13. "RE: okay but a lot of stuff has a rabid core audience" In response to In response to 8
>and gets cancelled in the middle of its first season. > >Freaks & Geeks. > >Firefly (1 season? I can't remember). > >Wonderfalls. > >Veronica Mars only had 3 seasons and I think it had a pretty >big audience. >
Network TV and Cable are very different standards in regards to ratings. The top 20 network TV shows last week ranged from 36-11 million viewers. The top rated cable shows ranged from 7-3 million.
The HBO execs said that they kept the Wire on as long as they did because it garnered a level of critical praise that the station needed. The Sci-fi channel did the same with Battlestar Gallactica.