Why are all the good shows being Canceled?

For success, television shows must be watched && rated well.

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Science Fiction television is always a niche audience.

- V [the latest version] was predictable. Skip watching for a couple weeks && nothing was missed.

- The Event, at first, was watched , rated well, && then was beaten down by itself (all those d**n flash-backs)!

it has nothing to do with if a show is "good" it has to do with the Ratings

- Ratings= Money

A show has to not only Pay for itself But make a Profit- TV is a For Profit Business

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How do networks decide which shows to cancel and which shows to keep? Networks always sabotage the shows I like and wind up cancelling them. Why do they cancel good television in order to put on more reality crap!?!?

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/numbers-102/

Bill Gorman developed a relatively simple and straightforward measure for determining the likelihood of a show being renewed or canceled, and while there are definitely some exceptions, thus far it has been highly accurate and a very good tool for predicting. How does it work? Generally speaking, it’s pretty straightforward:

•For each network we look at overall prime-time season-to-date averages among 18-49 year old viewers

•We then look at the season-to-date average among 18-49 year old viewers for the particular shows and compare them to the network’s average

•Shows that perform way above average are kept

•Shows that perform way below average are cancelled or not renewed

•Shows that are average are kept

•Shows that are a bit less than average but not way less than average are the interesting “on the bubble” shows. Some are kept, some are cancelled. It could go either way! It’s those shows that are a bit less than average that are the hardest to predict and seem to wind up drawing the most attention

There is no doubt that viewers often take how networks handle their favorite shows personally. But we do not believe that networks are out to sabotage particular shows. Networks love shows they can make a lot of money on, like shows they can make good money on, and don’t like shows they can’t make much money on.

Relative performance among 18-49 year old viewers makes for a pretty good proxy about a show’s ability to make money. This matters more than overall viewership. That may not seem right to you, or fair to you, but it definitely seems to be the way it has been in the past and continues to be as of early 2009.

Everyone is stuck in the reality phase right now. It's a bunch of cr@p I tell you. All the shows are being replaced by reality TV!

Because most people that watch TV now are people that do not like fine works of art.

Everybody wants quick and easy stuff now. With no plot.

Gone are the days of EPIC Mind-Screws on TV.

TV is now an endless wasteland full of quick jokes and humor.

It is sad. :(

Speaking of crap...

Virtually every show you listed is crap. That's why they were canceled. No one watched these shows because they sucked. Get a better taste in television series.

Ratings keep shows on the air. V will NOT be missed.

Oh,no.It is true.I can't believe that.

Hope they are not.So I can buy the DVD.