What a different a day or two can make. After cancelling Breaking In late on Tuesday night, FOX is reportedly reconsidering the decision.
FOX is in talks with Sony Pictures TV (the show’s studio) to find a way to possibly bring it back for a second season. No decision is expected to be made until after next week’s upfronts.
Breaking In debuted in early April to a healthy 3.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 9.82 million total viewers. With the exception of the fact that it lost a large percentage of the American Idol lead-in, that looked very good. The following week, the series fell 26% to a 2.6 rating and 7.79 million viewers.
Ratings fell a bit after that but seem to have evened off at a 2.4 rating. It’s the sixth highest-rated scripted series currently on the network and outperforms the network’s other two live-action comedies. Of course, it also has the best lead-in audience on television.
If Breaking In does get a renewal, this will be the second time that the Christian Slater comedy has cheated death. FOX initially passed on the Breaking In pilot last year but execs changed their minds and gave it a greenlight later on.
What do you think? Does Breaking In deserve a second season to prove itself?
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The show hasn’t totally found its footing yet, but I think TV networks are way too hasty at pulling shows after only a few episodes instead of letting them marinate with people! They need to start letting shows earn their keep. I mean, how can anyone get attached to a show if it is only around for a few weeks, and in those few weeks actually gets moved to more than one night too! Despite what the networks think, people do have more than a two episode attention span, and by cutting shows after such a short time, they are… Read more »
FOX should really keep Breaking In. It’s a good show and after axeing Human Target they need to keep something good.
Breaking-In is awesome!!!!!!! and it needs to keep going! Fox, please bring it back for a second season!!!
keep it going
This is an awesome show! Keep it!
it’s different and quirky, not your every day cookie cutter sitcom…. they need to keep it….. =)
they need to keep it !!!! ithought it was very funny….
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[…] long after the cancellation news, word came that Breaking In might not be dead after all. FOX and Sony Pictures TV were looking into possible ways to keep the series […]
I thought this was a great show and very funny! They need to keep it!
I’m completely for the return of Breaking In!! It has amazing laugh-out-loud moments! It’s a keeper.
Don’t watch much TV but I do watch Breaking In………great show with the comedy you don’t see often anymore……please keep it on air
Breaking In is a well written comedy with quirky characters that you just have to love and not forget. Christian Slater is wonderful as Oz! It would be a “real crime” if FOX was to let this one go. It has the potential to be one of its highest rated shows and a reason to finally commit to a series that now a days is not something most viewers want to do because of the bad reputation the networks have for pulling a new show after only a few weeks. Please do not let this reputation preceed itself and bring… Read more »
please leave this one going. it is a great show.
keep breaking in!! awesome show and I really enjoy it.. don’t make me find another crap show lets keep this awesome one around.. please find a way to keep this one on the air.. awesome show!!