So most of these I agree with. However the last two I do not. I thought that Andy Barker was and The Black Donnellys. I thought that both these shows were better than average, but they just started a little slow. The shows clearly needed more time to really grow, but they both got cut off.
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Smith -
The Ray Liotta series was the first to go. Smith debuted on September 19th and was cancelled due to declining ratings. Only three episodes aired. The four remaining completed episodes, as well as future episode synopses, were released on the CBS website (subsequently removed), and on iTunes.
Kidnapped -
NBC's big serial drama under-performed network expectations and was cancelled after three episodes and pulled from the schedule after five. Luckily for viewers, NBC released the remaining seven episodes online.
Runaway -
One of the new CW's two new series. The drama about a family on the run starred Donnie Wahlberg and was pulled after just three episodes. Three other episodes were reportedly completed but have gone unaired.
Happy Hour -
Fox debuted one of the few new sitcoms in primetime on September 7th. The network aired three episodes in September (before the World Series took over their schedule) and one episode in November. Fox has said that 13 episodes have been completed and may be released on DVD at some point.
The Rich List -
This was a game show on Fox that has the dubious distinction of being cancelled after just one episode. The single episode aired on November 2nd and was cancelled along with Happy Hour.
Twenty Good Years -
This sitcom starred series veterans John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor, was pulled from the NBC schedule after just four episodes. It's doubtful that we'll ever see it again.
Justice -
Fox's courtroom drama starring Alias' Victor Garber was pulled from the schedule after five episodes because of the World Series. Justice returned in October and was pulled in November after three more episodes. The series returned in December for four episodes and has been pulled from the schedule once more. Twelve episodes of Justice have aired and its unlikely that we'll ever see any more in primetime.
Vanished -
Fox pulled their mystery serial drama after nine episodes. It was supposed to return in December but Fox opted instead to bring back Justice. Luckily (for U.S. fans with high-speed Internet access anyway) the network released the remaining four episodes online. Few viewers felt satisfied with the storyline's rushed resolution.
Six Degrees -
This was the first of ABC's serial dramas to be pulled in the 2006-2007 season. Six episodes of the J.J. Abrams series have aired. At the time, it was said that Six Degrees would return in January but that doesn't look very likely at this point.
The Nine -
ABC then pulled another serial drama after just seven episodes. The Nine was a character drama that focused on a 52-hour bank robbery/hostage situation and its repercussions. ABC has said that it will air the remaining six episodes in 2007 but there are no firm plans to return the series as yet. Seven episodes are available on iTunes
3 Lbs. -
The Stanley Tucci medical drama was moved up from a midseason replacement show to replace CBS' cancelled Smith series. It lasted just three episodes before being cancelled itself. Those three episodes are available on iTunes while CBS has said it will release unaired episodes on their website.
Show Me the Money -
The William Shatner game show seemed to be a success intitially but its popularity declined at warp speed. Six additional episodes were ordered and then quickly cancelled. Five episodes have aired to date.
Help Me Help You -
Ted Danson's new sitcom about an egotistical therapist and his patients was recently cancelled after nine episodes. Four episodes are unaired. Help Me Help You was replaced by episodes of fellow sitcom Big Day but that show looks like it's headed for cancellation as well.
Day Break -
The Taye Diggs dramatic series was heavily hyped by ABC and brought in to take the place of Lost until it returned in February. Unfortunately, Day Break was pulled after six episodes. ABC planned to air the seven unaired episodes online but that was reportedly delayed due to music licensing issues. Now, it seems Day Break has been purged from the ABC website completely. We've started a petition. Will fans ever be able to see the resolution to the deja vu series? Time will tell so stay tuned!
Shows that arnt on this list but are cancelled (that I know of)
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The Great American Dream Vote:
ABC Pulls Ratings Nightmare
The premise for The Great American Dream Vote was that the audience would choose which contestant deserved to have their wishes and fantasies "magically" fulfilled. It could have been a good deal for contestants, but ended up being not so good for ABC. After only two episodes, the Donny Osmond-hosted reality show was making their audience disappear.
The sneak preview episode (which followed the Tuesday edition of Dancing with the Stars) lost over 11 million from its lead-in, leaving fewer than six million viewers. The second night was even worse, attracting less than 4.6 million. As a result, ABC has pulled Dream Vote from their schedule effective immediately. There are no plans to air the three remaining episodes.
Pairs of reruns of George Lopez (which had been scheduled to return April 25th) will fill the Wednesday night timeslot next week No word on how ABC will adjust their schedule beyond that. Stay tuned!
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The Black Donnellys: NBC Puts a Hit on the Drama
It looks like the axe has fallen for the Paul Haggis/Bobby Moresco drama The Black Donnellys. But does it have to be replaced by a reality show?
The Black Donnellys follows the story of four young Donnelly brothers -- a clan of Catholic Irish-American siblings who are involved in organized crime in New York's infamous Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. The story is told by unreliable narrator and Donnelly childhood friend named Joey "Ice Cream" while being incarcerated. The series stars Jonathan Tucker, Thomas Guiry, Olivia Wilde, Billy Lush, Michael Stahl-David, Kirk Acevedo and Keith Nobbs.
The series debuted on NBC on February 26, 2007 and took the place of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip on Monday nights. The series' initial half hour did well (10 million) but viewership fell off significantly in the second half hour (6 million). The series' initial hour ranked #50 for the week. The subsequent episodes lost viewers and attracted as few as 5.5 million.
Should The Black Donnellys return?
Yes. And season two!
Nah. Not so much.
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While many hoped that a Donnelly dismissal would mean the return of Studio 60, NBC has other plans. The Real Wedding Crashers will debut at 10pm on Monday nights beginning April 23rd, just in time for May sweeps. It seemed like the Crashers reality show would air on Sunday nights but, NBC execs like the series enough to give it the benefit of a post-Heroes debut.
Unless NBC pulls the series even earlier, only eight episodes of Donnellys will have aired on network TV. The series' third episode, entitled "God is a Comedian Playing to an Audience Afraid to Laugh," was considered too violent for network TV and was released as an NBC.com exclusive.
The network has ordered 13 episodes and its unknown at this point what will become of the remaining four segments. They may air over the summer or could be released as online exclusives.
Whether we get to see the rest or not, it looks unlikely the series will be back for a new season in the Fall. NBC will announce their Fall schedule next month. Stay tuned!
UPDATE:NBC has now pulled Donnellys' last scheduled episode due to low ratings. The unaired episodes will be made available on NBC.com, presumably on a weekly basis.
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Andy Barker, P.I.: NBC Cancels Andy Richter Sitcom
To no surprise, NBC has canned the latest Andy Richter sitcom. The network announced today that Andy Barker, P.I., the series about a CPA turned private investigator, had been moved from Thursday to the Saturday night graveyard. While NBC initially reported this as a schedule change, Variety is now reporting it as a cancellation. But wait, there is a tiny bit of good news.
This week's Thursday episode of Barker was the last one scheduled so the rescheduling alone isn't a big deal. Only six episodes of Barker were produced and NBC had planned to only air five of them (I suspect an early indication of the network's lack of faith). NBC offered the other episode as an "online exclusive. Now, NBC will air two episodes on Saturday night -- one of which is the "missing" episode.
Unfortunately, a cancellation means that there's no chance we'll see another season of the Conan O'Brien/Jonathan Groff created show. Stay tuned!
Oh and Studio 60 was cancelled.
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