This.
I really like “Brooklyn 99.” Just thinking about Andre Braugher saying “Pain!” still makes me laugh.
But it wasn’t getting numbers so it wasn’t making money. It’s a business. There’s no good reason to continue along a path that you know is not going to turn a profit.
Wikipedia says that Brooklyn Nine-Nine is produced by Universal Television. That’s a sister company to NBC and might be part of the problem. As I understand it, shows from a network’s own production companies are more profitable than ones from outside companies (because the money stays in house) and so they may be more willing to accept lower ratings in such cases.
They’ve made 110 episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. That’s good enough for the old syndication limit (100), never mind the modern limit (80). NBC-Univ. sold syndication rights to the first five seasons to TBS starting last fall. The TBS exec had had something to do with fostering the show to air.
I.e., while it has plenty of episodes, there doesn’t seem to be much demand for syndication. It has quite limited appeal. So why make more?
To me, the good news is that maybe Andre Braugher’s amazing talents will actually be put to good use.
Well, they needed room for Last Man Standing and I don’t think they would go for having 2 Last Men.
I was upset enough about the 99 thing, and to hear today that Fox picked up Last Man Standing made it ten times worse. WHY?:eek:
Looks like NBC (owner of Brooklyn 99) decided to air it themselves!! 13 episode Sixth season!
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I know that hit the news after these cancellations, but I heard about them picking up Last Man Standing awhile back. WHY? indeed
Yay!
I’m actually a little disappointed they managed to save the show. I feel like the characters have suffered from flanderization and the show has lost that realistic feel the early seasons. At least the cast and crew are getting work.
The Santiago/Peralta wedding would have been a perfect ending for the show.
NBC also picked up Scrubs after ABC canceled it since it was one of their productions. Merely to pad the syndication count.
It did not go well. Budget cuts lead to many of the stars only appearing occasionally on the show and then it got even worse.
The 13 episode order says they will be cheapin’ out.
Wiki says the opposite; NBC had it until they canceled it and ABC pulled it out of the water:
Seasons 8 & 9 (the new cast season) were on ABC
So many rednecks must be dancing in the street over Last Man Standing, one of their big role models will still be on. Giving Roseanne a run for the money in tRump-licking. It was all over the FB news feed yesterday, right up there with North Korea and missing children stories. :mad:
Thanks for the correction.
Apparently one more season at NBC.
They are freeing up room for their 5 year contract for Thursday night football.
It’s been obvious to me since Homicide that André Braugher is one of the best actors in the world. Now he’s showing he can do comedy too.
I get that the reason for cancelling these shows is because of Fox’s NFL contract. But the games will only be on a few days each year. The Hollywood Reporter says the contract “will take over more than 30 hours of space” and that the contract is for Thursday Night Football. So don’t they need programming for the rest of the week and the year? I mean, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Last Man on Earth were on Sunday nights most recently and The Mick was, I think, on Tuesday nights.
I didn’t watch the other two but I will miss The Mick.
I’ve noticed that comedians can usually do serious roles if they want to, but serious actors cannot necessarily do comedy. Andre Braugher is breaking that mold.
I wonder the same thing - networks have schedules chock full of garbage, and they have to cancel one 30 minute show to make room for something else? How about cancelling one 30 minute infomercial to make room for Brooklyn 99?
Well, as to that, I don’t believe that they air thirty-minute infomercials during prime time.
My guess is that it is probably less about freeing up time for Thursday night football and more about paying for Thursday night football. If these shows were earning a decent return on investment, they’d be renewed.