In the 21st century we are quick to judge. On this blog Robin Hood and Goldplated have been slated after just one show (the first by the reviewer, the second by you readers). But some programmes are growers.
In the past week both Goldplated and Tripping Over have finished their first runs.
Nothing so dramatic as a mid series axing, US-style overcame either. But Channel 4 is very unlikely to recommission Goldplated after its poor ratings performance: over the course of the series its audience halved from 1.4m to 700,000.
Tripping Over's UK audience collapsed from 900,000 for the first episode to 300,000 for the last.
This was a pity for both shows. Both ended series one in good form. Both grew if the viewer could be bothered to stick with them.
Tripping Over may be saved by the Australian half of its co-production team. The backpacking drama went down well in Oz - although its audience there also fell from around 1.3m to 700,000.
The BBC kept faith with Robin Hood and commissioned a second series even though its Saturday night audience fell from 8.2m to 5m.
Is it - indeed, are we - really fair to judge shows so quickly? Did you stick with any of these shows? Does patience gain a real reward? Should TV have to be instant gold?
