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Conviction & Invasion Cancelled

source: Variety.com

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With less than 24 hours to go before the Peacock kicks off upfront week in Gotham, final decisions about the fates of bubble shows are starting to be made. And over the weekend, the word wasn't good for a pair of skeins nets desperately wanted to bring back.

As recently as a few weeks ago, NBC brass were still hopeful that the Wolf -produced "Conviction" could be saved. Having seen Friday night ratings take a big hit following last year's cancellation of "Law & Order: Trial By Jury," net wanted to be patient with Wolf's latest outing, figuring the show could grow in a second season.

But another poor performance this week may have sealed the show's fate. "Conviction" lost a big chunk of its "Las Vegas" lead-in this Friday and, worse, dipped at the half-hour.

As for "Invasion," skein was a personal favorite of ABC Entertainment prexy Steve McPherson. But despite a huge promotional push behind the show, viewers simply never warmed to the concept.

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Comments (29)

that is just BS. If the ne... (Below threshold)
marc meisels:

that is just BS. If the net aired the shows in a row and not played around it would have kep it's ratings in the mid - low 20's

you can not do that to a first year project.

You are experimenting with peoples livlihoods.

thanks
now I am out a job

m

What a shame, INVASION canc... (Below threshold)
Trapdoor:

What a shame, INVASION cancelled - perhaps we can now finally get some decent fastmoving show in its place?

I'd rather watch the commer... (Below threshold)
Horrid:

I'd rather watch the commericals and tivo through invasion.

i cannot believe theyr are ... (Below threshold)

i cannot believe theyr are cancelling invasion such a great show. season finale is today and i know they are just going to leave it floating like that. at least make 3 episodes more to leave the people that liek it with a resolution. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH i am so pissed right now.

Well, rumor has it that Inv... (Below threshold)
Shaun:

Well, rumor has it that Invasion may be picked up by the new CW network (CBS and Warner Bros upcoming venture). If that pans out, Invasion fans can rejoice in that we'll see a resoultion to "the cliff hanger of all cliff hangers"

www.syfyportal.com/news.php?id=2575

whats the CW net work thing... (Below threshold)
taht_guy!!!?:

whats the CW net work thing is it cable of not?

Invasion started way too sl... (Below threshold)
Count Down:

Invasion started way too slow like the X-files conspiracy plots, but it became much more interesting as what was going on became more apparent. Humans versus hybrids, a classic Gothic transformation with great racial prejudice undertones.

Now that I'm finally hooked, they want to cancel it? That's what I get for trusting TV execs...

I have been a loyal followe... (Below threshold)
Kalia:

I have been a loyal follower of Invasion since the beginning and if it is cancelled I will be extremely pissed! The characters are likable and the show interesting!

so shitty. i really liked ... (Below threshold)
kill me now:

so shitty. i really liked invasion. there was just something about it that really got me. now its over. fukkerz.

It really stinks that they ... (Below threshold)
Pa:

It really stinks that they are cancelling Invasion. They must be surveying a bunch of "Desperate Housewives" Bozos for the ratings!!!ABC sucks and I won't watch their new crap next fall cause obviously they don't care what I think!!!!!

ABC sucks. How can you canc... (Below threshold)
Ron:

ABC sucks. How can you cancel a great show like Invasion. If anyone remembers....Lost was quite a pice of crap the first season and now it has cult following. First ime in years ABC has had a show worth watching. DORKS!

I loved INVASION. There ar... (Below threshold)
angie:

I loved INVASION. There are few shows that are different from CSI and Law and Order, over and over again. This show had lots of action and also great characters. I think it is the time slot that they need to rethink, not losing the show. Look at Friday night. I remember that used to be when V was on. And V, as I recall did awesome!!!!

I am so sick of getting int... (Below threshold)
Bill:

I am so sick of getting into a show and then having it cancelled after one season. Why would anyone watch a new show if you are going to get screwed once you get into it? Joan of Arcadia, Threshold, and now Invasion. I loved invasion and was really looking forward to the next season. This sucks,,,no wonder new shows never make it....they don't give them a chance anymore.

It really is too bad Invasi... (Below threshold)
Tony:

It really is too bad Invasion was cancelled. I loved the show. I only committ to a few years per week and I hate that there are so many new ones each year. I found out it is better to not watch as many (because they get canexed anyway) and then just watch the reruns on cable such as 24. I have been through two seasons in a couple of months this way. It is all about money anyway, it does not matter if a show is good or not, it just matters how much money it makes--too bad.

