# Has Boomtown been cancelled? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 2, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-boomtown-been-cancelled/152315 "2003-02-02T16:30:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![milquetoast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@milquetoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/milquetoast)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-boomtown-been-cancelled/152315/1 "2003-02-02T16:30:43Z")
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_? ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-boomtown-been-cancelled/152315/2 "2003-02-02T16:32:58Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Wumpus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8c91f0/32.png) [@Wumpus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wumpus)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-boomtown-been-cancelled/152315/3 "2003-02-02T16:35:03Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-boomtown-been-cancelled/152315/4 "2003-02-02T16:52:55Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-boomtown-been-cancelled/152315/5 "2003-02-02T19:40:13Z")
I heard the ratings weren’t too great for Boomtown. It’s a great show, but it has a sucky timeslot. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-boomtown-been-cancelled/152315/6 "2003-02-02T19:56:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ArchiveGuy \* > \*\*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. \*\* 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. ---
**Author:** ![Amok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@Amok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amok)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-boomtown-been-cancelled/152315/7 "2003-02-02T20:11:05Z")
> [@](#): > > _BiblioCat wrote:_ > 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. 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. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-boomtown-been-cancelled/152315/8 "2003-02-02T20:21:23Z")
Thank you, **Amok**. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-boomtown-been-cancelled/152315/9 "2003-02-02T22:26:23Z")
This was posted on Television Without Pity’s [Boomtown](http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show.cgi?show=98) forum: > [@](#): > > BURBANK, Calif. – January 17, 2003 – NBC’s critically acclaimed “Boomtown” (Sundays, 10-11 p.m. ET) will return with a bang to the network’s primetime schedule on March 2 following a “Boomtown” bonanza of 12 consecutive episodes to be broadcast on Bravo the same day for 12 hours beginning at 10 a.m. and concluding at 10 p.m. The announcement was made by Jeff Zucker, President, NBC Entertainment.