LONDON (AP) —If you’re unlucky enough to be stricken with a rare medical condition, you’d better hope your doctor watches the right television show.That was the lesson for one German […]
‘House’ Surges To Three-Month High In Finale
The series finale of House was by turns shocking, daring and absurd, just the way the show had been for the past eight years. And it earned a ratings bump. House aired its highest-rated episode since Jan. 30, averaging a 2.9 in adults 18-49 at 9 p.m. That was up 32% from last week, when it averaged a 2.2.
Fox’s ‘House’ Closes After Eight Seasons
For Dr. Gregory House, boring had always been life’s least tolerable state. The satisfying one-hour finale — the series’ 177th episode — served well as a reminder: House seldom was.
The week of May 21 will be an especially big one for the network, as the Hugh Laurie drama House heads off the airwaves, the 11th American Idol is named and Glee reveals what it’s doing with its graduating class.
Exclusives
It’s the end of the road for veteran medical drama House, which will bow out after the end of its current eighth season on Fox. The network has granted creator David Shore’s wish for an early decision to allow him to give the series and its characters a proper ending. The move opens the door for renewal of another Fox drama in need of an early verdict, freshman Terra Nova.
Five of network TV’s most established shows have undergone major cast changes since last season, spurred by contract disputes, growing movie careers and creative crises.
The three off-net series will join the network’s lineup of procedural dramas and movies beginning next year.
CSI star Laurence Fishburne, thought to be a victim of the show’s softening ratings and growing expenses, joins a starry list that includes Charlie Sheen, Lisa Edelstein and Christopher Meloni.
Lisa Edelstein — whose long-term contract as Dr. Cuddy expires this month — has opted not to return for the show’s eighth and likely final season.
The pickup comes on the heels of renewals for Family Guy and its spinoff The Cleveland Show.
House co-stars Robert Sean Leonard and Omar Epps have closed deals to return for the series’ upcoming eighth (and likely final) season, which is inches away from reality as the renewal agreement between Fox and House producer Universal Media Studios is being finalized.
Fox: We Want ‘House’ And ‘Bones’
“We want them both,” Kevin Reilly, Fox entertainment president told reporters. “It’s really about whether we can make a deal.”
House M.D. was fans’ favorite television drama, and stars Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein were the favorite actor and actress in the drama category. Glee was voted top TV comedy, and star Jane Lynch was the favorite comedy actress.
