In a move to try and shore up the ratings for NBC’s Wednesday night tentpole “Bionic Woman,” the network has hired ex-“The Sopranos” writer Jason Cahill as the program’s new show runner, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
This is not a move to step all over current boss Jason Katims, but is meant to allow Katims to focus entirely on NBC’s big hit show “Friday Night Lights” which is rumored to be in contention for the Monday night timeslot currently being filled by “Journeyman.”
Cahill comes to “Bionic Woman” with an impressive resume that includes not only the Emmy winner “The Sopranos,” but also “ER” which is another big Emmy winning program. He also did scripts for “Surface” and “Profiler” and ABC’s longrunning award winning show “NYPD Blue.”
They need to stop putting a new person in charge of the show every other week.
I like the idea they are actively supporting the show, as weird as that sounds. I just hope the show doesn’t become an angst fest. As hot as she is (her character should “decide” to keep the British accent) an emo-jammie summers would be a deal breaker for me.