The competition does not appear too fierce (points are way extra harmful for Chuck's 9pm partner, Grimm, that can most likely face-off against Supernatural and Fringe). And Friday night isn't very the death sentence as -- the networks seem dedicated to putting something on TV that night.
The negative effect of this timeslot is, naturally, what alternative networks are running. It's not hard to imagine a crossover audience between Chuck, Fringe and Supernatural. Each one of the show caters strongly towards the nerds among TV viewers, and all boast passionate fan-bases to counteract struggling ratings. Will putting Chuck on the same night because these other shows help or hurt it?
At least getting out of the way of House and Dancing with the Stars won't hurt, in any event.
Finally, the bad news: season 5 of Chuck will probably be short (13 episodes) and it is going to be the final season. Rumors have been circling since news appeared about Chuck's pickup, however it looks pretty official now. TVLine talked to Bob Greenblatt NBC president about Chuck along with other shows. When inquired about why Chuck's fifth season would mark the end, Greenblatt replied:
It was the way to end it appropriately for the fans that loved it, and not get into a situation where it could possibly end or could not end then it ends and we haven't concluded the storyline.
There is some good in that, right? The ending looks fairly inevitable ("Unless suddenly we now have Millions of viewers watching it on Friday night," according to Greenblatt), however it at least can end. With so many low-rated shows basically disappearing in the schedule mid-story, the chance to finish Chuck at a proper point cannot be all bad.
about the Show
Chuck is a television action-comedy program; the show is on an "average computer-whiz-next-door" who obtains an encoded e-mail from one of the college friend.
