The premiere of NBC’s adaptation of Nine’s The Chopping Block is reported to be NBC’s lowest rated series premiere this season.
The network fared poorly for Wednesday night with The Chopping Block gaining 4.0 million viewers overall (1.5/4 in 18-49) which came in about in line with the now-cancelled Knight Rider which had been airing at 8pm.
It was beaten by Fox’s Lie to Me with 11m viewers,CBS’ sitcom double at around 7.7m viewers and CW’s Next Top Model on 4.4m. ABC trailed with Scrubs‘ 3.6m viewers.
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The Hollywood Reporter said:
It’s furthermore difficult to tell the actual from the staged in “The Chopping Block” in that there are 11 editors listed in the credits. Eleven! By the time these folks are done snipping and revising, who really knows who did what, when and how? Capturing the genuine process without altering and sweetening is just so 1985. In the primetime of the new millennium, perception long ago replaced reality as the image of choice. Lest we forget.
Source: Variety, TV By the Numbers
Knight Rider isn’t getting renewed – it’s ratings are extremely dire. Nothing gets renewed on a 1.8 rating, not even on NBC.
Ok I have just watched this and it’s just so cheesy and American in how they have to over-dramatise everything and ramp up the deadlines to create tension.
My Restaurant Rules was way better than this
I am not disagreeing with you David, it could be cancelled who knows
I am just letting Aussie KR fans what the situation is at the moment from the horse’s mouth
according to Gary Scott Thompson in a email to knightrideronline.com It’s not cancelled
He said that they at the show have received no official word and the cast has not been released. He stressed that the renewal chances probably hinge on international support, as the series is starting to air internationally. In addition they’ve sent over a KI3T to go to Spain for promotion.
Ron, Variety indicated Knight Rider was cancelled (refer link), but it appears technically that may not have been declared…
Knight Rider isn’t cancelled yet
I wonder if LifeStyle / LifeStyle Food or How To Channel will pick this series up? I dont see it going to FTA.