Pop quiz: If you were the head of a network that happened to be the proud home of a program that multiple critics have referred to as “the best show on television,” would you cancel it?
HBO would. Hot on the heels of the premiere of the fourth season of critically acclaimed drama “The Wire” — a premiere that, admittedly, debuted to less-than-optimal ratings — HBO has renewed the drama for a fifth season…and then indicated that that season will be its last.
Hmmmm: Maybe if HBO hadn’t waited two years to follow up on the success of season three, they might have been able to carry a bit more audience momentum into season four? Just a thought…
