TV Viewers Still Expect Summer Off

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When Fox launched Keen Eddie on June 3, it wasn’t looking to burn off the series during the summer viewing doldrums. On the contrary, it was hoping the show, originally intended as a midseason replacement, would be a sleeper hit. But after decades of networks running burnoffs, viewers may be conditioned to tune out summer shows.

A month into Keen Eddie’s 13-episode run, the offbeat action-comedy is averaging a 3.7/6 rating in households and a 2.4

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