Tarzan -- updated
11/12/03
WB Cancels Freshman Drama Tarzan
John Consoli -- mediaweek.com
NOVEMBER 06, 2003 -
Click to see a short clip that was shot in New Mexico of my interview with Lucy about Tarzan. This is a test to see how our system for video clips works. I'm prepping some bits about "Warrior Women" and more on Tarzan to put up if all goes well.
Tarzan begins airing this Sunday, October 5, on the WB. Lucy is not in the pilot. She will be in 10 of the 13 episodes the show is contracted for starting with episode #2.
Lucy as Kathleen Clayton
(©2003 The WB Television Network)
WB Cancels Freshman Drama Tarzan
John Consoli -- mediaweek.com
NOVEMBER 06, 2003 -
The WB, which just yesterday gave freshman drama One
Tree Hill a full-season order, is cancelling another freshman drama,
Tarzan, reports John Consoli.
The network has ordered production to be stopped on the series and is expected to air the remaining three episodes that have been shot during the remainder of the November sweeps.
WB executives have not yet decided what will air in Tarzan's Sunday 9 p.m. time period in December. The network has reality shows High School Reunion and Surreal Life ready for mid-season, and one could be called up for duty on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. beginning in January.
Tarzan, through five telecasts, recorded a household rating of 2.6, considerably lower than its lead-in, Charmed, which is averaging a 3.6, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
Tarzan is also averaging only a 1.7 in both the 18-49 and 18-34 demos; the latter of which is particularly important to the WB.
Charmed is averaging a 2.9 in 18-34, 41 percent better than Tarzan, which is losing nearly 30 percent of the Charmed viewers.
The WB has told the producers of its new fall drama "Tarzan" to take a break as production has been halted on the series after eight episodes.
The show will however remain on the network's schedule for the remainder of November sweeps as three installments have yet to air. WB executives will then decide the show's fate after seeing the numbers for those episodes. Through its five airings this season, "Tarzan" has averaged a disappointing 1.7 rating/4 share in adults 18-49 and 3.9 million viewers overall.
10/31 -- The actress Lucy replaced was Jenna Stern.
10/29 -- Forgot to add that I think Lucy said she'd filmed five episodes. That probably doesn't mean the five shows aired because she wasn't in the first one and I'm not certain her character appears next week. Kathleen was in the trailers, but they've been bunching episode shots together to make them. So I'm not certain how to count the five. I suspect we'll be able to tell the difference when her original episodes start to air.
10/27 -- Just an FYI for those not aware of it, but Lucy's scenes in these past episodes had already been filmed with another actress. They simply reshot them. The character, so far, has not been written for Lucy. We've yet to see anything that was written specifically for her nor for the direction they wanted the character to take after bringing her on board.
The network has ordered production to be stopped on the series and is expected to air the remaining three episodes that have been shot during the remainder of the November sweeps.
WB executives have not yet decided what will air in Tarzan's Sunday 9 p.m. time period in December. The network has reality shows High School Reunion and Surreal Life ready for mid-season, and one could be called up for duty on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. beginning in January.
Tarzan, through five telecasts, recorded a household rating of 2.6, considerably lower than its lead-in, Charmed, which is averaging a 3.6, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
Tarzan is also averaging only a 1.7 in both the 18-49 and 18-34 demos; the latter of which is particularly important to the WB.
Charmed is averaging a 2.9 in 18-34, 41 percent better than Tarzan, which is losing nearly 30 percent of the Charmed viewers.
thefutoncritic.com
The WB Halts Production on 'Tarzan'
By Brian Ford Sullivan
The WB Halts Production on 'Tarzan'
By Brian Ford Sullivan
The WB has told the producers of its new fall drama "Tarzan" to take a break as production has been halted on the series after eight episodes.
The show will however remain on the network's schedule for the remainder of November sweeps as three installments have yet to air. WB executives will then decide the show's fate after seeing the numbers for those episodes. Through its five airings this season, "Tarzan" has averaged a disappointing 1.7 rating/4 share in adults 18-49 and 3.9 million viewers overall.
11/2 -- The show has been
undergoing some changes. Shaun Cassidy, who had been a co-executive
producer on another Warner Brothers Television show called Cold
Case, was brought in as co-executive producer on Tarzan. It
seems like WBT decided he was needed more on Tarzan than Cold
Case which is doing quite nicely in the ratings. Then production
was shut down the week of October 20 to give the writers a chance to retool
upcoming scripts.
10/31 -- The actress Lucy replaced was Jenna Stern.
10/29 -- Forgot to add that I think Lucy said she'd filmed five episodes. That probably doesn't mean the five shows aired because she wasn't in the first one and I'm not certain her character appears next week. Kathleen was in the trailers, but they've been bunching episode shots together to make them. So I'm not certain how to count the five. I suspect we'll be able to tell the difference when her original episodes start to air.
10/27 -- Just an FYI for those not aware of it, but Lucy's scenes in these past episodes had already been filmed with another actress. They simply reshot them. The character, so far, has not been written for Lucy. We've yet to see anything that was written specifically for her nor for the direction they wanted the character to take after bringing her on board.
Click to see a short clip that was shot in New Mexico of my interview with Lucy about Tarzan. This is a test to see how our system for video clips works. I'm prepping some bits about "Warrior Women" and more on Tarzan to put up if all goes well.
Tarzan begins airing this Sunday, October 5, on the WB. Lucy is not in the pilot. She will be in 10 of the 13 episodes the show is contracted for starting with episode #2.
Lucy as Kathleen Clayton
(©2003 The WB Television Network)