Day Break: ABC’s Taye Diggs Drama is Gone
As you may recall, ABC recently announced that they were reworking their Wednesday night schedule (in preparation for the return of Fox’s American Idol). That left fans of Day Break out in the cold as the Taye Diggs series would be pulled from the schedule after the December 27th episode had aired. There was some hope and speculation that the series would be moved to another night. We now know that’s not going to happen.
The Lost-replacing series Day Break has been pulled from the schedule even earlier than expected. The ratings for Day Break have continued to fall since its debut and the latest was no exception. The sixth episode, entitle “What If They Find Him,” attracted only 3.1 million households. As a result, ABC has yanked the drama effective immediately. Repeats of George Lopez and According to Jim will fill 8-10pm Wednesdays for the next two weeks (both sitcoms begin new seasons in January on Wednesday nights).
There are seven unaired episodes and, as of now, there are no plans to air them on the network (joining fellow dramas The Nine and Six Degrees). The good news is that ABC has said they will post the remaining episodes online, with a new episode being posted every Thursday for the next seven weeks. They may decide to release the episodes for purchase online via iTunes but I’m guessing that will have a lot to do with viewer demand.
September 16th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
First, I feel that this show was one of the best when I started watching. It has a fun premise that makes you think a bit.
I also loved the Nine when it came out… and I was definitely ticked when both were canceled. At least with Day Break the episodes all were put online - small consolation as it just happened to be a show that was filed from beginning to end. The Nine was put online also but once you know there will be no end - why watch?
In response to a comment from earlier regarding the promotion of Day Break, ABC actually seemed to go overboard with commercials. I remember watching Lost and being inundated with Day Break spots. People I know that never even watched the show (but are Lost fans) were even talking about how many commercials were running for it (at the time). I am not sure specifically how the size of an audience is calculated - but it is just ridiculous that so many good shows get pulled so early. NBC did it with the Black Donnelly’s…
I guess more people just want to watch basic, somewhat mindless, programming. That’s what pays the bills though.
August 11th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
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June 28th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Man I just watched daybreak online and I couldn’t go to sleep. I actually watched about 10 episodes straight and cannot wait to finish it tonight. What has happened to us. American Idol better than Daybreak? No way. What other show could compare to the acting, writing, or filming of that show. It is awesome. I’m from Houston Tx and I think this decision to pull this show was WORSE than Houston not taking Vince Young or Regie Bush….for all Houstonians that is pretty bad.
June 17th, 2007 at 6:25 am
I agree with Andrew H… Daybreak is the same calibur as FireFly. Ironic that both get canceled in their prime. I think what it comes down to is that people don’t want to actually have to THINK when they watch TV. They want mindless entertainment. Daybreak left you guessing until the very end, and even in the finale, there were questions that needed answering. Whats going on with Chad? Who was that guy across the street watching Hopper? Did he ever catch the crooked lawyer? They need to release this on DVD and give us a TON of bonus features that may answer some of our questions.
June 7th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
Day Break is perhaps the best show I have seen since FireFly — both of which were canceled. Due to the excellent story line and execution, it was truly a pleasure to watch, if only online. Furthermore, it had enough closure to present a complete narrative over a single seasonal arc - something Lost simply no succeeds at doing. Maybe they will make a movie - like the producers of FireFly.
April 20th, 2007 at 2:40 am
Daybreak was a really good show. I was never able to catch it on TV. I watched the first episode and was hooked - but my schedule would not allow me to see it. Then I found it on the internet and was very excited that I could now watch a show that I actually liked. But when I saw the last episode said “Series Finale” my chin dropped to the floor. I know it’s all about ratings, but some of the other shows ABC shows couldn’t be doing much better and they’re still on. Oh well, guess I’ll find another network with a show I like.
April 20th, 2007 at 2:39 am
Daybreak was a really good show. I was never able to catch it on TV. I watched the first episode and was hooked - but my schedule would not allow me to see it. Then I found it on the internet and was very excited that I could now watch a show that I actually liked. But when I saw the last episode said “Series Finale” my chin dropped to the floor. I know it’s all about ratings, but some of the other shows ABC shows couldn’t be doing much better and they’re still on. Oh well, guess I’ll find another network with a show I like.
