Dollhouse

Not good: Fox’s Dollhouse hit its lowest rating ever for its season finale.

Joss Whedon’s series was seen by 2.8 million viewers and earned a 1.0 preliminary adults 18-49 rating. That rating could improve in the nationals as the show had a minute of Prison Break overrun, which pulled a slightly lower number — 3 million viewers, 0.9 rating. But that would mean, at best, matching last week’s season low of a 1.1.

The chances of Dollhouse getting a second season are extremely slim at this point. A couple months ago, the sense was that Fox was hoping to bring back either Terminator or Dollhouse. Then Terminator fell out of the running. But I now don’t see Fox bringing back Dollhouse either, with its numbers sliding with each episode (see full season chart below). A 1.1 is a bubble show — on the CW. It would take some very creative financing to make a renewal work and a giant leap of faith considering that ratings for serialized shows tend to drop between seasons.

Otherwise: CBS won the night, with Ghost Whisper (9.4 million, 2.2) a bit softer than usual, followed by on par episodes of Flashpoint (8.6 million, 1.8) and Numbers (9.5 million, 2.0). ABC and NBC aired movies, repeats and news.

Here’s Dollhouse season to date, with the final number preliminary: