Pavan
10-03-2002, 09:06 PM
This is great news, 13 episodes were ordered in May, when it was announced it made the fall schedule, now 9 more have been ordered for this season, for the full-season total of 22! This is great news:
ABC announced Thursday (Oct. 3) that it's picking up the back nine episodes new comedies "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" and "Life with Bonnie," ensuring each show of a full-season run.
The pickups are the first for any of the 35 new network shows this season.
"Both of these shows have really delivered for the network, giving us the blocks we need to build a solid new Tuesday night," ABC Entertainment president Susan Lyne says. "We have every belief that '8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter' and 'Life with Bonnie' will continue to be strong players."
"Life with Bonnie" and "8 Simple Rules" premiered Sept. 17, a week before the official start of the season. Their premieres each drew in excess of 16 and 17 million viewers, and subsequent episodes, airing against a full slate of competition, have held up well.
"Rules," which stars John Ritter as a harried father of two teenage girls, has averaged 14.5 million viewers and a 5.5 rating among the advertiser-coveted 18-49 group in its three airings. "Bonnie" has pulled in an average of 12.8 million viewers in its three airings -- two "previews" at 8:30 p.m. and this week's show at 9 p.m., its regular timeslot. It's averaging a 5.1 rating among adults 18-49.
"Life with Bonnie's" pickup also ends a personal string of bad luck for star/producer/writer Bonnie Hunt, whose previous shows "The Building" and "The Bonnie Hunt Show" didn't last a full season.
The two shows have also provided solid lead-ins for the night's other comedies, "According to Jim" and "Less than Perfect," both of which debuted Tuesday (Oct. 1). They combined with old standby "NYPD Blue" to give ABC a win among adults 18-49 for the night.
The encouraging results on Tuesday night are a huge turnaround from last season, when the night was a disaster for ABC. "Spin City" and "Dharma & Greg" both faded in what would be their final seasons. "What about Joan" was cancelled after two episodes, and the heavily hyped "Bob Patterson" tanked, moving to Wednesday night after two weeks and folding soon after that.
ABC announced Thursday (Oct. 3) that it's picking up the back nine episodes new comedies "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" and "Life with Bonnie," ensuring each show of a full-season run.
The pickups are the first for any of the 35 new network shows this season.
"Both of these shows have really delivered for the network, giving us the blocks we need to build a solid new Tuesday night," ABC Entertainment president Susan Lyne says. "We have every belief that '8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter' and 'Life with Bonnie' will continue to be strong players."
"Life with Bonnie" and "8 Simple Rules" premiered Sept. 17, a week before the official start of the season. Their premieres each drew in excess of 16 and 17 million viewers, and subsequent episodes, airing against a full slate of competition, have held up well.
"Rules," which stars John Ritter as a harried father of two teenage girls, has averaged 14.5 million viewers and a 5.5 rating among the advertiser-coveted 18-49 group in its three airings. "Bonnie" has pulled in an average of 12.8 million viewers in its three airings -- two "previews" at 8:30 p.m. and this week's show at 9 p.m., its regular timeslot. It's averaging a 5.1 rating among adults 18-49.
"Life with Bonnie's" pickup also ends a personal string of bad luck for star/producer/writer Bonnie Hunt, whose previous shows "The Building" and "The Bonnie Hunt Show" didn't last a full season.
The two shows have also provided solid lead-ins for the night's other comedies, "According to Jim" and "Less than Perfect," both of which debuted Tuesday (Oct. 1). They combined with old standby "NYPD Blue" to give ABC a win among adults 18-49 for the night.
The encouraging results on Tuesday night are a huge turnaround from last season, when the night was a disaster for ABC. "Spin City" and "Dharma & Greg" both faded in what would be their final seasons. "What about Joan" was cancelled after two episodes, and the heavily hyped "Bob Patterson" tanked, moving to Wednesday night after two weeks and folding soon after that.