The ratings for the second episode of Fox’s “Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles” dropped 45% in its second airing, but the ratings for the second Monday night episode of NBC’s “American Gladiators” basically held up.

Not a surprise.

The “Terminator” remake is about 10 years too early. Yes, I know the link in the previous sentence goes to a Metacritic rundown of reviews showing “Terminator” scored highly with the critics but I don’t care.. If I want to undermine my own arguments through text links, I’ll do it.

See, the problem is “Terminator” is aimed toward fans of the movies. But the fans of the three movies have already seen this stuff before. The series feels too familiar. Here’s the same premise as the films, but with a lower budget and unknown actors. It’s well executed (thus the reviews), but also tired before it even starts.

Fox should have waited a good 10 years before trying to make the small screen version of “Terminator.” Give storytelling techniques and special effects some more time to evolve so they could do something truly different. As is, this is like going back in time — to 1984, 1991 and 2003.

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NBC tapped professional in-house suck ups Nancy O’Dell and Billy “yes we’re related and equally smug and shallow in our chosen professions” Bush to host the aborted, downsized, writers struck Golden Globes.

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Yup, more spandex and cameltoes coming soon to NBC.

The renewal, for an unknown number of episodes, expands NBC’s stock of “Gladiators” beyond the initial nine hours ordered by the network.

All eyes will be on tonight’s airing to see if their initial huge ratings hold up for a second week.

At least the muscled up performers have tested negative for steroids — but what do you want to bet they tested positive for a ton of cranberry juice and goldenseal?

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