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Brian Damage · 03-05-2007, 11:47 PM

ABC has pulled the low-rated freshman comedy "The Knights of Prosperity," leaving the show's remaining episodes in limbo.

The network announced on Monday (March 5) that the next three episodes of Donal Logue-centric heist comedy will be off the schedule, starting this Wednesday. The episode titled "Operation: Rent Money" will be replaced by a repeat of "According to Jim," while repeats of "George Lopez" will take the "Prosperity" slot the following two weeks.

ABC's scheduling release stops short of calling the series cancelled, but merely says "Not yet rescheduled" next to the three pulled episodes.

"Knights of Prosperity" had a bumpy road this season. ABC initially scheduled the series for a fall launch, but held it off until January, ostensibly to allow for additional promotional time. The comedy, focusing on a group of inept thieves plotting to rob Mick Jagger, was crushed by early episodes of "American Idol" in its original 9 p.m. ET time period and shifted to 8:30 p.m. without gaining any traction.

Despite somewhat positive reviews, through its first 8 airings, "Knights" averaged just over 5.03 million viewers.

Pants79 · 03-06-2007, 01:56 PM

ABC pierces armor of struggling 'Knights'

ABC is yanking The Knights of Prosperity from its schedule this week. But the struggling comedy may get a second life with a new white knight: Ray Romano. In last week's episode, he replaced Mick Jagger as the target of Knights' hapless burglars. ABC is considering a plan to renew the series for next season, adding new episodes featuring the Everybody Loves Raymond star to several already shot with him. Five remain from this season. Knights' Wednesday slot will be filled by repeats of According to Jim and George Lopez.

Scoobiedoo30 · 03-06-2007, 04:50 PM

How low were the ratings

Pavan · 03-06-2007, 04:54 PM

Knights won't die! Romano: You're next!

Scoobiedoo30 · 03-06-2007, 05:15 PM

What do you mean by Romano Your Next

Chillerfan · 03-08-2007, 02:18 PM

There are four episodes left in the 13-ep order. Check out the interview on thefutoncritic.com. I don't hold out much hope for renewal but ABC has to renew some comedies and Lopez and Jim are really long in the tooth as well as expensive for the low ratings they get.

Pavan · 03-08-2007, 10:24 PM

ABC will relaunch either later this year or next fall and hype Ray Romano in it. He is their next target, as we saw in the last new episode. It was a great point to stop, now they can focus on a better night and away from American Idol.
I personally think they should run it after the 90-minute performance shows of Dancing with the Stars in the fall. What better than that show to follow? Stars dancing followed by people robbing stars, lol.

Skywalker · 03-08-2007, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by pavanbadal

I personally think they should run it after the 90-minute performance shows of Dancing with the Stars in the fall. What better than that show to follow? Stars dancing followed by people robbing stars, lol.

I don't think that would work. Last fall, they tried airing a sitcom right after Dancing With the Stars and it was cancelled after a few weeks. I think they should move it to Fridays and maybe get a TGIF lineup going again.

Ireneparalegal · 03-08-2007, 11:29 PM

I watched one episode and was bored with it.

Brian Damage · 03-08-2007, 11:32 PM

This show is doomed to fail.

Pavan · 03-08-2007, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Skywalker

I don't think that would work. Last fall, they tried airing a sitcom right after Dancing With the Stars and it was cancelled after a few weeks. I think they should move it to Fridays and maybe get a TGIF lineup going again.

Help Me Help You was the sitcom. starring Ted Danson. It lasted throughout Dancing's run. It got pulled a few weeks after Dancing was over. I think with Romano in Knights, it could get a bit of a boost. I think this might be this year's The Office...meaning giving a second chance after a slow start.

I don't think this type of sitcom would work on a Friday. Family sitcoms only work then. Best bet is Mondays at 9 or 9:30 next fall.

Brian Damage · 03-08-2007, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by pavanbadal

Help Me Help You was the sitcom. starring Ted Danson. It lasted throughout Dancing's run. It got pulled after Dancing was over. I think with Romano in Knights, it could get a bit of a boost. I think this might be this year's The Office...meaning giving a second chance after a slow start.

I don't think this type of sitcom would work on a Friday. Family sitcoms only work then. Best bet is Mondays at 9 or 9:30 next fall.

If it goes against Heroes, it will get destroyed.

Pavan · 03-08-2007, 11:52 PM

If it has Dancing with the Stars as its lead-in, it very well can compete with Heroes. Heroes at best gets a 8.7 HH rating. Dancing with the Stars gets ratings in the 12-14 area for normal episodes (higher as the season progresses). If Knights can hold even a little more than half of that, it would be great, but I would prefer a 8.5-9.5 rating.

Heroes' strength is 18-49. It gets a very good 6.0-6.5 on average. Watch this spring when Dancing will just come in to Mondays and beat 24, Heroes and Two and a Half Men. But expect Heroes to win in 18-49.

