I disagree with your recent ...
Question: I disagree with your
recent comment regarding
House's move from Tuesdays to Mondays. Fox did a great job in establishing a hit show by putting it after
American Idol last season. Now that it can hold its own as a strong performer, a great show like
Bones should get that same chance to become a hit. Shouldn't the network take advantage of a powerhouse show like
American Idol before it burns out?
Answer: Absolutely. But the question I was answering had to do with the wisdom of moving
House off of Tuesdays and into an earlier time period, both of which I think might be mistakes.
Bones is doing a lot better now than
House was doing a year ago (pre-
Idol), so it may not need the boost anyway. To me,
Bones (a more appropriate show for the 8 pm/ET time slot) would make just as solid a lead-in to
24 on Mondays come January, if that's what Fox decides. But that Tuesday time period is so incredibly competitive right now, I'm not sure why Fox would want to shift
House from where it is, regardless of the
Idol lead-in. And keep in mind, we don't know where
Prison Break is going to end up once it's displaced by
24. Anything is possible.
[Editor's Note: If you missed Friday's column, you'll find it here.]
