CBS has been having a great season. Several of their new shows have been successful and many of their established series are still doing well. Unfortunately, that could be bad news for fans of a little show called Flashpoint.
Flashpoint follows the work of a group of highly trained police officers called the Strategic Response Unit (SRU). The series stars Enrico Colantoni, David Paetkau, Hugh Dillon, Sergio Di Zio, Michael Cram, Mark Taylor, Ruth Marshall, and Amy Jo Johnson.
The show was initially produced for Canada’s CTV and CBS picked up the rights to air season one during the writers strike. It ended up performing well for the network and that led CBS to join CTV in renewing it for seasons two and three.
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Season three of Flashpoint was supposed to begin airing early this year but the network has so much successful programming that the show still hasn’t been put back on the schedule.
Nina Tassler, President of CBS Entertainment, recently told critics at the TCA press tour that Flashpoint was now being pushed outside the regular season. That means that the cop series won’t be back until late-Spring or Summer 2010 at the earliest.
While the show has performed well during the summer months in the past, there’s no guarantee that will continue. The show will have been off the air for almost a year by the time it returns. The longer that the show is off the air, the more likely that viewers — and TV executives — will forget about it.
What do you think? Do you think that CBS will air all 22 episodes of Flashpoint? Do you think that being off the air for so long hurts the show’s chance for a fourth season?
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They should air the show in a non-standard time slot until have an opening in primetime. They have shows in the can, and they paid for them – why not get some airtime even if it is latenight? Then, if one of the others is cancelled, they can bump into a primetime slot. In the mean time, they can continue to sell it in other markets. The key is to produce enough shows to maintain most of the current cast – if they go to other projects, it will be harder to retain its existing fanbase.
Please bring this show back. I really love it, and many people that I know love it too. I miss it, and I’m a 64 year old “Grandmother”! So if an old lady loves the show – there must be millions of young people too.
Please do NOT cancel the show. It is very popular in the Netherlands, and I love it! Finally a Canadian show has a chance and you should stick with it. It’s great!
They are bringing the show back soon.
I was actually in the show today they were filming season 4 .
Pretty good !
So yees , it is coming back on (:
I really hope Flashpoint comes back on tv.
I like that series very much!
It is very foolish of CBS that they have delayed that SUPER series named Flashpoint!
Here in the UK I had not previously heard of the show, I don’t own a tv(I watch dvds on my computer) but I am guessing it has been shown here as it is stocked by HMV . The premise sounded intersting so I bought it on a whim! What a fab show full of heart and soul, so unlike the normal run of the mill cop shows. I really hope this show continues because I will certainly be watching it in any form I can!
It’s a SUPER show, and filmed in Toronto as well. I sincerely hope they keep the show running.
Looks like Thursdays at 8 pm is a weak spot for CBS or Saturday nights instead of reruns. I know viewership is low on Saturdays, but that’s because there is nothing to watch!
i realy like this show flashpoint and to your questions cbs being off the air for along time will i want to watch it if it came back yes,yes,yes,the problem with you networks cbs,nbc.abc,cw,fox. you put on a very good show that you stick with than you want to cancel it why bring the shows on in the first place thats the problem i don’t like i realy get into a good show than it’s canceled i hate that like bionc woman,knight rider,eleventh hour, and many mor networks do me a favor listen to your viewers and what they want… Read more »
It is a good show bring it back.
There is so much garbage on tv I can’t even believe they’ed consider not bringing it back. Some people like reaL QUALITY tv.
The show may continue in Canada NLG23, but no here in the USA.
Not sure if this is true or not, they were filimg 301 at Harbourfront today.
My husband and I never missed an episode. I really hope you bring it back!!!
I hope they bring this show back. I loved it!