Why did NBC abandon the ...
Question: Why did NBC abandon the terrific
Three Wishes? There was talk of moving it to Wednesday nights at 8 pm/ET, which made perfect sense. But then nothing happened. Friday nights at 9 makes no sense, especially without a lead-in. This is the type of show that could run for years — at 8. My family loves watching it. Is it too late for another network to save it?
Answer: Probably. (Rule of thumb: Once a network cancels a show, the likelihood of anyone else picking it up is minuscule at best.) You're right on one count: This
is the type of show that could run for years at 8 pm/ET. Another example is
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. I doubt
Three Wishes was actually less enjoyable, and certainly it was not less public-spirited, than
Makeover: Home, but it was ineptly scheduled (NBC has a real gift for that), and what an outrage that it's being replaced by something called
Most Outrageous TV Moments. (This may qualify as one.)
