UPN is giving producer Joel Silver's low-rated but critically-hailed frosh drama "Veronica Mars" an early renewal for next season. Skein, which stars Kristen Bell as a 17-year-old private eye, has struggled to find an audience in its current 9 p.m. Tuesday timeslot. Season-to-date, it's averaging 2.4 million viewers and a 1.0 rating/2 share among adults 18-49.
I guess that poll must've had a lot of pull with the execs.