Why Fox Canceled Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Story by staff@slashfilm.com (Rick Stevenson)

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Terminator spinoff axed due to viewership woes and high production costs, as the franchise continues its struggle to recapture its former glory.

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Despite critical acclaim, The Sarah Connor Chronicles averaged only 7.3 million viewers per episode - not enough to justify its hefty $3 million per episode price tag.
Showrunner Josh Friedman blamed the show's demise on the difficulty of translating the Terminator mythology to a weekly TV format, noting 'The fans never really embraced it the way we hoped.'

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