April 10th, 2007 at 3:11 am
This has just started in New Zealand in the same time slot (but different channel) to Life on Mars. It’s a wonderful time-travel cop drama and I was surprised to hear it got pulled there. Looks like we will see all 13 but what is the point of watching it, if we know that the network there pulled it? I’ll still watch because it looks like a damned good show, but what a stupid decision Disney has made over in the US.
April 7th, 2007 at 2:13 am
abc sucks lost used to be good but now that sucks and daybreak was good and that being pulled and not brought back for anohter season well that sucks too lol it seems like everything abc does sucks and really the only thing that makes me happy when it sucks is my girlfriend so abc u better find a better way to make us happy
April 5th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
f**k thw corporate america. it’s all about the viewers. why not wait one season and se how many people watch it?
April 1st, 2007 at 11:25 pm
the man at the end of the episode is the dude who bite hopper at the station and was experiencing the same situation as him. He just looks a little different because he finally shaved. The smile on his face signals that his problems are finally over as well! This is just my opinion, but i believe the whole key to the repeating day was his father. When he finally figured out that his father had been murdered, the day stopped repeating and “tomorrow” came.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:03 am
I work at ABC and was priviledged enough to have seen the pilot for Daybreak last summer and couldn’t wait for it to air. It has become one of my all-time favorites. For those who threaten to never watch ABC again, you’ll be kicking yourself for missing out on another great thriller. Last summer I also saw the pilot for “Traveler” and it was mind-blowing! I saw some promos for it a few months ago and I believe it’s slated to air in a month or so. PLEASE do not confuse me with a higher up here. I’m no executive so my opinion is unbaised. I’m just pleased to see I wasn’t alone in my love and passion for this show and therefore I do not wish for lovers of GREAT writing and dramas to miss out on another great show. When and if it does air, just watch the 1st episode and judge for yourself. You’ll see I’m just looking out for you guys.
March 26th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Well, that’s real nice! I looked Daybreak up on the internet to see if I could find out when it was coming back on for the rest of it and found out it was canceled and I missed watching the rest of it online! Thanks ABC. Another reason to switch to watching all FOX network shows! I watched the nine too just for your information. Your polls of who views what doesn’t get to everyone you know. I’ll not watch another new program of yours again! I just looked up that this is what happened to Invasion too! Thanks for wasting our time. I’ll even watch my soaps on soapnet. Goodbye ABC! Hey, how come all of your experienced newscasters leave and go to work for other channels too? Whatever you’re doing…..it’s wrong.
March 26th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
I just watched the last episode on line. As I thought before THIS IS A GREAT SHOW!!!!! Bring it back!!!!!
March 11th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
so.. who’s that man in the suit across the street from Hopper at the end of the finale?
March 9th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
Hey I was also one who thought it was a great show. It made me want to come back for more. Kudos to abc for posting the show online. So how do we let them know to keep it up? Thank you for your site.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:45 am
The final show is posted and great. I hope they will bring the show back. It was great,the best show in about 3 years.
PLEASE ABC
March 5th, 2007 at 2:30 am
This show was great! It had everything and Taye Diggs, who was great. I love the concept,everyday the same day and you get to do something about your mistakes. It kept you wanting more. I just can not believe it. Now, who was the man in the end looking on with the smile on his face?
March 4th, 2007 at 7:17 am
FINALE is finally up. Now we just have to be mad that there is no more episodes, and the end make you wish there was. AWSOME SHOW!!!
March 3rd, 2007 at 12:20 pm
SEMI-SPOILER : IT’S UP, BUT….
uh, yeah, I watched the finale on abc.com late last night and it clearly was written for a show that is continuing. No answers or even hints at answers to the big question of what was making the day repeat; a couple of characters who should be neutralized or dead are not, presumably getting away to do some more damage to Hopper later on if there was a later on; and they end with a shot of some dude staring knowingly at Hopper and friends… except that I don’t think we’ve ever seen said dude before. So WTF??