May 30th, 2008 Shawna
This weekend Sex in the City returns. After four years, Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha get back together for one more round of cosmos. You can catch the big screen reunion of the fab foursome at theaters near you.
At the end of the series, the friends all rode off into the Manhattan sunset for their fairy-tale endings. Now, each character is dealing with big life changes. Charlotte is a new mother. Miranda is a struggling wife. Samantha is … still Samantha and Carrie is a frantic bride. That’s right. It’s Mr. Big and the big day. But, as the wedding gets closer and the drinks flow, the characters learn that real life isn’t like a fairy tale. It always has a twist.
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May 24th, 2008 Shawna
When I heard that McCain was going to be on Ellen’s talk show I had one thought.
“well, that will be interesting.”
And it certainly was interesting! No doubt you have seen the news stories on it, which are all over the place. Apparently Ellen really took McCain to task on marriage equality.
In case you missed it, here is the convo, starting with Ellen speaking:
“We are all the same people. All of us. You’re no different than I am. Our love is the same.”
“I’ve heard you articulate that position in a very eloquent fashion,” McCain says. “We just have a disagreement, and…I, along with many, many others [wish you] every happiness.”
“Thank you,” Ellen responds. “So you’ll walk me down the aisle? Is that what you said?”
“Touché,” says McCain.
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May 21st, 2008 Shawna
Some are saying that misogyny is what killed Women’s Murder Club. Look at these facts. You just might agree!
- With the exception of a one-time showing on a Sunday after Desperate Housewives, Eli Stone’s ratings have been moving in a steady downward trend.
- Boston Legal started the season out with strong ratings, which quickly fell with the exception of a couple of April airings.
- The ratings for Dirty Sexy Money may be the sharpest decline. Each week they lost viewers, ending with only 6.91 million viewers on their last airing.
- Out of nine original episode airings, Pushing Daisies only shows three notable instances of having viewership numbers greater than Women’s Murder Club.
- In fact, Pushing Daisies numbers seem to be declining in the same manner as Dirty Sexy Money.
- Ugly Betty had a strong start to the 2007-2008 season. By November, their numbers were closer to those of Women’s Murder Club. In fact, new episodes since the writer’s strike are actually having less viewers than Women’s Murder Club post-strike episodes.
- The only shows that showed a steady increase in the target 18-49 demographic post-strike are: Women’s Murder Club. Yes, you read that correctly. Only one show and it was WMC.
- Women’s Murder Club did not suffer a decline in viewership numbers post-strike, despite a change in night and time.
- Returning ABC shows that suffered from a decline in viewership numbers post-strike: Eli Stone, Boston Legal, Brothers & Sisters, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, and Ugly Betty. Note that this includes all those that actually returned with new episodes after the strike.
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May 19th, 2008 Shawna
With the talk of Women’s Murder club being canceled there is talk of something else. The infamous unaired pilot. It does not seem to be anywhere online that you can download. And it is clear from some YouTube fan vids that there are people that have it. How? How did they get it. Well, apparently the answer is eBay. In fact, I just saw it on there myself. The Women’s Murder Club Unaired Pilot DVD is listed in one auction right now. It’s only at $0.99 right now but I bet it will go for much higher than that. Looks like it ends on Sunday so time will tell.
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May 19th, 2008 Shawna
Is misogyny to blame for Women’s Murder Club being canceled? It is a valid question. And one that is being asked by a lot of people on the ABC message boards. You see, WMC was canceled while shows with worse and comparable ratings stayed. The difference? Those shows had male leads. The argument might be made that WMC was too expensive. Well, Pushing Daisies was one of the shows with ratings on par with WMC. I doubt it’s special effects make it that much cheaper, if cheaper at all than WMC.
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May 15th, 2008 Shawna
There are some people trying to get Women’s Murder Club back on the air. People are emailing ABC and whatnot. But ABC doesn’t want it cause it costs too much. I say, why doesn’t another network pick it up? Like maybe the CW? None of the CW shows get 8 million viewers like WMC! It could be a huge hit for them! That is if they could afford it!
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May 15th, 2008 Shawna
I miss you already. It just does not make sense that they canceled you. Although I did read an interview with that Stephen guy from ABC that makes the decisions. Apparently Eli Stone was chosen over WMC because it was the cheaper to make show. Well, here’s and idea ABC - learn to trim some fat! Shows don’t have to be expensive! It is really just that simple!
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May 14th, 2008 Shawna
This week ABC canceled Women’s Murder Club in favor of Eli Stone. In looking at the numbers, this is a puzzling decision. And it only leads to one conclusion. Someone at ABC is terrible at math. Well, that, or someone is really sexist at ABC. Here are a look at the ratings for this past season of Eli Stone. Keep in mind that with the exception of a Sunday airing after Desperate Housewives it was typically on after Lost. And most of the time the shows airing against it were in re-runs. When they were not, Eli Stone tanked.
If you look below, it fell every week, on Thursdays, except the final to airings. Its small bump at the end is directly attributed from airing after Desperate Housewives.
Eli Stone 2007-08 Weekly Ratings Track
Date Viewers 18-49
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02/07/08 11.14 M 4.0
02/14/08 8.83 M 3.3
02/21/08 7.46 M 2.6
02/28/08 7.19 M 2.5
03/06/08 7.15 M 2.5
03/13/08 7.14 M 2.4
03/20/08 6.92 M 2.3
03/27/08 6.53 M 1.9
04/03/08 5.15 M 1.6
04/10/08 5.88 M 1.8
04/13/08(S-10pm) 8.81 M 2.8
04/17/08 6.23 M 2.0
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May 12th, 2008 Shawna
ABC shows Women’s Murder Club and Eli Stone both were considered “bubble shows.” Neither had been renewed for a second season. And only one would stay, meaning whichever to get renewed first meant the other was dead. Then, last week Women’s Murder Club posted higher ratings than Eli Stone.
Today, ABC officially renewed Eli Stone and officially canceled Women’s Murder Club. Puzzling considering WMC had better numbers. Sure looks like the women got shafted for a male-centric show. Stephen McPherson, ABC Entertainment President, is the Le douche responsible for this travesty.
Let ABC know about the horrible taste this left in your mouth:
This is ABC’s phone number to leave comments on their shows: 1-818-460-7477
It is an automated system. Press 2 to leave comments. Press 3 for Primetime menu. WMC is #965.
You get thirty seconds per message, but you can call back as often as you would like 
Or how about emailing some peeps?
Stephen McPherson, ABC Entertainment President
stephen.mcpherson@abc.com
Anne Sweeney, Co-Chair Disney Media Networks and President, Disney-ABC Television Group
anne.sweeney@disney.com
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May 6th, 2008 Shawna
Yesterday ABC canceled the Anne Heche led drama Men in Trees. And it looks like they are all set to cancel the female driven Women’s Murder Club. Like Men in Trees, WMC suffered a scheduling change when it came back from the writer’s strike last week. While its numbers were good for Friday it did not do so well last week, which was its first time back since the writer’s strike. A new episode airs tonight and then one airs next week. I suspect that the fate of this show hinges on its performance tonight though as the networks have their Upfronts in NYC next week. That means that will have made their decision by then. Supposedly both Eli Stone and Women’s Murder Club are on the cusp of being cancelled by ABC - and apparently only one can stay. Will it be the male-driven or the female-driven show that survives? Why not tune into Women’s Murder Club tonight, or even Tivo it cause that counts too, so that we can make sure that women keep their place on television.
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