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Nikita - Looking at 10 episode final season?

20 Apr 2013

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66 comments:

  1. r_guy20 April 2013 at 23:48

    Are you freaking kidding me? Nikita is just the best show and deserves a full last season... C'mon!

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  2. chestal20 April 2013 at 23:49

    it's so unfair really! nikita deserves a full season :(

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  3. RiseOCD20 April 2013 at 23:49

    WHAT ? Only ten ?! :0
    Well, I guess it's better than nothing :/

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  4. Fuze8320 April 2013 at 23:52

    I think this season just is not cutting it as did past seasons! Not liking it very much!

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  5. tariqq20 April 2013 at 23:54

    in general i agree but i just caught up on last two episodes today and they were amazing

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  6. Nathalie Maes20 April 2013 at 23:55

    That... would suck. And wouldn't make much sense since they wouldn't even reach syndication that way. Or am I miscalculating?

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  7. Shaneal Rainford20 April 2013 at 23:56

    Hope this is true.

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  8. Ramon Leonardo21 April 2013 at 00:00

    I hope they are wrong about it. We've gotta do something, a twitter campaign, anything, Nikita deserves a full season and syndication!!!

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  9. Aydrian21 April 2013 at 00:00

    What's the point of making a season 4 if they're not going to create enough episodes for syndication? That sounds like a bad business move.

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  10. Eidnoreid Pills21 April 2013 at 00:04

    We don't know until it's confirmed, the last one was 6-13 and now 10, so who knows?

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  11. Rabia Salvatore21 April 2013 at 00:08

    Better than nothing for sure but Nikita is so kick ass what am I going to do without Mikita and Salex?! I really hope they give it a full pick up or at least over 13 episodes.

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  12. shels21 April 2013 at 00:09

    I'm thinking the same thing OR perhaps The CW doesn't care about the business side and just want to give the fans what we want: 1 more season and a proper send off. After all, they do give their long running shows a shortened final season and I would consider 3 seasons pretty long running on the CW lol. Pedowitz has been kind to us Nikita fans so this isn't the worst thing that could happen.

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  13. Brandy Danforth21 April 2013 at 00:11

    Shows have been syndicated with less than 88-The Unit,Flashpoint,Veronica Mars,Til Death,Ugly Betty, and Community if it gets cancelled this season just to name a few.Boston Legal was syndicated with around 70 episodes but did last 101 episodes.If CW gives Nikita ashort final fourth season,they must know they can syndicated with less than 88.

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  14. Brandy Danforth21 April 2013 at 00:12

    They said the same thing about Gossip Girl last season this time and that's what happened, GG got a 10 episode final season.

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  15. Eidnoreid Pills21 April 2013 at 00:15

    Actually, we didn't know about GG, they threw up a bunch of numbers for the final season.

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  16. Brandy Danforth21 April 2013 at 00:17

    Several shows have been syndicated with less than 88-Veronica Mars,Til Desth,The Unit,Flaspoint,Leverage,Ugly Bettypossibily Community just to name a few.CW must know they can syndicate Nikita with less than 88 if they're even considering a short season.

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  17. addicted2tv21 April 2013 at 00:23

    seems the cw gave up on Nikita before the fans did

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  18. Eidnoreid Pills21 April 2013 at 00:26

    If they did, they wouldn't have renewed it at all, let alone last season.

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  19. Nathalie Maes21 April 2013 at 00:27

    So someone just tweeted this to Craig Silverstein and he said that he didn't know where they got that number from. https://twitter.com/sesfonstein/status/325739294075527168

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  20. Brandy Danforth21 April 2013 at 00:28

    That was my point.This time last year, the same sites said GG would get a 8-13 episodes final season, then they said it would be a ten episode final season.Then it was confirmed for 10.Just like what's happening with Nikita now, but fans won't know til Nikita's renewed /confirmed for ten final episodes that this true.

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  21. percysowner21 April 2013 at 00:30

    I suppose 10 more episodes would give them enough time to wrap up any stories and get them to 76 episodes? I still think they would want to go for the whole 22 to give them a more solid 88 for syndication, but if all we get is 10 then so be it. I don't know what will do better than Nikita on Fridays. Supernatural isn't going back, it's doing too well on Wednesdays. I can't see them starting a new show there. Maybe BATB? But that seems more like a kill move than a chance to pull Friday up. Well, I'll wait for the official announcement.

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  22. Eidnoreid Pills21 April 2013 at 00:33

    Different sites had different numbers thrown around even though a shortened season was to be expected, but it's the exact number of episodes that's in question.

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  23. Danbro21 April 2013 at 00:35

    AWESOME!!! if this is true nikita will end at 4 seasons, 77 episodes

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  24. Pablo Troncoso21 April 2013 at 00:40

    76 episodes for syndication is not bad, but 22 would make much more sense. 88 is the magic number, but I can understand if the CW doesn't want to spend too much money on it, maybe the think they can save some money, give the show a propper ending and still, somehow, sell it to syndication. But still a full and final season renewal would make sense. Or at the very least a 14 episodes final season, 80 episodes is a near number

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  25. mackertim21 April 2013 at 00:43

    The showrunner tweeted and said he doesn't know where they got the number from. Just tv sites making news out of nothing. It will be a full season or none at all.

