October 28th, 2009 | 0 Comments
NBC has opted not to pick up additional episodes from Trauma beyond the freshman drama’s original 13-episode order. The big-budget action medical drama from UMS has been in limbo after a weak start behind Heroes. It got a glimpse of hope this week when, against CBS repeats, it showed a small ratings uptick, prompting the network to book the series for three more weeks. The series now will finish production on its 13-episode order before winding down.
October 8th, 2009 | 4 Comments
NBC has canceled Southland, two weeks before the premiere of the show’s second season. Production on the John Wells-produced cop series is being shut down after six episodes. Warner Brothers Television was told by NBC that the show was being canceled by the network. Neither the studio nor NBC would comment on for why the show was halted, but insiders say the dark nature of the cop drama was a factor. NBC said it will do its best to air the six episodes that were already shot and that the quality of the show wasn’t a factor in the decision.
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September 25th, 2009 | 0 Comments
The CW has canceled The Beautiful Life, making it this fall’s first cancellation. Production on the show, which had been filming its seventh episode, was shut down Friday. The Beautiful Life has been pulled off the schedule effective immediately and will be replaced by repeats of Melrose Place, starting next week.
The show, which launched with a racy marketing campaign, starred Mischa Barton, Corbin Bleu, Benjamin Hollingswoth, Nico Tortorella, Ashley Madekwe, Elle MacPherson and Sara Paxton.
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August 14th, 2009 | 12 Comments
TNT has canceled Saving Grace. The acclaimed drama will come to an end with a nine-episode final season scheduled to air next summer. Originally, the network had ordered a 15-episode third season, with nine to run this summer and six in the winter. TNT now has ordered three more episodes, which will be added to the six earmarked for winter, and the nine episodes will run next summer. Saving Grace has been a ratings success for TNT, pulling in an average of more than 3.5 million viewers this past summer and ranks first in its time period for the adults and the women 25-54 demographics.
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August 13th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Comedy Central has canceled the mocumentary series Reno 911! after six seasons. “Reno 911! was cancelled at 1:30 pm today,” the show’s co-creator/star Thomas Lennon wrote on his Twitter feed Thursday afternoon. “Won’t be wearing the shorts again.” The sixth season of Reno 911! wrapped its run July 8.
The show, a parody of Cops-type law enforcement documentary shows,” co-stars Kerri Kenney-Silver, Cedric Yarbrough, Niecy Nash and Robert Ben Garant.
June 15th, 2009 | 0 Comments
A&E announced that The Beaste will not be picked up for A second season. The police drama, which premiered in January, starred Patrick Swayze as Charles Barker, a rogue undercover FBI agent teamed up with rookie Ellis Dove (Travis Fimmel). The series was filmed on location in Chicago.
Reviews for the series were mixed and its audience averaged 1.3 million viewers through the 13 episodes, which concluded their run in April. But Swayze was unstinting in a rough-and-tumble performance that he maintained while battling pancreatic cancer throughout. His illness had no discernible effect on his gritty portrayal.
