I spoke too soon about that miniseries thing.

So I just read that Crusoe is a 13-part miniseries, rather than an intended ongoing series. This relates to two points I made in my pilot review.

First of all, I wondered why the U.S. had yet to discover the miniseries and make use of it the way the U.K. does. Obviously I was speaking without having properly researched the situation. Although this does seem to be the only instance of a miniseries on the major networks.

And secondly, I commented that it didn't seem even remotely reasonable as an ongoing series meant to last for seasons and seasons. And now it's clear that it isn't that. Which is good.

So I originally predicted that the show would only last six episodes. So far it's ratings are weak, so in normal circumstances I'd stay with that prediction. With this new knowledge I'm not so sure. It's very likely that NBC ordered the full 13 episodes in one go. It also seems likely that they're already most of the way through production of those 13. So now the question is, if the full 13 episodes have been finished but the show continues to have poor ratings, will NBC still air the full run or will they attempt to put a bigger moneymaker in its place? Hard to say.