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While extended hiatuses may work for the likes of The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad, broadcast TV series that take lengthy breaks or are erratically scheduled increasingly run the risk of losing their audiences.
Tuesday night provided ample evidence for the Death by Hiatus theory, as two shows returned, after weeks of downtime, to record low ratings.
After having been benched for 10 weeks, Fox’s The Mindy Project last night returned to the sound of crickets.
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