1. ABC didn't have anything in the hopper to immediately replace it with - because of the strike. 2. It wasn't doing "great" - never made it in the top 20, but it was doing well enough to warrant a second chance after the strike. Same deal with Dirty Sexy and with Lipstick Jungle. 3. Of the three ABC shows, Private Practice was the only one to keep enough of it's original percentage in a key demographic group to get picked up. 4. It had critical applause and emmy nods - and that often, not always gets shows a second chance.
It's about money and how much they get via advertising. Critical praise is nice but it doesn't pay the rent.
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Date: 2008-12-18 04:16 pm (UTC)1. ABC didn't have anything in the hopper to immediately replace it with - because of the strike.
2. It wasn't doing "great" - never made it in the top 20, but it was doing well enough to warrant a second chance after the strike. Same deal with Dirty Sexy and
with Lipstick Jungle.
3. Of the three ABC shows, Private Practice was the only one to keep enough of it's original percentage in a key demographic group to get picked up.
4. It had critical applause and emmy nods - and that often, not always gets shows a second chance.
It's about money and how much they get via advertising.
Critical praise is nice but it doesn't pay the rent.