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CONFERENCE CALL with Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly[1]
"I think it had a nice little run. It was a good show. It was not an either or [with Dollhouse]. We did see it tailing off a bit [in the ratings]. It had a nice creative core, but, ultimately, we made the bet on Dollhouse, so that's it for [Sarah Connor]... We make no apologies. We gave it a lot of support and some consistent scheduling. We tried and thought it was time to move on." [2]
Later, in response to a question from Michael Ausiello, Reilly said, "Cost was a factor, but we looked at the ratings track and the trend lines were not moving in the right direction. We tried, but we thought it was time to move on."[3]
"It was not an inexpensive show," explained Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly. "We had to make some choices on the night. We looked at ratings track where it had a consistent run. And that trend line was not pointing in the right direction. We make no apologies for that show -- we did a huge launch with that show. We tried. It was time to move on." [4]
"Terminator has completed its run," he bottom-lined. "I think it had a nice little run. It was not an either/or. We did see it tailing off a bit. It had a nice creative core, but ultimately we made the bet on 'Dollhouse' for the night and felt we had some other show that would make a better profile for the night. So that's it for Terminator."
Asked if a blockbuster theatrical run for "Terminator Salvation" might retroactively save "The Sarah Connor Chronicles," Reilly reiterated the show's demise.
"We looked at the ratings track on Monday, where it had a pretty consistent run and then on Friday where it moved to and that trend line was then ultimately decided it," Reilly said. "But we make no apologies for that show. We had a huge launch for that show. We gave it a lot of support and some consistent scheduling. We tried and felt it was time to move on."[5]
Source[]
- ↑ Fox 2009-10 Programming Announcement, Live Blogging Transcript
- ↑ Bubble show updates: Cold Case renewed, Sarah Connor axed, and more
- ↑ FOX Entertainment President Kevin Reilly Talks About the Schedule
- ↑ Fox confirms Terminator cancelled
- ↑ FOX execs talk Dollhouse renewal, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles cancellation