It’s been pre-empted the last couple of weeks. No big deal, I figure. Last week was the Super Bowl; and the week before there was some awards show on at that time slot. So I figured it was just a mid-season break.
But tonight NBC is airing the pilot of a new show called Kingpin. And the entertainment section of my local newspaper refers to it as “a mid-season replacement for Boomtown.”
Anybody have any idea what the scoop is with Boomtown?
I read in USA Today that the’ve used Boomtown’s slot to premier Kingpin in hopes of giving the new series a strong start. It hasn’t been canceled.
I hope not, it’s a great show.
As you may have noticed, this is February, and February is a Sweeps Month. Meaning all the networks roll out all sorts of special events to improve their ratings. Kingpin is one such event–it’s a mini-series. (Remember them?)
Once Kingpin and Sweeps are over, we can hope that Boomtown will return.
Yes, I read that Boomtown’s only gone for a month or so, but will back after sweeps. Hope so, since I like the show.
I heard the ratings weren’t too great for Boomtown.
It’s a great show, but it has a sucky timeslot.
But it’s already been gone for a month, hasn’t it? It seems like there was a repeat one week, then the awards show, then the Super Bowl…I don’t think it’s been on for at least 3 or 4 weeks, right?
Is Kingpin being run every Sunday night in Boomtown’s timeslot, or is it spread out over just this week?
I didn’t realize it was just a mini-series. I thought it was a whole new show.
I liked Boomtown. I thought it was getting good ratings.
It’s neither fish nor fowl, really. I read an article on it in the TV Guide for this week, but I’ve misplaced that, so I can’t quote it. If I remember correctly, Kingpin has 6 episodes, and is going to run two times a week (on Sunday, in Boomtown’s slot, and on Tuesday in place of Dateline Tuesday) for 3 weeks, and that’s it (at least for this season, it wasn’t clear to me if it will be returning at some point). Boomtown is scheduled to return when Kingpin is over.
Thank you, Amok.
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