The new version of “Nikita” is heading back for a tune-up.
EW‘s Michael Ausiello reports the move is being done to lighten the tone of the show and increase the romantic storylines. The goal is to have the show appeal to a broader demographic of female viewership the CW craves and targets.
According to Ausiello, the show loses 54% of the 18-34 female viewers from “The Vampire Diaries.” Impressively the show holds on to 94% of the audience from “Diaries.”
Among said tweaks is the introduction of several new characters, including a confidant and potential love interest for Nikita who’s described as a clean-cut, all-American CIA case officer. “Moms want to marry off their daughters to this kid,” reads the casting notice. “But he’s too busy saving the world.”
Too bad, I like the kick azz way they're telling the story... however, I understand why they're doing. The problem is, The Vampire Diaries crowd isn't exactly the Nikita crowd...
::grr:: I was enjoying it the way it's been going. I tune in and do my damnedest to ignore the last moments of VD. And I'm smack in the middle of that 18-34 female demographic.
Shame..they are concerned with keeping the dairies crowd..but dont care about the crowd that do not like diaries and tunes in after its over for Nikita.
They turn this show into a teeny boper love crap, convoluted mess and they will lose me and that crowd.
SO I guess they'll be doing alot more night work and probably start to glitter? Why is it they just cannot leave a show alone long enough to really give it a chance. Is there no love for the 40 year old, still lives in his mothers basement, and is still a virgin crowd?
So, why'd they call it Nikita in the first place? If they wanted to keep the same crowd from Vampire Diaries watching into the next show, they should have found a show that had the same romance and mystery as is does, not put a spy-revenge thriller in that slot.
I'm not going to spend my energy on it anymore if they're already planning on changing it that much.