We recently reported that ABC had decided to hold the second season premiere of V until January 4, 2011. It had looked like the network would bring it back in November but fans of the series will have to wait until next year, nearly seven months since the last original episode.
Now comes word that the network is cutting the episode order from 13 to 10 installments. Season two of V will air on Tuesdays at 9pm, taking the place of the Dancing with the Stars result show. It’s lead-in will be the compatible No Ordinary Family.
If V had returned in November, ABC would have needed at least 13 episodes to fill the timeslot until the next cycle of DWTS begins on March 29th. Because it won’t be returning until January 4th, and there are only 12 Tuesdays until March 30th, ABC doesn’t need as many episodes. The network is reportedly already planning a pair of preemptions.
The cast and crew are still filming so the scripts will be adapted to bring the season to a close after 10 episodes.
How does this bode for V’s prospects of a third season? Not very well but then, the show has always had an uphill battle ahead of it.
V was barely renewed last May because of low ratings and last season’s finale brought in just a 2.1 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic. It’s a science-fiction serial drama with lots of ongoing storylines so V is unfortunately not very conducive to new viewers to start watching. Even if everyone who watched the season finale returns to watch season two, V will be one of the lowest rated shows on the network. If it were on the schedule right now, it would only be beating The Whole Truth, a ratings disaster.
What do you think? Do you think the series will last long enough to see a third season or is it sure to be cancelled? What would you do to get the TV show some new viewers? Is it possible?
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I think the show is great and I would love to see season 3. There are ways to catch up on season 1 & 2 by renting the dvds at the store. I personally like each show to have a cliff hanger and V has maintained that and leading to a great one at the season 2 finale.
first season was excellent. 2nd season is ok but not up to the writing of the first season. I just feel the writing could have been kicked up a notch.
first season was excellent. 2nd season is ok but not up to the writing of the first season. I just feel the writing could have been kicked up a notch.
I think they need to keep shows like this seems like all we get on tv anymore is perverted comedies or dumb animation thats why everyone pays for cable to get away from those horrible shows ..then abc or nbc comes out with a good show they want to cancel it right away ..
Not impressed with this series the original wipes the floor with it, the charecters do not stand up to the originals and i am afraid this is another classic programme ruined by TV execs who should leave well alone.
I really enjoyed the show!! I get so sick of the hackem up junk shows with blood & guts I know its not a real life show but it takes you away from real life drama.
I for one would love to see more types of series like V, but I love syfy shows,
I loved Batlestar Galicita, Capria & now thoes series are off the air,I hope they don’t
take Merlin off the air. Sorry I hate Blood & guts movies, oh I do like
Beinghuman, Hey ABC whats the matter with you people wake up!!! your loosing
viewers!!
Hopefully the syfy channel will pick it up.
ya i hope they do eventually. what sucks is they have to wait for 7 yrs under the reinstitution of previously produced shows act of 1997, unless the creators consent to let syfy (or any other channel for that matter) start producing new episodes. so im with ya on that one, i hope the creators of the 2009 V are smart enough to let someone do it, its a unique stary that deserved to be told correctly, without taking any substance from the show, if i had the money to get it going i would make new shows for the… Read more »
ABC is notorious for not giving shows the ability to gain any traction. Then they also do stupid things like cancelling 10 shows this last fall. The only good shows on ABC that are not reality or news are Detroit 187, Castle, The Gates (which got cancelled), The Middle, Off the Map, Rookie Blue, and My Generation (which I haven’t watched). Cougar Town is already boring and has that annoying voice from friends.
the “only” good shows? dude you just named 75% of the total shows on abc lol, come onits not abc’s fault the show is doing bad, there is a demographic showing that sci-fi shows/movies have taken i hit in popularity since the star wars saga was completed, and this is worldwide, there just isnt any interest in science fiction like there was 10 yrs ago, everything has been done, there isnt anything original anymore, except V, and it isnt getting the credit it deserves, its the best sci-fi show out right now followed up by dr. who and torchwood. and… Read more »
The new v series is great.I enjoy watching it.there are some movies made for movie theaters but were forbidden to be realesed regarding this v series. Wake up people!!!! 2012 is almost here…..
what does 2012 have to do with V? and fyi, there were 3 movies, and they were realeased in the early 90’s. people kill me, u want to complain about the movies not being released, yet they were, get ur facts together, there was -V, the untold ministries,- V, conflict at sigma alpha 7, and ,V, the fight for freedom, they all 3 had the original cast except the fight for freedom as they replaced jane badler as diana and brought in tonya roberts as diana, as Badler and the tv network had creative differences supposedly, noone really knew till… Read more »
Just when I really find a series worth watching, instead of reality or “dancing” shows, it sits on the cusp of cancellation. I don’t get why scifi just doesn’t get renewed. There is enough of us out here who want such a type of series.
It should not take all of that to get more viewers. If a show is good–it is good. If the show is dead–it is dead. The show has everything that has been seen before. There is nothing unique about the new V. I can wish and wish and hold my breath all I want for this show. But if the show does not have a good story line, what is the point? I know that Jane Badler is back. (wonderful idea). Thank God. And if I was ABC, I would have aloud everyone from the original to come back and… Read more »
actually the ratings were crap in the original miniseries, thats why they did the 2 hour movie to wrap up the series, it was cancelled the day after the series finally, they were going to do another season but the ratings were so bad they cancelled it and ended it in the movie 2 months later, and thats the last of V till it came on ABC last year, and the only time its been done is the 1983 series there has never been a story like V, idk where your getting the new series isnt unique, its continuing the… Read more »
You know, I might have found your rejoinder to Alyssa more interesting to read if it hadn’t been written as one long run-on sentence. And you claim to write science fiction reviews for a living? Bad spelling, grammar, and punctuation are nigh unforgivable — especially if your stock-in-trade is writing reviews. But never mind that. I’m going to assume you’re an amateur reviewer (i.e., not really making a living at it), or else engaging in hyperbole as most do on forums such as this. Alyssa is right — the new V series is not unique. It’s a rehash of the… Read more »
all i can think of is to avdertise it more on poppular channels, websites, magazines, billborads, talk shows, i.e. get dat show noticed maybe if people start seeing it enough u might get more viewers
Stupid and ignorant sitcoms…What does this say about society?
why do they cancel all the good shows and leave the stupid, ignorant sitcoms??
10 epsiodes !!?. thats it. i wait a year for just 10 goddamn episodes. u bet they will wtill charge the same price for the dvds..
sorry, but there will be no DVD realease for the V series, the producers and creators have said they will not allow it to be released on DVD because they wont make enough money from it, go figure. And in reality its only been 7 months since the last episode of last season, but it seems like a year.