Good numbers for 'Jericho.' Bad numbers for 'Kidnapped.' And the really disheartening thing about the 'Kidnapped' numbers - about 7.5 million viewers - is that it finished third in the time slot off a very, very expensive pilot. Granted, the series had a terrible lead-in from 'The Biggest Loser.' And if NBC wants to save 'Kidnapped' it will have to rethink its decision to put 'Law & Order' on Friday nights and, well, move it back. It fits well with 'Kidnapped.' Then 'Loser' can move to Fridays where it belongs. But even if that happened, and it wouldn't for at least two or three weeks, it's really game, set, match for 'Kidnapped.' Once you launch a serial drama to low numbers, forget it. Worse, in two weeks it will be going up against 'The Nine,' a better serial drama. really, better? I doubt it but I guess I'll see on Wed, I'll switch back & forth to see at least a bit of TheNine. In short: It's over.
Too bad, that. I've seen the second episode of 'Jericho' and all those worries hashed out in the comments section come home to roost. So even though they don't fight head to head, I'd rather have 'Kidnapped' survive. me too, by far. I'd also rather have a million dollars. Anyway, neither is likely to happen. ach. bummer. I hope this is wrong. hope that it will last its season. Permalink - on Tim Goodman
on wh, earlier, Feed The Machine Wednesday: "Jericho," "Kidnapped," the launch of the CW, returning series galore:I've seen two episodes of each and will probably keep watching "Kidnapped" all the way through.
-----and .."America's Next Top Model" kicked off the brand shining new (and green) CW. The question is, did you watch? (That is always the question here. In fact, the point.) Did you have a hard time finding the channel? I hear there are hot twins on board this year. And yet - did not watch. Every day, an opportunity to grow up. hehee.-----
cmmts:
-So at the end of the evening Jeremy Sisto beats what's his name (oh, Skeet Ulrich) by a mile.
-I thought Kidnapped was pretty entertaining. Jeremy Sisto is one of the most under-rated (and, well, hot) actors on TV, and it was nice to see him playing a fairly normal person for a change. yup yup.
-I was looking forward to Jericho, but I'm a bit on the fence about it. Kidnapped, on the other hand, was surprisingly good.
-The first half of Jericho was very well done, but I think it got bogged down in cliche after that (around when Skeet found the bus). Kidnapped ruled however, I definitely want to see where that's going. Sisto was like Jack Bauer Jr.
-10pm is not a good time for me to watch a new TV program, bcs at that hour I’m already starting to remember how warm and comfortable my bed is. So maybe that was the problem last night with Kidnapped: my blinds were already being lowered. I just wasn’t hooked, and I’m not sure why. The needle on my crap detector barely twitched though, so I’ll try it again next week. Jericho on the other hand; I was wide awake for that one and quite enjoyed it (weird flashback to The Day After though). Unlike Kidnapped, the needle did some serious jumps a couple times, but somehow I didn’t care.

'Jericho,' 'Kidnapped' are maybe-see TV - Orlando Sentinel: Television: The second episodes, however, find the two dramas on sharply diverging paths. Kidnapped takes engrossing turns while Jericho settles for mundane storytelling.