I don't know, it's probably been doctored. At least I hope so. It's on an Australian entertainment news website. FOX are putting out their fall schedule press releases this morning, though.
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[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
I think I need to send Tim and Kristen some oxygen.
I reread it and decided it better not be the actual press release. Because it's full of damnation with faint praise, and of course, wrong information.
It's a bastardisation of the news. Sorry about referring to it as the press release - the news site had copied and pasted it, so I presumed it was straight from the studio. It looks like C21 have tinkered with it, and sent it out for syndication as news.
American Idol's result show is 8-9pm that day, and averaged just over 30 mil last year.
We're not seeing Kristen again until summer, are we? Yikes.
So, is this false?
I'm presuming not.
Assuming it's accurate, is this a good slot?
My verdict: yes. It shows network confidence. It's also against CSI and Gregs, which are the two biggest dramas on TV right now. Drive can't afford a massive drop from 30 million viewers, so it's going to either make or break the show I think. It's ballsey.
Thursday at 9pm? Gulp? Am I wrong in thinking that is considered the most competitive slot in TV?
Tamara: you are correct. CSI and Greys are huge. However, a 30 odd million lead in is good. I don't know if there's an example of it working before for FOX, though.
I think it worked for House two years ago.