Paula Abdul Cancels Concert Again
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, FOX, NBC, American Idol, Cancellations,
Apparently four extra months of rehearsal time wasn’t simply enough.
Although she was given a second chance to participate in Today‘s Summer Concert Series, Paula Abdul has just gone two-for-two. The American Idol judge has just canceled her live gig scheduled for August 29. This show-stopping move comes months after she was slated to perform on April 25.
Predictably, Abdul once again blames other commitments (this time for the FOX) as the reason for the decision. (As if the producers weren’t given plenty of notice about her morning show appearance.) Of course, an insider claims Paula’s busy calendar wasn’t really the issue. “Please. She can’t perform live. Her voice on the single is so mixed and electronicized you don’t know what she really sounds like any more,” said a source.
Wow. While I admittedly thought it was funny that Justin Guarini was doing free shows on Universal’s CityWalk, I must say he has now just earned a bit more of my respect. At least he has the guts to show up and face the public!
New York Post
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FX Cancels Courteney Cox’s Dirt
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, FX, Cancellations,
Although she tried hard to set aside her nice girl persona, fans apparently had a tough time accepting Courteney Cox Arquette as a badass. Either that, or they simply didn’t like her show.
After only 2 years on air (1.5 if you take the writers’ strike into account), Arquette’s Dirt has been yanked from the FX network. Interestingly enough, this is about the same length of time Matt LeBlanc’s Joey managed to stay on air. The drama also hung around longer than Matthew Perry’s Studio 60 and Lisa Kudrow’s The Comeback.
Despite earning 3.7 million viewers for its January 2007 debut, the program eventually experienced a dramatic decline. By April, Dirt‘s second season finale was down to 1.06 million. I guess that kiss with gal pal Aniston didn’t have much lasting power.
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CBS Cancels Moonlight, Renews Mother
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, CBS, Cancellations, Renewals,
Yesterday, we named those shows recently cut by the major networks. Now we know which CBS programs will be added to that dreaded list.
The freshman dramas receiving the ax include Moonlight and Shark. Although fans of the vampire series did their best to campaign for the cult fave, their passion simply didn’t equate to ratings. (I’m sure the network feared they’d end up with another failed Jericho in their hands.)
Meanwhile, those programs being spared include: How I Met Your Mother, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Rules of Engagement and The Unit. It seems Britney Spears might be good for something after all…
Variety
Networks Announce Scheduling Cuts
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, ABC, FOX, The CW, Cancellations,
UPDATE: You can find out which programs CBS just cut here.
Over the next few days, the networks will be furiously announcing their additions and deletions for the fall season. While the fates of some shows are still in limbo (e.g. Moonlight, How I Met Your Mother), here are a few of the programs you can say goodbye to right now.
- ABC: Men in Trees, October Road, Oprah’s Big Give, Women’s Murder Club
- CW: Aliens in America
- FOX: Back to You, New Amsterdam
(On a side note: You can expect TV Envy’s Summer Programming Schedule to be published soon.)
TV Guide
NBC Drops Monk, Psych
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Cable, NBC, The Office, Cancellations,
As we all know, the recent writers strike forced programmers to fill their schedules creatively. CBS brought Big Brother in early, FOX aired endless repeats of House and NBC borrowed shows from other areas. Unfortunately for the Peacock network, their experiments have all ended with a thud.
Back in February, NBC pulled quarterlife after only one episode. Fortunately, that internet series still had its regular fan base to return to. Now two other programs on the network are going back to where they came from.
Come next week, both Monk and Psych will be dropped from the Sunday lineup. Reruns of the USA Network shows starting airing on their sister channel back in April. Unfortunately, both programs have had only churned out horrible demos since their debut.
A two-hour block of The Office will fill in for the time being.
Hollywood Reporter
ABC Axes Men in Trees
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cancellations,
Well, it’s not like we didn’t this one coming…
Back in March, underdog Men in Trees was rudely pushed aside to make room for Women’s Murder Club. At that time, I said the program’s dismal ratings probably had something to do its inconsistent treatment. Now ABC has finally made it perfectly clear how it feels about the struggling show. The network has just officially cancelled it.
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What Happened to Paula Abdul’s Today Show Concert?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, ABC, NBC, American Idol, Gossip, News,
A while back it was announced that American Idol judge Paula Abdul would be participating on the Today show’s Summer Concert Series. Of course, given her inability to perform live for her Super Bowl pre-game performance, I was shocked to hear that she was ready to tackle a such a large task.
Well - surprise, surprise. I apparently wasn’t the only one to miss the news that her April 25 gig had been cancelled. (In fact, a current magazine I have sitting in front of me is still promoting the event.) A press release released a fews ago did not provide a reason for the change in plans:
“Paul Abdul is no longer part of Today‘s concert series at this time, however, she is always welcome at Today.”
I have to wonder—did the decision have anything to do with an actual performer’s engagement on a competing morning program? (Mariah Carey is scheduled for Good Morning America this Friday.)
Interestingly enough, a quick check of NBC’s website shows that Miss Abdul is now slated for August 29. Maybe she just needed the extra rehearsal time?
New York Post
Secret Talents of the Stars Already Cancelled
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Cancellations, Ratings,
Thanks to dismal numbers for Tuesday’s debut, CBS has decided to cancel Secret Talents of the Stars after only one outing.
The show which would have eventually had viewers vote on their favorite performances was originally scheduled to air through the end of May. Unfortunately, the reality series placed a distant third in its original time slot (even behind a repeat). If things dwindled from there, the phone lines would have been painfully quiet.
So what did this abrupt cancellation force us to miss out on? Next week, Jo Dee Messina was slated to perform modern dance, Joshua Morrow was going to juggle and Bridget Marquardt was planning to transform into a trapeze artist. (Yes, be thankful the program ended now.)
If you missed out any of this week’s performances, you can catch four of them after the jump:
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Variety
FOX Renews Prison Break, Cancels Jezebel James
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, FOX, Prison Break, Cancellations, Ratings, Renewals, Rumors,
FOX to Jezebel: “Three strikes, you’re out.”
After only two weeks on air, the new comedy starring Parker Posey and Lauren Ambrose has just been given the boot. The Return of Jezebel James - which averaged only 3.2 million viewers during its hour long debut - failed to give its network a reason to feel hopeful. After a second dismal outing, FOX opted to pull the plug on the show….effective immediately.
This news comes shortly after Canterbury’s Law was shifted to the Friday 9pm time slot. That move was prompted by the program’s lackluster returns in its original Monday position. Now that Jezebel has been axed, it’s unclear which show and/or repeat will serve as Canterbury‘s lead-in during the interim.
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Hollywood Reporter
CBS Not Renewing Jericho
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, CBS, Cancellations,
Sorry, Jericho fans - your beloved show has officially come to the end of its run. CBS finally announced today what many had already anticipated: The program will not be coming back next year.
This news means next week’s episode will be the season - and series - finale. Thankfully, the producers were prepared for this possible development. Two endings were created in hopes of giving devoted viewers some sense of completion. Unfortunately, I don’t believe Jericho could have ever ended the way anyone wanted it to.
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