With all the talk about how poorly NBC is doing (not to mention the evidence), it’s worth noting that the network has picked up “Grimm” for a full season after its strong performance on Friday nights — and will even give the show a tryout on a Thursday night next month.
The show just became the only new NBC hour-long series to get a “back nine” episode order this fall. “We are very pleased to be making a full-season commitment for Grimm,” said NBC president Robert Greenblatt…
Grimm has been beating Fox’s Fringe on Friday nights and has often rivaled CBS’ CSI: NY in the 9 p.m. slot, too. The show has also improved its time period by 50 percent for the network (the show is averaging 6.9 million viewers and a 2.3 adult demo rating when DVR is added). In fact, NBC is going to give Grimm a shot on Thursday nights — airing an episode in the Prime Suspect slot at 10 p.m. Dec. 8. At the very least, the move might get Grimm some additional sampling. [EW]
I was skeptical of another show about fairy tales, but the buzz is that “Grimm” is dark and scary while being relatively subtle about its fairy tale roots — unlike, say, “Once Upon a Time,” which is all, “FAIRY TALES! SNOW WHITE! DISNEY!!! REMEMBER THESE STORIES FROM CHILDHOOD? DISNEYYYYY!!!!” Ugh, that show.
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I actually watched a couple of episodes on demand this weekend, and it’s not bad. I actually kind of like it.
It’s nowhere near as good as “Fringe,” though.
Patty I cant understand how anyone watches Fringe after the second half of season 3. It went from weird and clever to really dumb as fast as you can say: ghost bells.
May have to check myself for a vaj. Once Upon a Time isn’t great but it’s better storytelling than this.
I’ve been enjoying Grimm but, like House, it has the same exact story arch each week. So far the stories & characters have been able to overcome that for me, but I’m not sure I’ll get through the entire season. Prime Suspect is better.
Grimm has been pretty meh so far. It’s not bad, but if I end up getting blackout drunk while I’m watching it the first time and forgetting everything that happened I won’t bother watching it again.
Grim is better than One Upon a Time because the latter is a just Disney shilling more of their saccharine crap. Whereas Grimm is alot closer to Buffy The Vampire Slayer or Reaper making it instantly orders of magnitude better.
So it’s not as lame as Fringe, but slightly more so than the 250th CSI show to be on TV. I caught some of an episode of the other day.
Meh. I guess, if that’s all you have to do with your evening.
“Patty I cant understand how anyone watches Fringe after the second half of season 3. It went from weird and clever to really dumb as fast as you can say: ghost bells.”
You are dead to me.
Yes – let’s take a moderately successful show that has a core audience AND CHANGE THE TIME WHEN THE SHOW IS ON!
I’ve never understood that premise — can someone point out examples of shows where that has been a big success?
I seem to be the only one that thinks Grimm is a lot like The Cape. Cheesy to the point of being a guilty pleasure.
Watched the first three episodes. I think it’s awful. Non sequiturs galore.
Grimm’s pretty lame, the fact that the Grimm’s best friend s a werewolf is pretty hilarious. Much like the Cape in it’s goofiness, but a bit more plot.
Grimm is brutal. Fringe is excellent. People seem to cling to the episodic aspects of all these formulaic shows, showing a childish lack of commitment that my girlfriend often accuses me of…