'Heist' Can't Get Arrested
Ratings-challenged show may be done after this week
April 10 2006
Dougray Scott on 'Heist'
LOS ANGELES -- NBC probably isn't going to let "Heist" complete its run this spring. But like a thief trying to make a stealthy getaway, the network isn't saying when the show is leaving the airwaves.
The network confirmed reports Monday that the series, about a group of thieves planning to pull off a simultaneous robbery of several Beverly Hills jewelers, is probably not long for this world. Its ratings have fallen each week since its March 22 premiere, and it struggled mightily last week in a new timeslot opposite "Lost" and "American Idol."
NBC isn't, however, saying when the show will exit. As of late Monday afternoon, this week's episode was still in place for 9 p.m. ET Wednesday. Beyond that, though, no one is saying whether "Heist" will continue. In a message-board posting at TVSquad.com, Mark Cullen says NBC has cut the show's order from 13 to six episodes.
Ratings-challenged show may be done after this week
April 10 2006
Dougray Scott on 'Heist'
LOS ANGELES -- NBC probably isn't going to let "Heist" complete its run this spring. But like a thief trying to make a stealthy getaway, the network isn't saying when the show is leaving the airwaves.
The network confirmed reports Monday that the series, about a group of thieves planning to pull off a simultaneous robbery of several Beverly Hills jewelers, is probably not long for this world. Its ratings have fallen each week since its March 22 premiere, and it struggled mightily last week in a new timeslot opposite "Lost" and "American Idol."
NBC isn't, however, saying when the show will exit. As of late Monday afternoon, this week's episode was still in place for 9 p.m. ET Wednesday. Beyond that, though, no one is saying whether "Heist" will continue. In a message-board posting at TVSquad.com, Mark Cullen says NBC has cut the show's order from 13 to six episodes.
