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Knights of Prosperity on ABC

2006, TV Show

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It seems that ABC's plan to ... | Matt Roush | 8/27/2007
Question: It seems that ABC's plan to burn off the unaired episodes of Knights of Prosperity and The Nine in August flatlined after just one Wednesday night. By the second week, they'd replaced the shows with According to Jim and Primetime repeats. Now, I'm a realist about the business side's effect on the artistic side, and I understand that a loyal, vocal online fan base represents but the tiniest fraction of the viewing audience, but in the case of Knights, there were only two episodes left — just 60 minutes of fairly worthless mid-August real estate spread over two Wednesdays. So was it really that significant a financial benefit to the network to run According to Jim repeats instead of previously unaired Knights episodes that had already been bought and paid for, and now won't see the light of day, even online? This decision takes the cake, especially in a weak ratings month like August. Answer: It does make you wonder whether a network is aware of the long-term impact of jerking ... read more
Does ABC plan on ever ... | Matt Roush | 3/26/2007
Question: Does ABC plan on ever finishing the run of a new sitcom? Last year, they gave Emily's Reasons Why Not a one-night trial, along with the returning Jake in Progress. They also pulled Crumbs after five episodes, after it averaged 7.5 million viewers on Tuesdays. That's much better than any of ABC's comedies have averaged this season, besides Dancing with the Stars-fueled Help Me Help You, which was pulled with four episodes left to air. Then, the network pulled Big Day with only one episode left to air, The Knights of Prosperity with four episodes left, In Case of Emergency with two episodes left and Notes from the Underbelly, which will only air seven of its 13 episodes. Do you think this shows an overall lack of confidence in new sitcoms? Answer: Whew. You're certainly paying a lot more attention to that wasteland than I am. In most cases (though not for Knights of Prosperity, which deserved better), for ABC to take these shows off the air early is kind of like a mercy killing. ... read more
I am having a hard time ... | Matt Roush | 3/9/2007
Question: I am having a hard time understanding how the networks are scheduling programs. To me, it just doesn't seem like the audience for Heroes is going to stick around to watch Studio 60 or The Black Donnellys. I don't think these shows mesh at all together. On ABC, they decided that the order of the Wednesday comedy block should be George Lopez, The Knights of Prosperity, According to Jim and In Case of Emergency. Again, I don't see how the audiences of each of those will stick around to watch the other shows. George and Jim are more family-oriented, and Knights and Emergency lean to adults. Unfortunately, shows like Studio 60 and Knights, both of which I like, are not getting fair chances by getting better scheduling. I'm curious about your thoughts on this. Answer: I don't really agree where Studio 60 is concerned. While it's true that Heroes cult fanatics aren't the perfect target audience for Studio 60, it was still a powerful lead-in, and NBC kept Studio 60 in the same time ... read more
'Night, Knights: ABC Sits Sitcom | Today's News: Our Take | 3/6/2007
Ray Romano can breathe easy — for now. ABC has pulled The Knights of Prosperity from the schedule for the foreseeable future, even though four episodes remain unaired and there's an outstanding order for nine additional scripts. Most recently, the Donal Logue starrer drew an audience of 4.2 million, hemorrhaging nearly two mil from lead-in George Lopez.Filling Knights' Wednesdays-at-8:30 slot starting this week will be a rerun of According to Jim, followed on March 14 and 21 by episodes of Lopez. read more
The Knights Got Robbed | TV Show Recaps | 3/5/2007
I guess Eugene will forever be pulling the tangerine out of the toilet. No, the show hasn’t been officially cancelled, but it has been pulled from the schedule. Despite being a mere four episodes away from airing its full 13 episode order, ABC has replaced it with airings of According to Jim and George Lopez. In my first write-up, I said I had a crush on this show, so I guess that whole thing about loving and losing is true. It’s just too bad that it happened so close to the end. And because how else can I end this, but with a Rolling Stones reference, allow me to bypass the usual favorites of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” and look instead to these lyrics of "Salt of the Earth":Let's drink to the hard working people/ Let's drink to the lowly of birth/ Raise your glass to the good and the evil/ Let's drink to the salt of the earth.Bonne chance, Eugene, Squatch, Gary, Louis, Rockefeller and Espera... read more