Tagged: Reaper

Reaper finale ratings surge

The final episode of Reaper was one of the most-watched of the season; but it may not matter as the series seems headed into the abyss, unless it’s saved by syndication or whoever programs The CW Sunday Night schedule next season, which doesn’t appear likely.

Tyler Labine won’t return either way, it appears, as he has been cast in Fox’s Sons of Tuscon. Which is too bad because Labine was a consistent high point of Reaper. Perhaps it’s better if Sam and company stay dead; otherwise Ray Wise’s Satan may need to look into some appetite suppressants that work for all the camera-gobbling he’s been doing the last two seasons. Great performance!

Reaper return moved up!

Don’t check your eyeglasses, you read that right; the CW mini-hit of the strike-shortened season last year, Reaper, has seen its season debut moved up from April to early March.

Make that March 3, to be exact. The show will air Tuesday at 7 PM central, followed by 90210. Not exactly a thematic match, but at least the show’s back on the air.

Notable for the casting of Twin Peaks alum Ray Wise as Satan, the show centers around the adventures of Bret Harrison, Tyler Labine and Missy Peregrym’s characters after Harrison’s parents reveal they have sold his soul to Wise’s devil, who makes Sam (Harrison) his special errand boy.

The show debuted to some acclaim due to the involvement of indy filmmaker Kevin Smith, who continues to serve was an executive producer though he is largely uninvolved with the series on a regular basis.