Ratings need to come up, but NBC is happy creatively with the shows

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THE SKINNY: With NBC looking to fill more of its schedule now that five nights have opened up with the cancellation of THE JAY LENO SHOW at 10:00 p.m., bubble series MERCY and TRAUMA could get extra life if the shows perform well in the coming weeks.

“On TRAUMA, we have six episodes that have yet to air that will be coming back to the schedule, and MERCY is a show that we absolutely love creatively,” says Angela Bromstad, NBC’s Primetime Entertainment President at today’s TCA Winter Press Tour. “We’ve just got to get the ratings up.”

Source: ifmagazine.com

This is exciting!

It’s true, Stefanie Coyote of the SF Film Commission tells me.

Three more episodes, at least.”We’re thrilled,” said Coyote, who was instrumental in bringing the production to San Francisco — the first major one since the days of “Nash Bridges.”

Reports first surfaced in the Hollywood online press Thursday.

What helped to earn the pickup? “A recent ratings rise,” says Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood.

There was other speculation, including the supposition that NBC “is short on inventory.”

Coyote, btw, says earlier reports that NBC had canceled the much-criticized show after its initial 13 episodes were false.

Source: sfgate.com

NBC’s ‘Trauma’ revived after cancellation

SAN FRANCISCO — Paramedic TV drama “Trauma” will be returning to the air after NBC reversed its decision to cancel the show, it emerged Friday.

The network has requested three more episodes after saying last month production would be halted after the initial 13-episode order, according to reports.

It has ordered additional material following a recent spike in ratings and may order more in the future if the show continues to attract viewers.

Despite high production costs for on-location filming and special effects, “Trauma” attracted just 6.9 million viewers for the season premiere and maintained less than a 2.0 rating shortly before cancelation.

It has faced strong criticism from much of the EMS community, with both NAEMT and the IAFC’s EMS Section sending letters to show producers protesting the creative direction of the drama and labeling it an “injustice” to those in the profession.

On Thursday, it was also announced that the show will air in the UK after cable network Virgin1 agreed a deal with NBC.

Source: firerescue1.com