@DarthAsthma:
I'm terribly lacking in knowledge about ratings, so can someone explain what kind of ratings we want the show to at least have to be safe?
Giving maybe some relation to its direct competitors?
Community this week got a 1.1 Rating in the 18-49 Demographic, but has 3.17 Million viewers watch. The Big Bang Theory this week got a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 Demographic, and 11.89 Million viewers.
The catch, something that's gonna help Community is that all of NBC's shows on Thursday are doing just as bad, mostly worse. Parks and Rec got 1.2 / 3.08 M, Sean Saves the World got a 0.8 / 2.67, and the Micheal J Fox Show got a 0.6 / 2.01.
The question about wither not Community is coming back next season depends on how many shows NBC is willing to bring back. They could axe the entire line-up and start from scratch. They could also play it save and just keep Parks and Rec and or Community. They might do bad, but they don't do as bad as their new comedies.
I'm not sure what NBC should do to be honest. They have a tradition with Comedies on Thursday. But I think it might be a good time to change up things and experiment with another day. But I don't know.
So I've been kind of thinking. We don't know if the show will make it to its fable Six Season, let alone a movie. Do you think if they do reach a six season they could potentially push for 2 additional episode and create a 4 Parter that can be edited into the DVD's a movie? I don't know what Harmon's intentions are with the series, with re-pilot making the show feel more like a new series, than a season he might expect more longevity, but realistically the show probably won't last as is ratings wise.