There were some skeptics around before Human Target premiered (and even after) who proclaimed that the freshman action series wouldn't be around for very long. One user from a forum I frequent stated their belief that Human Target would stick around for two seasons like Dollhouse, and then vanish.
Wrong. WRONG!
Human Target is already experiencing ratings that Dollhouse never had. As I posted a few days ago, a rerun of the pilot episode managed to pick up about 9.2 million viewers. That's not bad. Wednesday night's episode, "Rewind," did better.
"Rewind" was, overall, much better than "Pilot" as far as story and plot details go (as long as you don't think too much into the physics of the episode), as I posted Wednesday night in my review. But that wasn't the only way it was better; it also managed to build on the pilot rerun's ratings by a little bit, turning the fair ratings into "pretty good" ratings.
10.4 million viewers tuned in to watch the second episode on Wednesday night, more than a million greater than those who tuned in the previous night. The ratings still aren't as good as last year's midseason replacement, Lie to Me, which garnered thirteen million viewers with its pilot episode and managed to keep roughly the same ratings for the next few weeks.
Of course, don't think Human Target's ratings have nothing to do with its lead-in show. American Idol viewers (a few of them, at least) are sticking around to see what's next. Coming after Idol is the absolute best spot for a show on pretty much any network, and it looks like Human Target is reaping the benefits.
Here's hoping that there's many more episodes of Human Target in the future. The series has a good shot of being renewed for a fall premiere next season (a la Lie to Me). What do you think? How long will Human Target last?
I think that the "idea" of an American James Bond tv show is interesting, but it has to be done in the right way. After watching the first two episodes I believe that the writing has to significantly improve if the show has a chance of becoming a hit. So far it's been all action and no storyline. Basic premise is: girl in trouble hero saves girl. You know the ending will be a "happy" one no matter what. They should make it more darker, how about Chance messes up or is unsuccessful in saving the damsel in distress every once in a while. If the writing doesn't improve the show will be one and done. Idol can only help so much. Eventually the show will have to stand on its own two legs, legs that it sadly does not have at this point and time.Agree?Disagree?Let me know what you think.
Unfortunately, it's not about story all the time. I mean LOVED the Human Target premiere. It reminded me of MacGuyver for another generation. Even though I have my share of favorite reality shows, I would rather have three seasons of "Human Target" over ANY incarnation of Survivor or America's Next Top Model any day. I despise those two shows…
[...] be dead! And what of Fox, whose major tentpoles (American Idol, House) are both losing steam, with few prospects to replace them? If cable keeps making the surges it has, and networks the bumbling miscalculations [...]
[...] be dead! And what of Fox, whose major tentpoles (American Idol, House) are both losing steam, with few prospects to replace them? If cable keeps making the surges it has, and networks the bumbling miscalculations [...]
I think this show has potential. It has good action, keeps a steady pace and the soundtrack is great. The characters are interesting and worth caring about. Considering all the other crappy stuff on TV it's great to see them put a quality show on the air.
Human Target is my Favorite show. Very entertaining.