I'm really enjoying Raines. ...
Question: I'm really enjoying
Raines.
Jeff Goldblum is fabulous, and the writing is fairly solid. The ratings haven't been awful, but the move to Friday night, I fear, will be the death of this show. What do you think of NBC's treatment of it? I read that the network cut down its order to six episodes early on, and now that it's getting moved to TV's deadest night, I think maybe NBC has let one slip here. Or, will the move to Fridays help
Raines? Ratings aren't expected to be as high on Fridays, so maybe if the show doesn't drop too much, would it have a chance? What are the chances we'll see even the six produced episodes, or another season? I hate getting my hopes up for shows, especially mid-season shows, since many of them fail, but I just can't help it here.
Answer: It's a long shot, to be sure, but you really never know, and the one upside for a show consigned to Fridays is that if it does any business at all, it could look like a triumph. I wouldn't read too much into
Raines' shortened order. NBC has been doing cost-cutting across the board (including with long-running shows like
Las Vegas), and that means scaling back plans for some of its mid-season shows. Basically, it's all a crapshoot, and while I would never give you false hope, I'd also advise you to watch and enjoy while you can.
