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Full list of cancelled shows
The Cape
A mid-season replacment that actually started well enough but ratings floundered quite soon and the show was pulled after only nine of the ten completed episodes were shown. The final episode was an 'online exclusive' on NBC's website.
Chaos
Another mid-season replacement, Chaos boasted a good cast (including Freedy Rodriguez, Tim Blake Nelson and Kurtwood Smith) but that clearly wasn't enough. Of course the fact that it was shunted to a Friday night slot didn't help and it was taken off the air after 3 episodes
Chase
This NBC action series failed to find an audience in the fall and soon saw its episode order cut down, before being pulled from the schedule entirely.
The Good Guys
Debuting over the summer, there wasn't much of an audience for this action-comedy from Matt Nix (Burn Notice). Its fall run on Fridays was DOA and alas, Good Guys is no more.
Life Unexpected
This CW series had a lot of critical support early on, but its numbers were never very strong and even some of its critical backing seemed to ebb in Season 2. Well liked star Britt Roberston has quickly been cast in a new CW pilot, The Secret Circle.
Lone Star
Everyone knew Lone Star was a tough sell, but few expected the well-reviewed FOX series to crash and burn as quickly as it did, becoming the fall's first TV casualty after just two episodes.
Medium
Five seasons on NBC and another two on CBS is nothing to scoff at, but in the face of very diminished ratings, CBS put an end to the Patricia Arquette series.
My Generation
Scorned by most critics and ignored by viewers, this ABC series was an early cancellation in the fall.
Outlaw
This Jimmy Smits legal series' failure to find an audience on Fridays was accentuated by CBS's early success with Blue Bloods.
The Paul Reiser Show
A show that NBC apparently had no faith in, whatsoever, Paul Reiser's return to tv was kept on the shelf for longer than is the norm (almost the full season). It replaced Perfect Couples but actually fared worse causing NBC to axe it after only showing two episodes.
Perfect Couples
Yet another mid-season replacement, Perfect Couples was a half-hour sitcom that NBC aired on Thursday nights from January. The show bombed, having the dubious honour of being the lowest rated scripted series on NBC at the time. It was pulled from the schedules with just two episodes to air.
Running Wilde
We love Arrested Development, but it was hard to deny that the latest collaboration from Mitch Hurwitz and Will Arnett got off to a tough start, creatively. Even as the show began to find its footing in the writing, its steep drop off in the ratings from Running Wilde sealed its fate.
Smallville
After a remarkable ten year run, The CW announced Clark Kent's long journey towards wearing tights and a cape would finally conclude this season.
Undercovers
J.J. Abrams can't hit them all out of the park. The Lost/Alias/Fringe creator's attempt at a more procedural, lighthearted series felt "off" from the beginning for a creator known for cool, mythology-based series, and was mostly ignored by viewers.
The Whole Truth
ABC's legal drama was no doubt another source of frustration for a network who can't seem to launch a 10:00pm hit.
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