Fox mulling second year of 'Terra Nova'

Jason OMara stars in Fox drama Terra Nova, which wrapped its first season Monday and awaits word on the possible soph season. The finish from the first season of "Terra Nova" leaves a cliffhanger which has nothing related to the plot: Will Fox renew the drama series?"Nova" ended its run Monday in typically solid but unimpressive fashion, calculating a couple.2 rating/6 be part of grown ups and 7.two million audiences overall. That place it above ABC and NBC but slightly below its season average (2.6 demo rating and 7.8 million).Individuals are respectable amounts although not always adequate because of the costly production costs behind the dino spectacle and also the pedigree of executive producers Steven Spielberg and Peter Chernin. twentieth century Fox Television may be the studio behind the 13-episode run, that was never meant to earn a back-nine order.One indication of "Terra Nova" landing another 13 episodes is whether or not Fox will get the choices around the skein's lead stars. But even when that occurs before year's finish, it does not a lot guarantee a renewal because it does buy Fox additional time to come to a decision that might be made as late because the finish of The month of january, which seems the deadline to find the elaborate production in operation.Rankings are not even close to the only real element in Fox's decision on "Nova." Additionally to distribution sales in overseas marketplaces and DVD or digital revenues, the network will even consider that "Nova" boasts among the bigger percentage increases among dramas in "live-plus-seven" Digital recording device data -- from the 2.6 to some 3.7 in 18-49.This is not the only real drama whose fate is going to be mulled by Fox executives within the holidays, like a decision is anticipated soon on the possible ninth season for Universal Television's "House."Related: Rankings: Modest finish for 'Terra Nova' Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com