There's mixed news for fans of Fox's Friday night sci-fi double-header: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been canceled, while Joss Whedon's Dollhouse has been picked up for a second season, according to published reports.

Fan fervor and the impending release of McG's Terminator Salvation movie weren't enough to keep Sarah Connor alive, reported Entertainment Weekly. But for Dollhouse, strong DVR and streaming numbers – plus the potential for DVD sales and Fox execs' belief in the series – spared Whedon's show from the ax, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Dollhouse, which stars Eliza Dushku as a "doll" whose mind is wiped clean so a new personality can be imprinted upon her for each week's wild new adventure, has been the object of Whedon fans' frenzy since early on: Fans rallied to keep the show from being canceled eight months before it hit the airwaves.

The future of the two shows, which developed devoted fan bases but failed to generate good ratings, has long been in doubt. Fox is expected to make official announcements about the series' fate during a press conference about the network's new shows Monday.

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