Rachel Confirms s7 Casting Spoilers

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I'd like to take this opportunity to say that whether or not you loved/hated Ashley Seaver, Rachel Nichols as an actress is a human being who did not deserve to be sidelined liked this. She obviously loved her job and her co-workers, and is justifiably upset about this. 

CBS pulled the same stunt with Rachel that they did with AJ and Paget last year. Please keep that in mind. CBS might have fixed one of the symptoms by bringing AJ and Paget back, but they have in no way solved the problem of treating their actresses as disposable.

If you can, please send Rachel some love on twitter. 

Comments

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They were most likely fired because they had the lowest TVQ scores, meaning they didn't have character-fan loyalty. There weren't "JJ fans" per se. Certainly not enough for CBS to think they'd be a problem. Unlike say, Reid, who *definitely* has character-fan loyalty. People actually tune in to watch him specifically. They didn't for JJ. Probably not for Paget too.

What AJ and Paget did have was CM fandom as a whole though, which is where CBS miscalculated. They assumed letting AJ and Paget go would be like letting Rachel go. Some complaints, but eventual absorption. That 67,000 fans signed a petition for AJ and Paget's return most likely shocked them. Research wouldn't have backed that outcome up.

Of course, the reason so many people responded so quickly however, may very well be Jill's doing (at CMF Blog). She has tens of thousands of followers, and got the word out quickly. We'll see if there's enough interest in saving Rachel as there was AJ and Paget, but I seriously doubt it.