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  26. piercekrichmar21 April 2013 at 00:47

    That was my point.This time last year, the same sites said GG would get a
    8-13 episodes final season, then they said it would be a ten episode
    final season.Then it was confirmed for 10.Just like what's happening
    with Nikita now, but fans won't know til Nikita's renewed /confirmed for
    ten final episodes that this true.

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  27. piercekrichmar21 April 2013 at 00:47

    Several shows have been syndicated with less than 88-Veronica Mars,Til
    Desth,The Unit,Flaspoint,Leverage,Ugly Bettypossibily Community just to
    name a few.CW must know they can syndicate Nikita with less than 88 if
    they're even considering a short season.

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  28. Ƶαяαн Ĵα∂ɛ ღ21 April 2013 at 01:07

    they seem to do with most shows now, because they get more excpnsvive each season.

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  29. Allyian21 April 2013 at 01:26

    Firefly as well, and it only had 13 episodes.

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  30. Maria Rosenberg21 April 2013 at 01:43

    a full season for Nikita it´s an amazing show they deserve it !!!!

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  31. C P21 April 2013 at 01:51

    I'll take the 10 episodes, as long as they can finish the story properly.

    It would be better a full season of course.

    I love Nikita. I've loved every season and rarely am upset with the writers choices and the show direction. I'll miss this show so much when it is gone. It's in my top 5 shows.

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  32. 24fan21 April 2013 at 01:54

    Sorry OT/ but so much thumbs down? What's up?

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  33. C P21 April 2013 at 01:56

    No show on CW is going to do good on Friday. Only their top rated shows like Arrow and Vampire Diaries could survive there, but that would ruin their numbers so that would never happen. The CW needs to realize this.

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  34. Eidnoreid Pills21 April 2013 at 02:02

    Idk, lots of voters for some reason.

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  35. Brenda21 April 2013 at 02:11

    Yep, it really picked up!

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  36. Eric Pharand21 April 2013 at 04:59

    Good. This season is dragging.

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  37. Cory Skelton21 April 2013 at 06:41

    10 is a super weird number for The CW. At least do 13 so it's a full season (to me on broadcast TV a full season is 13 or more episodes) but I loved the first three episodes of Nikita. I stopped watching with the intent to return to it later but if it's as good as people say I hope it gets a 22 episode final season or AT LEAST 13.

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  38. Cory Skelton21 April 2013 at 06:42

    Veronica Mars was syndicated in the US? When and where? I don't recall that at all.

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  39. Kateřina Štolová21 April 2013 at 07:59

    I´m sad, but better than nothing.

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  40. tariqq21 April 2013 at 08:12

    Well Gossip Girl had 10 for its final season

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  41. tvmonkey21 April 2013 at 08:22

    Well the ratings are piss poor but they have been for 2 seasons now so why not just bite the bullet and either cancel it at the end of this season or just get it to syndication numbers with the 21 episodes it needs next season? A short season makes no sense at all.

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  42. Michele21 April 2013 at 09:17

    10 is the number of episodes they usually run in the fall. If they did 13 episodes they'd had to air some in the fall and the last batch of 3-5 episodes in January.

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  43. IvyB21 April 2013 at 09:17

    What? And I was unhappy with a 13 episode final season, 10 is just.... Not fair.

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  44. Asia21 April 2013 at 09:36

    I'm really dissapointed that they want to cancel Nikita - it's an awesome show. But as long as at leat we'll get a conclusion to the series I'll survive. I hate when they cancel shows after finishing a season that ends in "To be continued" - that's the worst!!

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  45. Pascal21921 April 2013 at 12:40

    Wow, I can't believe people are complaining about getting closure. Most shows don't even get these 10 episodes to wrap things up.

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  46. Alison Packard21 April 2013 at 15:33

    Soapnet has been showing Veronica Mars for some time now.

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  47. evil queen21 April 2013 at 17:06

    NO WAY. Nikita is doing great! Craig Silverstein is a genious man, the cast is beyond talented, the storyline for this third season is just amazing. The CW can't just ruin a great show like that. They kept Supernatural running for years and it was a lame show. Give to Nikita a full season and move it to wednesday, I'm sure that the ratings will go up.

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  48. UNIQBLUE6921 April 2013 at 17:44

    Freaks and Geeks only had 18 episodes and has been rerun on several networks such as IFC, TeenNick and Fox Family before it became ABC Family.

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  49. UNIQBLUE6921 April 2013 at 17:48

    10, 13, 22, 42.. it doesn't matter. Not many networks are going to be clamoring to syndicate a show that can barely muster over a million viewers and a paltry 0.3 in the demo for its original run. It'll be lucky to run late nights on some third-tier cable network like Cloo.

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  50. Alex Forrest21 April 2013 at 18:03

    I don't know what to believe anymore, so I'm just gonna wait and see. Frankly, as long as the writers get a final season to wrap things up and deliver a satisfying finale, it doesn't matter to me how many episodes are in it.

