August 14, 2007
Remember how FOX took Drive off the air, then put it back on, then took it back off, and so on? Or how NBC did the same thing to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip? Now ABC is jumping into the game, abandoning their initial plans to burn off episodes of two canceled shows: The Knights of Prosperity and The Nine.
After airing the first seven episodes of The Nine in October and November of 2006, ABC pulled the show off the air, and later canceled it, though six episodes remained unaired. Starting two weeks ago, ABC began to burn them off Wednesday nights at 10pm, but after just two episodes with unbelievably low ratings, the final four episodes are being shelved yet again, to be replaced by an ABC News inside look at NASCAR. I guess airing just nine episodes of the show is a note of playful irony on ABC's part.
August 1, 2007
ABC announced last month that it would be bringing back its critically-acclaimed but low-rated drama series, The Nine, and tonight, the first of the show's six final episodes will air on the network.
The series, which follows the story of nine survivors of a hostage standoff following a failed bank robbery, debuted last October on a timeslot following Lost. Despite its strong lead-in, the show averaged a mere 8 million viewers during its initial run. After only seven episodes, the network took The Nine off its schedule, and in March announced that it had cancelled the series. As a result, the show was not included in the network's 2007 fall lineup, which was announced in May.
July 10, 2007
After officially taking The Nine off the air due to poor ratings, ABC has decided to revive the remaining episodes of the crime drama series. Beginning Wednesday, August 1, the formerly axed show will return to its 10pm niche as it previously occupied last fall.
Created by Hank Steinberg, The Nine premiered on October 4, 2006 on ABC. With a 13-episode order, the network positioned the series in the 10pm slot after Lost. However, after airing only seven episodes, the network decided to take the series out of its lineup due to poor ratings. Following this move, much hype surfaced the news regarding the fate of the show, whether it’s already canceled or just on hiatus. Unfortunately, the network officially pulled the plug on The Nine on May 15.
November 27, 2006
On Saturday, the powers-that-be at ABC announced that they would be pulling The Nine from their schedule. Much-hyped and critically acclaimed coming into the season, The Nine failed to gain a wide viewership, even with it's cushy time slot. You'd think that an edgy, high-concept serial drama would thrive in the post-Lost time slot, but, obviously, this was not the case. The Nine regularly retained less than half of Lost's audience.
We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Hank Steinberg, creator of The Nine, in an exclusive interview. Hank was more than genial in his talk with us, and expressed how confident ABC was with The Nine and the concept behind it. As we all know, ratings trump all else in television.
November 9, 2006
Recently, Hank Steinberg, creator of The Nine, was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to sit down with BuddyTV for an interview and answer some questions about his new show, The Nine. The Nine is about nine survivors of a 52-hour hostage situation in a bank. The Nine struggle to grapple with their lives after the event, and will forever be linked by what happened inside that bank.
Hank Steinberg is best known as the creator and show runner of the CBS hit drama Without a Trace. He also wrote the highly-acclaimed HBO film "61*". The Nine airs Wednesdays at 10PM ET/PT on ABC.
October 27, 2006
The Nine is fast becoming a favorite of many a TV viewer. The interest amongst those who watch is rabid, which bodes well for The Nine's future as, at the very least, a cult hit. Troublesome, however, are the ratings for The Nine, which continue to dip as the weeks go on. Not horribly so, but enough where fans should probably begin to worry.
As such, spoilers for The Nine have been in great demand and we have some for you after the jump.
October 19, 2006
All Spoilers are direct quotes from Isabelle's latest exclusive TVj Sessions.
10/17
“An episode titled 'The Inside Man' will see additional suspects from the bank robbery be interrogated... could there have been more than the two robbers?â€
10/10
"Episode 1.08 will be titled “You’re Being Watched."? It features a 40-year-old security guard who is new at the bank where the robbing occurred."
BuddyTV 10/19 Spoilers
October 4, 2006
Lost is the most intellectually taxing program on network television. It takes the full concentration of the viewer, who must recall information from the entire run of the show and actively attempt to figure out what the hell is going at least a couple of times per episode. Even then, the surprises and twists come out of nowhere and punch the viewer in the proverbial stomach. AND EVEN THEN, there are still nagging loose ends and thought-provoking cliffhangers to deal with. After an episode of Lost, you could use a stiff drink (or a cigarette or a trip to the opium den). After I watch Lost, I either want to keep watching Lost (DVDs are the best) or do nothing. What I especially don't want to do is switch gears and watch something else that stimulates me intellectually. This is why ABC is making a foolish decision in placing newcomer The Nine in the seemingly coveted post-Lost time slot.