By: BigTVFan
It’s always exciting to see a TV show rise and gain momentum and emerge into a full-blown hit. I’m talking about a show that doesn’t explode out of the gate (like say DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES). It’s kind of rare these days for a gradual climb as shows that don’t build some kind of audience quickly don’t usually get that kind of time. It’s not totally the networks itchy trigger finger to blame. We now live in a world far beyond only 3 Networks. Virtually every cable network is in the original series business, plus now there’s fresh content on the Internet and video services. The overall numbers of what’s a hit is so much smaller in general, so it’s rare to see a show build week to week and grow into one (especially at 10PM). [Read more…]