Say it ain't so, CBS...

UPDATE: CBS has not picked up Moonlight for the fall season, so says the divine Miss N, Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood Daily, but there is hope:

The news just came in to me from my sources.... "They're fighting for a back 13, but Moonlight is definitely not on the fall schedule. But it's not dead, either. Insiders tell me the sticking point is money: that CBS wants Warner Bros to "step up" more financially. But WBTV is saying back to CBS that the network has to step up as well, even though CBS doesn't own the show..."

Check out her site for the nitty gritty details...

Those who read my Comic Con adventures know that I'm a Moonlight fan. I'm crazy about this show. It has far surpassed past craziness (Buffy, Farscape, even Lost).  The ratings haven't been great (they never are for shows I love), but the show has a rabid fanbase, busy organizing blood drives and voting it to the top of every poll ever.

I was fine. Cool, calm, collected. But now I think I'm going to throw up. Many a media source are reporting that the little vampire show that won my heart is facing a stake in the heart. Variety, Kristin of E! and Michael Ausiello all say the renewal hopes for "Moonlight" have slipped and that CBS is looking to renew "The Unit" and move it into the "Moonlight" slot.

Everyone together. Pray, will positive energy into the universe, call CBS (1-212-975-3247) and be a crazy person on the phone like I did about 10 minutes ago.

Off to armchair program and figure out how Moonlight could possibly stay on the schedule...

- Mariah