LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - The WB's freshman comedies are not exactly
setting the world on fire -- in fact, one of them is the lowest-rated show
on the network.
That isn't stopping the network from ordering extra episodes of the four
shows. The Frog has picked up "Like Family" and "Run of the House" for a
full season of 22 episodes, while "Steve Harvey's Big Time" and "All About
the Andersons" have earned three extra episodes apiece.
"Amidst an unstable broadcast landscape, we are confident that continuing
our commitment to all of our first-year comedies will pay dividends in the
future," says Jordan Levin, co-CEO of the network.
The overall ratings for the four shows are nothing to write home about.
"Like Family," with about 3.2 million viewers a week, is the most-watched of
the quartet, while "Run of the House" averages fewer than 2.2 million,
lowest on the network.
The WB, however, doesn't care as much about overall viewership as it does
about the ratings among teenagers and young adults. Those demographic groups
are the network's core audience, and the four shows are doing okay there.
"Like Family" and "All About the Andersons," which air on Fridays, helped
the Frog finish second (behind ABC) among people 12-34 and first among
teenagers Friday (Nov. 7). Both shows are posting better ratings in the
demographics than their counterparts last year.
On Thursdays, "Big Time" and "Run of the House" are similarly showing
improvement over last year, airing opposite CBS' and NBC's powerful lineups
on those nights.
The four comedies join drama "One Tree Hill" in having their runs extended.
The WB has given up on its other new drama, "Tarzan."
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