Pushing Daisies Ratings

Pushing Daisies Takes Literal Turn in the Ratings

Lee Pace Crestfallen, Adorable / Dustin Rowles

Trade News | October 3, 2008 | Comments (19)

Wednesday’s season premiere of “Pushing Daisies” bombed. Clearly, ABC’s decision not to bring the show back after the writer’s strike has eroded interest. It was a great episode; nevertheless, the show dropped 55 percent from its debut last year, landing in fourth place in its timeslot, representing the steepest decline for any new show this season. And, unless it turns around soon, “Pushing Daisies” may be put on death watch. For “Wonderfalls” fans, however, let’s just hope that “Daisies” makes it to episode 8, where Bryan Fuller (creator/writer of both shows) has a “Wonderfalls” crossover show set to air.

Hope is not completely lost, however. Though “Pushing Daisies,” landed with the hardest thud on Wednesday, the rest of the network slate didn’t fare much better. “Private Practice” fell 37 percent from last year (third in its timeslot) and “Dirty Sexy Money” dropped 33 percent (second in its timeslot). “Knight Rider” landed in third, but kept most of its audience from last week, which means it’ll probably be around at least until mid-season. “Bones” won its time slot. And, FYI: “Chuck” fell on Monday, but not precipitously.

For the curious: CBS won Wednesday night, with its crappy slate of comedies (“New Adventures of the Old Christine” and “Gary Unmarried”) followed by its stale procedurals, “CSI: NY” and “Criminal Minds.”

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Noooo! No other show makes me so happy in the pants.

Posted by: Julie at October 3, 2008 3:49 PM

Oh no, oh no, oh no! I love Pushing Daisies.

But I suppose this means Lee Pace needs some yummy comfort... food. I am so up for that task.

Posted by: Kayanne at October 3, 2008 3:49 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

urgh. I feel a little sick in my tummy.

Can you please direct me to a large enough image of that photo to use as a desktop, for which I would be eternally grateful... in your pants, if you get my meaning. *wink wink nudge nudge*

Posted by: Anna "Knife Pile" von Beaverplatz at October 3, 2008 4:13 PM

Are they taking into account people like me, who'd rather catch it the next day online? I'm skeptical of the numbers.

Posted by: Girlnone at October 3, 2008 4:31 PM

Not a good sign that there are so few comments here either.

I love the show, but I didn't get to watch it on Wednesday. I was planning to catch it online this weekend as well. Of course, the online version is sans the same level of advertising, so I'm not sure how much the network is going to care about that type of unmeasured ratings.

Posted by: DarthCorleone at October 3, 2008 4:51 PM

I've never seen the show, but I automatically hate it because of all the annoying posters of it on the train to work. Maybe now they'll take them down. And fuck Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money, too (neither of which I've seen). Except DSM has Peter Krause in it, so nevermind that one.

Posted by: Lucas at October 3, 2008 5:13 PM

I love Pushing Daisies but for the life of me, I could NOT find out when the premiere was. For all the advertising ABC did, they left out kind of an important detail. You know - when to actually tune in.

Posted by: Claire at October 3, 2008 5:29 PM

First time all this season I dropped everything to watch a show (There was a The Office Party in the dorms, so that doesn't count).

I will be quite sad if they cancel this.

Posted by: Jim at October 3, 2008 6:20 PM

Do they take into account the people who just tivo everything - because I refuse to watch commercials anymore. It's unamerican. Or something.

Posted by: hersheygirl at October 3, 2008 6:21 PM

nooooooo!

this is the show i've been looking forward to the most this fall! i've been pimping it to everyone i know, and bought the blu ray! don't die on me!

Posted by: bucko at October 3, 2008 6:27 PM

It's gonna be Wonderfalls all over again, isn't it.

Dammit.

Posted by: Anna "Knife Pile" von Beaverplatz at October 3, 2008 6:44 PM

I will NEVER forgive Fox for Wonderfalls...NEVER!

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 3, 2008 6:47 PM

oh come ON! I just started watching this damned show (oh it's so pretty and happy and the constant alliterations with bees just won me over), and was just starting to get into it! Bullshit! If this gets canceled, I'm never watching anything new AGAIN! Too much of a heartbreak, man.

Oh Lee Pace is gorgeous. Thanks for the photo.

Posted by: figgy at October 3, 2008 7:55 PM

This saddens me a great deal.
I absolutely love Pushing Daisies (*sigh* Lee Pace...) and was counting down the days for the premiere. [At the risk of being tarred and feathered, I actually prefer it over Wonderfalls (most likely because I watched/fell in love with PD first.)]
I think the ratings would really have benefited from a 'recap-run'--i.e. if ABC re-ran the first season in the weeks/days leading up the new season's premiere. The DVD release helped, but brand new viewers are not going to up and rent a set of DVDs to prepare for an upcoming season...

Posted by: zyzzyva at October 3, 2008 8:20 PM

@zyzzyva:
At least you can find all of season 1 online at the ABC website . . . but yeah, a recap run would've come in handy.

Me being the hugest fan of PD, I bought season 1 as soon as it came out on DVD, then preceded to get my sister and a friend hooked on it. :-D If we can all get at least a few people hooked on it, maybe they won't cancel it . . .

Posted by: nutmeag at October 4, 2008 1:37 PM

Great! Another show I love destined for early cancellation. Thanks, Middle America. Hope you enjoy the Sarah Palin-loving, 2 1/2 Men-watching, "Arrested Development"-cancelling world you've created for yourselves.

Posted by: Armando at October 5, 2008 1:29 PM

You guys really love it soo much?? I will admit to being amused by the first two or three episodes, but after that I just found it to be overly stylized and the gimmicky feel became nauseating.

Posted by: Jenny at October 5, 2008 4:14 PM

My oh my how I love this show. Not least for all the gorgeous and yummy shots of the Pie Hole. The whole cast is brilliant (who doesn't love Emerson Cod and his badass knitting self?) and I will be oh so sad if this little piece of brilliance is taken off the air. It's like over-indulging on cream puffs, watching this show.

Posted by: amanda at October 6, 2008 9:55 AM

I was wondering where that show went. There are only a handful of shows that are actually worth watching anymore and this is one of them. Who doesn't love a hapless pieman who can bring people back from the dead? Loves it. The cast is awesome and the writing is great and the set is fun. I want own a rotten fruit pie shop!

Posted by: pongooey at October 6, 2008 12:28 PM

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