Well, ABC's Wednesday-night power trio got its butt kicked. I told you that "Pushing Daisies" and "Dirty Sexy Money" had been hurt by the writers strike during their first season, as had "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff "Private Practice." But Wednesday night's numbers were even worse than expected, with "Daisies" down 55 percent and the other two losing roughly a third of their audience from season to season. Also bloodied by the ratings is Fox's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," which some say will be shut down very soon, with ratings down a third from its so-so numbers last season. If so, I'll very much miss Summer Glau as the "good" terminator Cameron (right).
Ye gods! Is their no end to the carnage? Well, actually, it looks like Fox's "Fringe" is doing OK, as the network just picked up the back nine episodes of its order for the season. It's tops among new shows with the 18-49 demo and enjoys a big live+24 audience - the DVR folks.