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  51. Eidnoreid Pills21 April 2013 at 18:27

    If that were the case, it would've been canceled in Season 2.

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  52. Eidnoreid Pills21 April 2013 at 18:28

    Fans are always like that, they always want more episodes. It's a natural reaction.

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  53. Eidnoreid Pills21 April 2013 at 18:28

    Technically it's more of a final season than an actual cancellation.

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  54. Eidnoreid Pills21 April 2013 at 18:30

    Not necessarily, they could run 13 episodes without any breaks if they wanted to and that's usually the number of episodes a show usually gets in a shortened season.

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  55. Eidnoreid Pills21 April 2013 at 18:33

    That's because there's no actual confirmation as of right now, which is why we're getting different numbers like 6-13 to 10 episodes now.

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  56. rehabber21 April 2013 at 18:50

    As long as we get a proper ending I am good..Don't do like they did Veronica Mars.

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  57. Juliet21 April 2013 at 21:21

    They just killed off Sean while knowing that the Sean/Alex fanbase is huge. So as a Salex fan, I won't be watching the show anymore. If a show is struggling, you'd think the writers would want to do everything to KEEP their viewers. Not alienate them by killing off a character that is part of a fan favorite couple.

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  58. Alex Forrest21 April 2013 at 21:29

    Yeah, syndication is a different animal. When syndicated on another channel, a show can often reach an audience that didn't catch it during its original run, or didn't even know it existed - this is especially true for a CW show, given that many people avoid that network like the plague. If Nikita is syndicated somewhere like the USA Network or TNT, which have a much more mature rep than The CW and similar action/crime shows, I could see it doing considerably better than it did in its original run.

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  59. Dahne21 April 2013 at 21:43

    Nikita is not doing "great" because "great" in the TV world means ratings. You might think Nikita is a great show, and I wouldn't argue with you on that, but from a business sense Nikita is a losing proposition for the affiliates. Quite frankly it was lucky to get renewed for this season. Anything beyond season 2 was a gift from the CW to the fans.

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  60. mackertim21 April 2013 at 21:52

    How does anyone know that Sean/Alex have a huge fanbase? They may just have a very vocal and enthusiastic one. The only way we'll know that's true is if the ratings take a bigger hit than normal over a consistent period. For every Salex fan that leaves, we could just as easily see them replaced by Olex, Malex or Balex shippers now that Alex is a free agent.

    As a non-shipper I couldn't care less about Mikita, Salex, Olex, Balex or whatever other combinations you can come up with. I like these characters as individuals and the overall context of the story. This is Nikita's journey not the Salex show.
    What the writers actually did wrong was not give Sean a greater individual role to play or expand his character, in essence they made him expendable.
    If what you say ultimately proves to be true, then so be it. They're writing the story they wan't to write, not shipper fanfiction.

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  61. Michael23 April 2013 at 16:46

    This just makes no sense it has never been done in recent times if this is true than CW will be known at most idiot network ever. They should wear a tagline that says "Yes we are in business to throw money away"


    This show only need 21 ep to get to 88 ep the number for stripped syndication.
    This would be insane of CW to renew a show short of that when it would be MUCH harder to sell into syndication with numbers under 88 episodes


    Also Eonline said nothing of this when they said Nikita is doing fine on fridays for the CW to get another season. That does not say short season to me if it does well for them on fridays


    Tvline is a sister site of deadline they are just getting the news from them that does not make any sense business wise.


    Craig (Nikita creator) also tweeted about this he said : "Where did they get that number from.first i have heard of it"


    Which basically says what is tvline talking about.

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  62. Pascal21924 April 2013 at 15:11

    Sure, of course it is. But there is a point where people just sound plain ungrateful. :)

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  63. Eidnoreid Pills24 April 2013 at 16:56

    That's just the way things are sometimes when there are fans.

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  64. Pascal21924 April 2013 at 17:24

    I agree, but I find it unfair to the network because they are getting closure, while the network itself doesn't stand to gain so much from this decision. Which is why I wanted to point it out.


    Never meant any disrespect! :)

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  65. Alex Forrest24 April 2013 at 18:55

    Let's not kid ourselves - networks don't give a flying toss about fans. If they're renewing Nikita, they're doing it because the studio stands to gain from the show in a way that Nielsen ratings don't reflect: most likely in this case, syndication and international sales. I'm very glad Nikita has survived this long despite its low ratings, but I'm not going to act like The CW gave Nikita fans a gift they should eternally be grateful for. As with everything else they do, their motive was profit.

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  66. Pascal21924 April 2013 at 19:36

    I doubt it, it could be profit mind you, but I doubt it. With a 10 episode season syndication is still a long way to go, the limit for that is still the usual 100 episodes. Though there are exceptions at 88 episodes, but those are mostly sitcoms. Even rarer is syndication at less than 88 episodes, which rarely happens. So in my opinion that can't be it.


    International sales? Perhaps, though without exact numbers that's hard to say. But the only one gaining from that is the studio not the network.


    I'm not saying you should be eternally grateful to the network, certainly not one that has been as dickish as the CW. But it is not unheard of that a network gives a show a short season order to wrap things up for it's fans.

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