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"Kidnapped" Officially Dead

November 02, 2006

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NBC has pulled the Jeremy Sisto/Dana Delaney “I will find your son" drama entirely off the air.

It was launched in a much-coveted time slot (Wednesdays at 10), but despite an all-star cast, the show began to drop in the ratings almost as soon as it hit airwaves. In early October, production came to a halt and the show's future looked bleak.

NBC left “Kidnapped” on the air and planned to fulfill the original 13 episode order. The show was moved to Saturday nights, and in the ensuing weeks, as ratings plummeted, everyone packed up and left the sinking ship.

This past Saturday night the show did a paltry 1.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic. NBC has replaced “Kidnapped” with re-runs of “Law and Order: Criminal Intent.”

Comments

Barry Manther wrote:

I may be the only one, but I think not, that is soooo tired of Law and Order. I HATE Law and Order and to see more re-runw on the schedule is NUTS.

posted at November 3, 2006 08:35 AM

TVSeriesFinale.com wrote:

It's unfortunate. The series just never found its audience -- and of course, the move to Saturday nights wasn't going to help. The networks have put a lot of money into serial dramas this year but don't give them any time to catch on. Audiences are wary of getting involved with shows only to see them yanked. With quick cancellations like Kidnapped and Smith, the networks are proving them right.

posted at November 3, 2006 09:12 AM

Steve from Yellowstone wrote:

Just what I want to do: curl up with a nice mug of tea, next to my wife...in office chairs sitting behind a computer screen to finish out the series!

Would it have killed NBC to burn off the episodes on Bravo or USA?

posted at November 3, 2006 10:07 AM

Christian wrote:

Figures. I personally thought this was one of the best new shows this year and they had me hooked. I liked the cast and thought they all worked well together. I really do not feel a rerun of Law will win that much more of a Saturday time slot. Fantastic.... I guess I can hunker down to my tivo'd sesame street.. I know elmo won't leave... for the love of gawd!!

posted at November 4, 2006 06:49 AM

T wrote:

WTF? At least they had something new on the wasteland that is Saturday tv!

Just what I needed - to huddle infront of my computer and try to watch the show. Wonder why I bother with a plasma tv and HD cable. Now I'm just wait for NBC to cancel my other fave - Studio 60 - and put yet another Law & Order re-run.

posted at November 4, 2006 08:21 PM

Dawn wrote:

In my opinion, NBC just ruined their credibility. They said they were ending it after 13 episodes and told the producers to wrap up the story. Okay that sounds good, let the show finish. Then they move it to Saturday, okay they're still going to let it finish. Now they pull it completely. Did they really think it would have more viewers on Saturday? NBC has lied too many times. I'll have to think long and hard before watching a new series on NBC. It's not going to be watched on the web. NBC is a bunch of liars, and it's not just the fans of Kidnapped that are going to be leary of their promises, it's everyone.

posted at November 4, 2006 08:37 PM

Steven Davies-Morris wrote:

All the major network shows I liked this season are now officially dead or on life-support. Much as I like the "L&O" franchise I certainly won't be watching any time-slot-filling reruns. In fact, after NBC proved themselves to be lying liars by axing "Kidnapped", I may just feel oblicated to boycott all their shows for the rest of the season. grrrrhhhh! Thank God for the Sci-Fi channel and "Battlestar Galactica"!

posted at November 5, 2006 12:17 AM

David Conner wrote:

This show was the most overlooked show on the Fall Schedule. It, by far, outshines 90% of the new series on all the networks. NBC failed to promote this show to the right audience. I stumbled upon it accidentally and was hooked the first night i saw it! I made it a point to set a series recording on my DVR because i had no idea what the schedule would be after it was put in hiatus, and i tend to DVR alot of new shows to watch them in my spare time/lunch hour. It had the best cast and while the storyline may have been simple, the writers and director did a great job of making the story much deeper than the premise would lead on. This is the 3rd year in a row that my fave new show gets axed without allowing time for it to develop an audience. Last year CBS did the same thing to me with cancelling "Threshold" just as i began to get deeply involved with the show. For that reason, i decided not to watch any new CBS shows this season. Looks like that's what i'll be doing to both networks now. I suppose NBC will just become a stale network with lame gameshows while burning us out with Law & Order. Atleast they still have My Name is Earl and The Office.

posted at November 6, 2006 05:01 PM

Myron wrote:

I really liked this show and am not sure how they get these rating they give this was one of the top new shows out and just like Commander and Chief its Gone another of one of the best new shows that got canned. Seems to me like some people just don't know what’s what.

posted at November 10, 2006 03:52 PM

steve wrote:

No wonder the ratings dropped last Saturday. It wasn't on in my area!

posted at November 10, 2006 10:08 PM

michelle wrote:

This show should be cancelled, i live in uk and have been watching it over here and it is an amazing show and woul dlike to se a new series hit our screens

posted at April 18, 2007 10:44 AM

michelle wrote:

sorry i ment shudnt be cancelled

posted at April 22, 2007 12:56 PM

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