78 is far from number 1

There is a new sitcom that has a completely original and amusing approach. It is called Better Off Ted, on ABC on Tuesday night. The characters are terrific, especially the female lead.  I really enjoy it and love its originality. I worry that it will be cancelled before it has a chance to build an audience, as it is number 78 for the week. I RARELY watch anything on ABC as it seems to me they broadcast mostly  reality based shows. The people who enjoy the types of shows don’t strike me as the same people who might enjoy something as different as Better Off Ted. So if ABC is using their own network to promote BOT, then i think the show has little chance for success. I, for one, have never seen a single promotion for it, and only learned about it from a small piece i read in The LA Times.

i missed an episode so I decided to watch it on HULU. After downloading a different software program to accommodate the concerns of ABC I watched the episode I missed. There was a commercial to start off, then was followed by three more commercials during the show. That about killed it for me. I have a DVR at home and use it to avoid commercials. I wonder why anyone thinks I would go on line to watch a show and waste the time watching commercials when I am paying to avoid them on television.

Finally BOT is a FOX show and might have a better chance to build an audience over there. I hope if ABC decides to kill it FOX will put it on and count me as a new viewer