I should first thank you for asking about just three shows. I had a letter not long ago seeking updates on 25! That’s far more than one Q&A can bear. As for the shows you asked about, “Sleepy Hollow” resumes Jan. 6 — although without Abbie (Nicole Beharie), to the lasting irritation of me and many others. Instead, Fox says, the new season will find Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) “in an all-new city working with all-new allies, as he embarks on his most important mission yet: to save our nation’s capital from otherworldly threats that promise harm, not only to our country and our people, but to the soul of democracy itself.”
“Castle,” as I have mentioned before, is done. And so is “Second Chance.”
Finally, a reader complaint.
I was reading with interest your answer to the question of why there are no good programs on Saturdays and your answer was that the people who matter (my interpretation) are between the ages of 18 and 49. What about us older folks between the ages of 50 and 75 who probably don’t even go out on a Saturday night and would like nothing more than to have an entertaining movie to watch or a program with some intelligence associated with it? I am so tired of not being counted anymore because I may be too old. Most of the programs directed to the younger generation aren’t even worth watching.
It’s no secret that, for the most part, networks like younger viewers because they are more likely to be swayed by advertisers’ pitches than older folks (myself included) whose consumer habits are set.
As a result, in addition to your Saturday dilemma, there have been plenty of examples of shows that were popular with viewers older than 50 but canceled because they did not reach enough younger viewers. It’s the nature of the business, and viewers have to seek other remedies, such as hoarding shows during the week or finding alternatives on cable, streaming services and disc. And many of those shows for younger viewers are pretty good.
