Since Six Degrees is tanking, ...
Question: Since
Six Degrees is tanking, why not have ABC put back
Primetime at 10 pm/ET with Diane Sawyer and Chris Cuomo? This might be more successful and get more viewers to watch
Good Morning America. Either that or that new drama with
General Hospital's Tyler Christopher. I think they should replace
Six Degrees quick!
Answer: Even I'm amazed at how patient ABC has been with this one. But don't look for ABC to restore a newsmagazine to the post-
Grey's Anatomy slot anytime soon. The
Grey's lead-in is too valuable. ABC's mission is to create a new hit show out of
Grey's. It's obvious that
Six Degrees, so ponderous and contrived, isn't that show. Here's another, and more frequently offered solution to the
Six Degrees problem, from Chris L.:
"With the broadcast networks looking for the next Desperate Housewives/Lost-style immediate ratings smash, ABC should be lauded for exercising patience by giving their new shows time to find an audience while the other networks have already swung the cancellation ax (Smith, Kidnapped, Happy Hour, Runaway). With November sweeps starting soon, do you think it's more likely for ABC to stay the course, or are some shake-ups on the way? I could suggest one change: Six Degrees' bleed-out from Grey's Anatomy is too severe and should be bumped for Men in Trees, a better, lighthearted alternative to the serious-minded ER and Shark."
Judging from the mail I get, and from those I know who've stayed with it, Men in Trees seems to deserve much more than its current Friday time period. Again, I'm surprised ABC hasn't tried at least once to sub a Six Degrees episode for Men in Trees, to see if the audience would sit still for another adjoining hour of romantic comedy-drama as opposed to drifting over to ER (as so many seem to be doing) for more medical intrigue.
