Yes, but Criminal Minds has never been an advertiser's wet dream and has been CBS's black sheep from the start. While it pulls in very solid ratings, CM's audience skews slightly older than 18 to 49 (It think it make have been 25 to 55 or something). And it's been a hit show in spite of CBS's lack of promotion. I mean they haven't had a promo shoot since season 3. That's 3 seasons ago, when Joe came in. I'm not even sure they had their own panel at the upfronts, because no one's said anything. They've had their funding constantly cut, having to fire their best writers two seasons ago. This season has been weak because we've had a lot of one-shot writers coming in.
Actually I'm fairly certain this is the reason CM is one of the shows that's being messed with. It's like it's not actually their show.
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Date: May. 29th, 2011 08:37 am (UTC)Actually I'm fairly certain this is the reason CM is one of the shows that's being messed with. It's like it's not actually their show.