• Well, things didn’t go so well last night for Clerks. Again, the numbers still seem pretty huge to us, but we suppose networks don’t enjoy seeing a 40% dropoff between shows in an hour of television. Last night, the show scored a 4.7/7, with retention of 60 percent out of a Drew Carey repeat (7.8/12). Versus its debut last Wednesday (6.3/9), Clerks dipped by a significant 25 percent in rating and two share points. ABC was looking for an improvement this week and, while it seems that a ton of the American public were in front of their sets for Survivor last night, most folks just didn’t get to Clerks at 9:30. Damn shame the show never had a chance to get its legs. But hey, we got 2 out of 6 on the air, at least. Better than none, right?

Sorry to hear about all of you in the Indianapolis area that didn’t get to see episode #2 last night. Apparently, your affiliate out there thought that a concert was more important than the show. Damn shame. Look at it this way, though: When the DVD comes out, you’ll have one more new show to see than everyone else.

Good news for you Indiana area fans though. We hear you can call [NUMBER REMOVED ON REQUEST], and leave a mailing address, and they’ll send you a videotape of the show. Pretty cool of the network to do that. Those of you in other parts of the country, don’t call, they’re only sending tapes to viewers in their viewing area who intended to watch the show and got let down. So, it’s a final chance to see what probably is the final episode to air. Thanks to Dan Pitstick for this detailed information.