NBC Cancels Two Series and Picks Two Up For Full Seasons
NBC was the first to set up the
chopping block with their period drama The Playboy Club having
the dubious honor of being the first cancellation of the season. The
low-rated network also gave walking papers to Free Agents,
while giving full season orders to two of their other freshman
comedies, Up All Night and Whitney.
After a poor premiere and a steady
decline in ratings since then, The Playboy Club getting the ax
wasn’t unexpected. NBC’s equally under-performing new drama Prime
Suspect will fill the gap on Mondays until the premiere of Rock
Center with Brian Williams on
October 31. The cancellation of Free Agents
was also inevitable, after for the second week in a row it failed to
surpass a 1.0 rating in the key demo. Reruns of NBC’s surviving
comedy Whitney will air in its place on Wednesdays; which is
where the series will likely end up when 30 Rock returns
midseason.