ABC have cut their 13-episode order of
V by three episodes, making season 2 a 10-episode run. The sci-fi remake of the '80s classic was lucky to have survived last season, having plunged from a premiere high of 14.3 million viewers to around 5 million in its Tuesday night slot... V has already been pushed back from an anticipated November return to
4 January 2011, where it'll have superhero drama No Ordinary Family as a lead-in. The show's writers will adapt the latter-half of the season to ensure the storyline is told without those additional hours. This isn't a promising sign for a show that's already struggling for survival, but there's still hope if ratings improve once new episodes begin to air in the new year. There should be renewed interest for fans of the original, because
Jane Badler (who played antagonist Diana in the '80s series) is due to return as the mother of
Morena Baccarin's character Anna. However, while that's a fun piece of stunt-casting, V will have to prove it has a compelling narrative and characters if it's going to draw everyone back through word-of-mouth... before it's too late.