It’s not the most encouraging move a network can make, but ordering more scripts is better than the ultimate alternative: cancellation. That seems to be what both “Knight Rider” and “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” are trying to stave off despite lower-than-anticipated ratings and a mostly hushed reaction from the networks. However, NBC has ordered an additional four scripts of “Knight Rider,” trade publication Variety says, while reports are out that two more scripts have been ordered by Fox for “Sarah Connor,” a show that is considered to be on the brink of cancellation. Fox made the move to order more “Sarah Connor” scripts despite already ordering a full season pickup for freshman drama “Fringe” and canceling the comedy “Do Not Disturb.” Script ordering is usually …

Audiences might not be too much into either show, but in a head-to-head battle between “Knight Rider” on NBC and “Pushing Daisies” on ABC, it looks like KITT is taking the trophy. “Knight Rider” scored an estimated 4.2 rating/6 share, according to Fast National ratings from Nielsen Media Research Wednesday, easily beating a 3.6/6 from “Pushing Daisies,” Zap2it says. Both shows were behind “Bones” on Fox as well as comedies on CBS, and finished ahead only of “America’s Next Top Model” on The CW. But for “Pushing Daisies,” its audience was only 29 percent better. Both shows have slipped a bit in the ratings, “Knight Rider” off 8.7 percent from the previous week while “Pushing Daisies” is down 12.2. Also, the 9 p.m. hour for ABC was able to find an audience pickup of 39 percent …

The following contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the “Knight Of The Iguana” episode of NBC’s “Knight Rider. It’s not that this show is bad, really. It’s that it is so … standard … pedestrian … predictable … uninteresting that makes it hard to watch. Don’t get me wrong. I like the actors, the characters, the cars, the explosions, the skin … lots and lots of skin. It is what they do with all this that bores me. Here’s a good example. The episode opens with a dark headquarters, with Michael looking for “the enemy,” as KITT calls him. Michael pussyfoots around, looking for someone to shoot. Is it a double agent? Is it a bad guy with a nuclear warhead trying to destroy KITT? Is it an alien from outer space? No, it turns out to be Billy with a Super Soaker. The worst thing that happens …

“Pushing Daisies” has joined a long list of returning genre shows clocking in at far more disappointing numbers than expected after its premiere was beaten out by none other than “Knight Rider” on NBC. The ABC series earned a 4.1 rating/7 share Wednesday, being easily bested by “Knight Rider’s” 4.6/7, revealed Fast National ratings from Nielsen Media Research. It was ABC’s worst-performing show for the night, thanks to a 34 percent audience boost from its lead-out, “Private Practice,” and a 4.8/8 from “Dirty Sexy Money.” That is the smallest audience that has ever tuned in for an episode of “Pushing Daisies,” nearly 13 percent less than its worst rating last season. It’s also down 35 percent from its first season average of 6.3/10, which made it the genre’s third-highest ranking …

This review contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the “Knight Rider” episode “Journey to the End of the Knight.” But go ahead and read it anyway, because you’ll probably thank me later. As I watched the masterpiece that was “Knight Rider” Wednesday night when I was doing show prep for SyFy Radio, only one thought came to mind. When is “Bionic Woman” coming back? While that line definitely adds a little bit of humor to a dire situation, I’m actually being serious. If Ben Silverman, the head of NBC, came to us, the genre audience, last spring and said, “Either watch ‘Bionic Woman’ or here is what we’ll give you,” I would’ve started the first fan campaign ever devised to save a crappy show. What stinks about this is that I want to like “Knight Rider.” I mean, this was the show that replaced …

The following contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the premiere episode of “Knight Rider” on NBC. Let me start out by saying that I’m a “vehicle” fan. Even though I can’t rebuild an engine or identify what’s wrong when my car breaks down, I love the looks of modes of transportation, including cars, starships, planes and trains. So I already like the new KITT and its many Transformer-like shapes. The question is, will the show reviving one I was tepid about when it first aired be something special? Sadly, the answer is, “No.” At least, the first episode left me cold. Here’s what happened this week. Mike Traceur, son of Michael Knight (the original KITT driver), is now a full-fledged secret agent, complete with tuxedo, and he and flame Sarah Graiman are infiltrating an organization to get secrets …

In case no one noticed Wednesday night, but the remake of “Knight Rider” premiered. And it might not be on for long. NBC’s second attempt at a cult icon remake fizzled out of the gate as “Knight Rider” earned a 4.5 rating/7 share, according to Fast National ratings from Nielsen Media Research. That was good enough for a third place finish behind “Dancing with the Stars” on ABC and “Bones” on Fox. It did, however, beat out the premieres of comedies on CBS as well as “American’s Next Top Model” on The CW. What does this mean for “Knight Rider’s” future? Not very bright, apparently. Just a year ago, in this very time slot, “Bionic Woman” premiered with an 8.4/13, and finished with a 5.5/9 average, an entire ratings point over “Knight Rider’s” premiere. Even worse, it seemed …

Michael Ausiello over at Entertainment Weekly says the life of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” could be reaching an early end if ratings don’t pick up soon, so in case we lose one high-action series, I guess we’re really only left with “Knight Rider.” I really want to hate this show, I really, really do. After the mess that was “Bionic Woman” last season, Ben Silverman thinks it’s a wonderful move to put another series resurrected from NBC’s Golden Age in the Wednesday 8 p.m. timeslot. And while I might not be the most enthused about the season premiere, “Knight In Shining Armor,” I honestly still think there’s promise. That is hard for me to say, but if NBC called me up and asked to use a comment from us in their commercials, I would say that “Knight Rider” is television’s …