Brian Damage · 03-08-2007, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by pavanbadal

If it has Dancing with the Stars as its lead-in, it very well can compete with Heroes. Heroes at best gets a 8.7 HH rating. Dancing with the Stars gets ratings in the 12-14 area for normal episodes (higher as the season progresses). If Knights can hold even a little more than half of that, it would be great, but I would prefer a 8.5-9.5 rating.

Heroes' strength is 18-49. It gets a very good 6.0-6.5 on average. Watch this spring when Dancing will just come in to Mondays and beat 24, Heroes and Two and a Half Men. But expect Heroes to win in 18-49.

Again, Knights will not compete with Heroes. It just won't happen and I'd be willing to place a little wager on that.

Pavan · 03-08-2007, 11:59 PM

I'd much rather face Heroes than American Idol. Heroes is not a top 20 overall show. And like I said, with Dancing as its lead-in, it would be close. Dancing would likely spill in until 9:30, and with the combination of Dancing/Knights for the 9pm hour, it certainly would beat Heroes overall, even if Knights has a big drop of 40% or more.

It's not even been confirmed this is the plan. This is just my take. This is the best slot for a sitcom. ABC's pilots have wonderful dramas (Football Wives, Dirty Sexy Money, Women's Murder Club, etc etc) again for this fall and I expect all dramas this fall and maybe just 1-2 sitcoms overall.

03-05-2007, 11:47 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	ABC Yanks Poor 'Prosperity' ABC has pulled the low-rated freshman comedy "The Knights of Prosperity," leaving the show's remaining episodes in limbo. The network announced on Monday (March 5) that the next three episodes of Donal Logue-centric heist comedy will be off the schedule, starting this Wednesday. The episode titled "Operation: Rent Money" will be replaced by a repeat of "According to Jim," while repeats of "George Lopez" will take the "Prosperity" slot the following two weeks. ABC's scheduling release stops short of calling the series cancelled, but merely says "Not yet rescheduled" next to the three pulled episodes. "Knights of Prosperity" had a bumpy road this season. ABC initially scheduled the series for a fall launch, but held it off until January, ostensibly to allow for additional promotional time. The comedy, focusing on a group of inept thieves plotting to rob Mick Jagger, was crushed by early episodes of "American Idol" in its original 9 p.m. ET time period and shifted to 8:30 p.m. without gaining any traction. Despite somewhat positive reviews, through its first 8 airings, "Knights" averaged just over 5.03 million viewers.
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03-06-2007, 01:56 PM	#2
Pants79 Member Forum Cub Join Date: Dec 01, 2006 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 2	Knights Not Dead quite Yet! ABC pierces armor of struggling 'Knights' ABC is yanking The Knights of Prosperity from its schedule this week. But the struggling comedy may get a second life with a new white knight: Ray Romano. In last week's episode, he replaced Mick Jagger as the target of Knights' hapless burglars. ABC is considering a plan to renew the series for next season, adding new episodes featuring the Everybody Loves Raymond star to several already shot with him. Five remain from this season. Knights' Wednesday slot will be filled by repeats of According to Jim and George Lopez.

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03-08-2007, 02:18 PM	#6
Chillerfan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 08, 2007 Location: LA Posts: 18	There are four episodes left in the 13-ep order. Check out the interview on thefutoncritic.com. I don't hold out much hope for renewal but ABC has to renew some comedies and Lopez and Jim are really long in the tooth as well as expensive for the low ratings they get.

03-08-2007, 10:24 PM	#7
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,815	ABC will relaunch either later this year or next fall and hype Ray Romano in it. He is their next target, as we saw in the last new episode. It was a great point to stop, now they can focus on a better night and away from American Idol. I personally think they should run it after the 90-minute performance shows of Dancing with the Stars in the fall. What better than that show to follow? Stars dancing followed by people robbing stars, lol.

03-08-2007, 11:32 PM	#10
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	This show is doomed to fail.

03-08-2007, 11:52 PM	#13
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,815	If it has Dancing with the Stars as its lead-in, it very well can compete with Heroes. Heroes at best gets a 8.7 HH rating. Dancing with the Stars gets ratings in the 12-14 area for normal episodes (higher as the season progresses). If Knights can hold even a little more than half of that, it would be great, but I would prefer a 8.5-9.5 rating. Heroes' strength is 18-49. It gets a very good 6.0-6.5 on average. Watch this spring when Dancing will just come in to Mondays and beat 24, Heroes and Two and a Half Men. But expect Heroes to win in 18-49.

03-08-2007, 11:59 PM	#15
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,815	I'd much rather face Heroes than American Idol. Heroes is not a top 20 overall show. And like I said, with Dancing as its lead-in, it would be close. Dancing would likely spill in until 9:30, and with the combination of Dancing/Knights for the 9pm hour, it certainly would beat Heroes overall, even if Knights has a big drop of 40% or more. It's not even been confirmed this is the plan. This is just my take. This is the best slot for a sitcom. ABC's pilots have wonderful dramas (Football Wives, Dirty Sexy Money, Women's Murder Club, etc etc) again for this fall and I expect all dramas this fall and maybe just 1-2 sitcoms overall.