"Lie To Me", no backorder....cancelled?

Richard Dower

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/07/fox-will-not-order-more-lie-to-me-this-season-caps-order-at-13-episodes/74692

Oh uh!....i really fear for Fringe now

JONJO THE MISER

I love this show:(

Clareman

Didn't they start it early because of another show tanking in the ratings (I'm thinking Lone Star)? I would like to hope that they are just bringing it back in line with it's regular schedule

pickarooney

I can't access the site, can you post the article?

Mountjoy Mugger

I never really took to it, to be honest. Why mention Fringe? - I'm a much bigger fan of that show.

Clareman

As requested

Fox has declined to order the ‘back 9″ episodes for drama Lie To Me this season, and so production will stop after the 13th episode this month.

Fox gave the standard “insider” admonition that it doesn’t mean the show’s cancelled, but when was the last time a show began in the fall with a 13 episode order for a season, didn’t get a “back 9″ order and then returned the following season?

Exactly.

vibe666

Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »

I never really took to it, to be honest. Why mention Fringe? - I'm a much bigger fan of that show.

because Fringe is in a very similar boat unfortunately.

JohnK

To be honest, after the last few episodes I can understand why they're not going for more. Its a shame but it has really dropped in quality in the last while.

diarmuid05

Used to be one of my favourites..... standard has seriously dropped recently

BKtje

All the shows I watch seem to be getting dropped. Nothing left soon

Exclamation Marc

Read a story today which said;

Unfortunately, for fans of Lie to Me and Human Target, his comments are less positive (if you read between the lines):

“We have some decisions to make about [Human Target] and Lie to Me as well. These shows are not being rejected. They’re doing a consistent and solid number. There are networks that would be happy to take those shows. We have to look at our shelf space.

Reilly’s statements about Human Target and Lie to Me appear to fall in line with what we previously said about Fox’s likelihood of picking up those series. Even though Lie to Me has been delivering higher ratings than Fringe, the core demographics of Fringe (ages 18-34) makes it a more appealing pick-up.

In terms of Reilly’s closing comments about evaluating Fox’s shelf space, the network’s entertainment president is talking about how many timeslots they’ll have available once the pilot season is over. If there’s enough room for Lie to Me and Human Target, they’ll likely be renewed… if not, they’re out.

What makes the decision even more difficult is the fact that out of all the other television networks, Fox has one of the most solid line-ups and rarely makes major changes. With most of the current series returning, that makes less room for new series and even less room for Lie to Me and Human Target.

When you add in the fact that Fox already has The X-Factor slated for next year and the Bones spin-off series, The Locator, is pretty much guaranteed a spot in the line-up (thanks to Hart Hanson’s dedicated fans), the chances of both Human Target and Lie to Me returning look grim. Not to mention the fact that Fox only has 2 hours of television programming per night (the 10pm news cuts it short).

Of course, if it does come down to a decision between Human Target and Lie to Me, one should expect Lie to Me to come out on top. Why? Two words: Tim Roth. Also, Lie to Me is cheaper to produce has received more critical acclaim and award nominations.

With the end of May being the likely deadline for series contract renewals, expect a decision around that time, if not before.

http://screenrant.com/fox-fringe-lie-me-human-target-cancelation-renewal-aco-101687/