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The series finale of Dollhouse could only muster 2.16m for Fox on Friday night, according to overnight Nielsen ratings.
Dollhouse was edged in the 8pm hour by a new episode of Smallville, which pulled in 2.52 million for The CW.
Fox announced late last year it was canceling Dollhouse following ratings for its second season declining even further. Although the broadcaster canceled the series it committed itself to airing all the episodes it had previously ordered. Creator Joss Whedon will direct an episode of Glee next and is rumored to be developing a new science fiction series for cable channel FX.
It’s the end of the line for the highly buzzed about but little-watched Fox sci-fi show Dollhouse along with ABC’s Kelsey Grammer sitcom Hank.
For Hank, the show is currently filming episode 10 and will stop production after wrapping that episode. ABC, which has aired five half-hours of Hank, has no immediate plans to run the remaining five segments. Kelsey Grammer has been struggling to find a sitcom home since Frasier.
“I don’t have a lot to say,” series creator Joss Whedon wrote in a post on Whedonesque.com, responding to Dollhouse’s cancellation. “I’m extremely proud of the people I’ve worked with: my star, my staff, my cast, my crew. I feel the show is getting better pretty much every week, and I think you’ll agree in the coming months. I’m grateful that we got to put it on, and then come back and put it on again.”
Struggling sci-fi series Dollhouse will be pulled by Fox temporarily to showcase slightly better ratings.
FOX has removed its regular Friday lineup for the vaunted November sweeps period, which begins Thursday, October 29th. Dollhouse and ‘Til Death will go on hiatus, while new series Brothers joins Fox’s Sunday lineup.
A rerun of the House season premiere will air on Friday, October 30th. House and Bones repeats will fill the night through November. Despite the network’s move to temporarily nix Dollhouse from its lineup, Fox executives still plan to air all 13 of the episodes they ordered for the series.
Fox will air all thirteen planned episodes of the second season of the struggling sci-fi action drama Dollhouse thanks in part to a spike in DVR viewership.
Co-written and created by beloved fanboy icon Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly) Dollhouse has been struggling to pull in viewers since it’s debut last year which also experienced a jump in viewership. According to DVR data, viewership for the series experienced a 50% jump in audience while live-viewing continues to show weak numbers. Dollhouse saw a similar DVR spike last season but also showed better live numbers.
All week, the networks will be unveiling their fall schedules at the Upfronts in NYC. The upfronts are basically meetings between television network executives with the press, show stars and advertisers. It gives advertisers a chance to buy commercial airtime before the season starts in the fall. This morning Fox announced their line-up.
The network is introducing six new shows, the musical “Glee”, three comedies, the animated “The Cleveland Show”, “Brothers”, “Sons of Tucson” and two dramas, dramas “Human Target” and “Past Life”.
The network is also introducing a few scheduling changes. “Lie to Me” will follow “House” on Monday nights, while “Fringe” movies to Thursdays, where it will follow “Bones.”
“So You Think You Can Dance,” which has its Season 5 premiere Thursday, will have its first shot at the fall season while “Dollhouse” was given a second chance on Friday nights.
“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “Sit Down, Shut Up” and “Do Not Disturb” were all cancelled.
On Tuesday, The creator of Fox’s Dollhouse, Joss Whedon, announced that the possibility of the show being renewed for a second season was slim. The few people who have stuck with it say the show has come into its own and is worth watching but it may be too late to save it.
Whedon was speaking at a PaleyFest panel for another one of his cult creations, Dr. Horrible and the Sing-Along-Blog, when he was asked about the fate of Dollhouse.
The chances …
