is returning to the CBS schedule with a 22-episode order.

The network also has picked up the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," the action drama "The Unit" and the relationship comedy "Rules of Engagement."

The James Woods-starring crime drama "Shark" and cult favorite "Moonlight" were canceled.

CBS renewed "Old Christine" Tuesday morning, a day before its "upfront" presentation to advertisers and hours before ABC was to unveil its lineup. According to sources, ABC had been ready to announce a 22-episode pickup of "Christine" if CBS opted for a cancellation or a shorter order.

The renewal of "Mother" follows a strong return for the show after the writers' strike, buoyed by guest appearances by Britney Spears.

Meanwhile, CBS brass is said to have been very pleased by Shawn Ryan's outline for the upcoming season of "The Unit," which centers on covert warriors.


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that sucks!!!

WTF I really like Moonlight this just sucks stupid writers strike, I'm sure there would be more viewers had they not taken.. what was it... 100 days off? I'm going to pout now

I agree.. I think the writers strike killed it....

Upfront Week Tidbits: Notes of Interest
1 hour, 25 minutes ago


CBS, which will unveil its fall 2008 prime-time schedule tomorrow, is expected to announce six new scripted series -- two comedies and four dramas. The comedies are Project Gary, with Jay Mohr as a recently divorced father who thinks he has found the perfect girlfriend; and Worst Week, a single camera half-hour about a young couple's hellish pre-wedding week. The dramas are Eleventh Hour, about a professor who partners with a government operative; The Ex List, about a woman who tracks down her past boyfriends after a psychic predicts she has already met the man she is going to marry; Harper's Island, an Agatha Christie-like murder mystery; and The Mentalist, about a man who works as an independent contractor for the police.

- More "Reaper" :

The CW, which announces its fall 2008 line-up this afternoon, has picked-up freshman drama Reaper for a second season. Reaper is expected to be paired with Supernatural on Thursdays after veteran Smallville ends its run.

- Coming Up at Fox "Secret Millionaire" :

Fox, which announces its 2008-09 schedule on Thursday, May 15, will introduce a non-scripted series called Secret Millionaire. Each episode will feature a wealthy benefactor traveling to impoverished neighborhoods, experiencing what it is like to live on a meager budget. At the show's conclusion, the millionaire will reveal his or her identity before awarding $100,000 to at least one deserving individual.

-Save "Back to You" : Fans of Fox's just canceled Back to You have started a campaign to find a new home for the series. For more information, click on http://savebacktoyou.webs.com and http://www.petitionspot.com/signature/back2useason2.

-- Marc Berman

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Man, this makes me so mad! Loveswolfs it seems to happen to me all the time too.. I like the different shows, like John Doe, and Freaky links....they both got canceled, and not to mention Futurama...Its usually Fox that does this to me,lol...

I wish another network would pic it up like what happened with 7th Heaven.....Darn that makes me mad!

Originally Posted by Jolie Rouge

- More "Reaper" :

The CW, which announces its fall 2008 line-up this afternoon, has picked-up freshman drama Reaper for a second season. Reaper is expected to be paired with Supernatural on Thursdays after veteran Smallville ends its run.

I'm so glad they didn't cancel Reaper, I really like this show still not happy about Moonlight. I honestly think they should give all shows another half season when it starts this fall since the writers strike messed everything up.

That stinks I really liked the show and He was some sweet eye candy made my Friday nights they'll probably put some stupid show in it's place. Does anyone know if their going to bring back the show
" The Unit" I haven't heard anything on it. Sorry just saw "The Unit" will be coming back