I just really got involved ... (Below threshold)
Rachel Rowell:

I just really got involved mid-season and finished watching the final episode last night, which I loved. I did not know it had been cancelled. It seems so many good shows come in but with local or other networks changing times or nights due to seasonal stuff, usually sports, or weather-related offs with extremely early a.m. or very late p.m. reschedules, it seems it would be hard to get an accurate read on show popularity to me. Also, I don't know how they expect to get a solid following with just a few first run episodes in a row and then you may or may not see the show for the next two or three weeks because of rescheduling, other special programming, etc. and then suddenly it has been cancelled. They would probably flip if they put a show on and played all the first run episodes without ANY interruption by any network. It would probably have amazing results.

Everyone please sign petiti... (Below threshold)

Everyone please sign petition let ABC know we loved this show it deserves a second chance but this time leave it alone & hey move it up an hour.

www.petitiononline.com/33030/petition.html

This is truly a shame. Inv... (Below threshold)
Larem:

This is truly a shame. Invasion rounded out a nice night of television in our home.

I have been CSI'd to death!!! Pretty soon there will be a CSI for each hometown in America.

I'll be signing the petition.

These sons of Bitches!!! W... (Below threshold)
Maite:

These sons of Bitches!!! What the hell am I suppose to watch now? The OC?...Invasion is one of the best shows out there, the story just evolved into a gripping hour of wondering what was next. Freaking ABC!!!! Now I gotta spend the rest of my life wondering...
ARGH!!!

If I promise to watch the c... (Below threshold)
disc:

If I promise to watch the commercials when I watch Invasion on my Tivo, will ABC bring it back?

There is a real bad habit t... (Below threshold)
DKMI:

There is a real bad habit that the networks are getting into. They are putting shows on for a couple of weeks, then putting something else on for several weeks before switching back. I'm seeing this happen more often. ABC is the worst. They messed with NYPD Blue by splitting its time slot and it hurt both shows. American viewers are to blame though. When Gray's Anatomy becomes a huge hit, whose fault is it? Story lines are so fake the show should be a cartoon, yet everyone watches. A thinking person's show like Invasion gets the shaft without being given much of a chance in the first place.

That's it. Both Invasion a... (Below threshold)
Tom:

That's it. Both Invasion and Conviction cancelled. Won't be watching any more first run TV come September. I'll catch up on interesting series once they come out on DVD after I know what to invest my entertainment time in.

What a load of crap!!! I c... (Below threshold)
mmm:

What a load of crap!!! I can't believe Conviction was cancelled. It was a compelling derivitive from Law & Order for the younger crew. Just what we should have expected from the bogus networks...who control the ratings by messing with the show schedules and time slots...how can any new show expect to make it.

Cant a Tv network finish a ... (Below threshold)
ULTiMA:

Cant a Tv network finish a show that they start. WTF.
Happens to much these days. :(
Another shot in the ass for Science fiction

Hey this load of bull$#!+ h... (Below threshold)
DA:

Hey this load of bull$#!+ has been going on for a while now. my parents were into gilligans island, and it got canceled only to make room for another show. it finshed.... 11 years later when a smart person wanted it done! if they don't continue the series, at least have a huge closer episode!

I watched both Invasion and... (Below threshold)
katie:

I watched both Invasion and Surface. Out of the two cancellations I'll miss Surface more. I'm getting fed up with watchig really enjoyable new shows only to see them killed long before their story is told. No wonder free to air TV is loosing more and more viewers every year. They only have themselves to blame.

Invasion getting cancelled ... (Below threshold)
Erin:

Invasion getting cancelled sucks. I didnt know about it's possible ending until after I saw the final episode.

The first comment was correct - if the networks didnt keep cutting these shows off to start new ones, viewers would stick by. I never knew when a new episode was going to start! Same thing with LOST - there's been weeks between new episodes, and it's annoying.


I hope someone picks it up, or they do what they did to Firefly and Farscape, and make a movie, whether it be silver screen or made for TV, to tie up loose ends.

I can't believe they cancel... (Below threshold)
cheryl:

I can't believe they canceled Invasion. I'm 54 years old, this was one of my favorite shows. Who decides these things? My other favorites are dancing with the stars, d housewives, house, surface, greys's a, all the great ones, I can't be wrong. You, whoever, you are, are making a lot of people angry. Not even an ending, for all of us who wathched every week.

Not meaning to be rude I'm ... (Below threshold)
Peter:

Not meaning to be rude I'm torn up about what the networks have done with Invasion too,
but I found a site where there are people trying to do something about it.

So if everybody contributes to signing this petition maybe we can get a second series out of Invasion.

Go on it won't hurt to try and heres the link if you can't access the page by clicking just copy and paste it into the web address bar.

http://www.petitiononline.com/33030/petition.html

Love you guys so get there and getb Invasion back on air.

Have they actually cancelle... (Below threshold)
invasion lover!:

Have they actually cancelled Invasion for definate?
I REALLY REALLY REALLY HOPE NOT! i'm an invasion fan from England and i'm not sure if we are the same place as you are but they can't just cancel it like that! that's just maen!


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