Cancelled

Who's Still Standing has almost certainly breathed its last. There's been no formal announcement, but there usually isn't. The show's page on NBC.com says the next showing is...blank. Not a good sign.

Strangely enough, the show didn't perform that badly by NBC's admittedly miserable standards. The final episode this week fetched a 1.7 18-49 rating and six-and-a-half million viewers. Considering some of the numbers NBC regularly draws for its disaster-area prime time, the network can (and will) do worse. Much worse.

As for the quality of the show, I don't want to argue any more. Who's Still Standing got trashed a lot on the web, but I liked the pace, the exit gimmick, and the host. But like fans everywhere who see their shows get cancelled, there's not much I can do. Write a letter to NBC? Yeah, sure.

But maybe I'll put up a blog post. With a picture of Ben and a couple contestants. Why not?