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No sooner did I post about Heroes' ratings being lower than the culled Trauma did NBC reverse their decision to cancel the fledgling medical drama, Deadline.com reported earlier today.

The show, which was reportedly very expensive to produce and received several negative critical reviews (from both critics and Emergency Medical personnel as well), that it was reported that NBC had quickly canned the show after only a few episodes (it was rumored that the show was cancelled in order to make room for NBC's midseason premiere of Chuck, which has aired on Monday nights for its past two seasons).

That doesn't seem to be the case, though. Apparently, NBC has done no such thing, and plans to keep the show for not only its originally ordered thirteen-episode run, but for several additional episodes (whether it's for the full back-nine remains to be seen).

The move has been criticized by several readers of Deadline.com. "Let’s face it. The knuckleheads who oversee network televsion have lowered their “standards” so far over past few years that it’s easier to pick up a poor performing show then try to figure out what to replace it with. NBC is just throwing in the towel early this season in hopes that someone…amyone will figure out what the hell to do for 2010-11," one reader said. "I liked it better when it was called ER. There’s a reason why these shows don’t succeed, its a tired old format," shared another.

This surprise renewal has been attributed to a rise in the ratings, which are around the 5 million viewers mark -- not wonderful, but still fairly decent. However, it's likely that the show will receive some budget cuts; if it's that expensive for such a mediocre viewership, that means NBC is losing money, a lack of frugality that network television just can't afford to have.