Bubble show poll results: You really, really want 'Terminator' and 'Chuck' back

By Rick Porter

    

April 30, 2009 12:02 PM ET

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If you, the Zap2it readers, were in charge of network scheduling for next season, then all the talk about "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" and "Chuck" being on the bubble for renewal would disappear.

The two series have emerged as the overwhelming favorites in our Keep 'em or Kill 'em polls of 27 series that we think could go either way when the networks announce their 2009-10 schedules over the next few weeks. The voters say they want a dozen shows on our list back next season. At the other end of the spectrum, people don't seem to care if "In the Motherhood," "The Game" or "Worst Week" ever grace their TV screens again.

"Terminator" fans mobilized heavily to vote in their show's poll. As of 2 p.m. ET Thursday, the show had racked up 26,553 votes -- more than twice as many as any other show on the list -- and 86 percent of them (22,711) say FOX should keep the modestly rated show (5.3 million viewers this season) on the air.

The other big winner in the poll was "Chuck," which ended its second season on NBC Monday. It's getting 80 percent support from the more than 11,000 people who have voted so far.

Other shows enjoying heavy support include "Castle" (69 percent yes), "Dollhouse" (64 percent), "Life" (62 percent) and "Samantha Who?" (60 percent).

ABC's "In the Motherhood" and The CW's "The Game," on the other hand, are getting next to no love. Close to 90 percent of the people voting on those two shows have said to kill them. The results aren't much better for CBS' "Worst Week," which is only getting 16 percent support.

Here's the full rundown of voting so far. All totals are as of 2 p.m. ET Thursday.

ABC

"Better Off Ted" - Keep it: 57%, Kill it: 43% (9,979 votes)
"Castle" - Keep it: 69%, Kill it: 31% (10,127 votes)
"In the Motherhood" - Keep it: 11%, Kill it: 89% (7,843 votes)
"Samantha Who?" - Keep it: 60%, Kill it: 40% (8,963 votes)
"Surviving Suburbia" - Keep it: 18%, Kill it: 82% (7,615 votes)
"The Unusuals" - Keep it: 58%, Kill it: 42% (8,723 votes)

CBS

"Cold Case" - Keep it: 52%, Kill it: 48% (8,889 votes)
"Eleventh Hour" - Keep it: 43%, Kill it: 57% (8,330 votes)
"Gary Unmarried" - Keep it: 34%, Kill it: 66% (7,940 votes)
"Harper's Island" - Keep it: 44%, Kill it: 56% (8,176 votes)
"The New Adventures of Old Christine" - Keep it: 49%, Kill it: 51% (8,468 votes)
"The Unit" - Keep it: 51%, Kill it: 49% (8,392 votes)
"Without a Trace" - Keep it: 48%, Kill it: 52% (8,490 votes)
"Worst Week" - Keep it: 16%, Kill it: 84% (7,647 votes)

FOX

"Dollhouse" - Keep it: 64%, Kill it: 36% (10,123 votes)
"Lie to Me" - Keep it: 53%, Kill it: 47% (8,651 votes)
"Sit Down, Shut Up" - Keep it: 19%, Kill it: 81% (6,906 votes)
"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" - Keep it: 86%, Kill it: 14% (26,553 votes)

NBC

"Chuck" - Keep it: 80%, Kill it: 20% (11,495 votes)
"Life" - Keep it: 62%, Kill it: 38% (9,116 votes)
"Medium" - Keep it: 48%, Kill it: 52% (8,884 votes)
"My Name Is Earl" - Keep it: 43%, Kill it: 57% (8,793 votes)
"Parks and Recreation" - Keep it: 37%, Kill it: 63% (8,351)

The CW

"Everybody Hates Chris" - Keep it: 25%, Kill it: 75% (7,152 votes)
"The Game" - Keep it: 11%, Kill it: 89% (6,352 votes)
"Privileged" - Keep it: 35%, Kill it: 65% (7,429 votes)
"Reaper" - Keep it: 55%, Kill it: 45% (8,526 votes)

Related:

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