More fear, no standing

No surprise considering the numbers, but Fear Factor is locked in for a ten-episode order and will probably reappear now and then on NBC. I'm not a big fan because there's only so much arthropod-eating I can, uh, stomach. But in the disaster that is NBC prime time, any show which can pull a two-something 18-49 rating will hang around somewhere.

The news is predictably sourer for Who's Still Standing. Even by NBC's low standards the show did not perform particularly well and looks to be finished this month. I watched tonight and enjoyed a double dose of the speed round, not to mention a drop for the unlucky hero in the main game.

I still found myself yelling answers at the screen and having a good old time. But the show looks like a goner once The Voice takes over Monday night on NBC next month. Lots of folks on the web didn't like the production, though the basic game seems to have gotten a little more praise. I dunno, it was a fun way to pass an hour for me, but the ratings were always mediocre at best. Hail and farewell.

Over at ABC Wipeout still does okay business, but the ratings may be slipping and sliding a little off the big Nielsen balls. The show is not in imminent danger but the bounce-and-bash novelty might be wearing thin.