Touch had a special preview that led out of a 6.5 American Idol in January, and that got a 3.9 rating. Its official premiere in March (out of only a 4.2 Idol) held up reasonably well, scoring a 3.3. However, what has happened to so many FOX dramas this year also happened to Touch. Two weeks later, it was down a full point to a 2.3 rating. Recent episodes have been around a 2.0, or roughly half of the preview. Terra Nova stabilized at around a 2.1 rating and was canceled; on the other hand, Touch's situation is different. For one, it is airing in the viewing-depressed spring season. But, the fact that Touch has about a 4.0 lead in from American Idol each week offsets the difference. The biggest advantage that Touch has over the canceled Terra Nova is that Terra Nova was largely canceled due to obscenely high production costs, which Touch does not have. This one is likely coming back, and has a 75% chance of renewal.
UPDATE: TOUCH WAS RENEWED FOR A SECOND SEASON JUST HOURS AFTER THIS WAS POSTED.
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