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Networks Play the Cancellation Card

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WMMO Webkin
@ November 12, 2009 11:50 AM
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Another three shows bit the dust this week, and I'm betting you saw one or two of them coming

"Eastwick"
Trouble brewed over for ABC's freshman drama "Eastwick," based on the John Updike novel "The Witches of Eastwick," which also inspired the hit film of the '80s. The series, starring Rebecca Romijn, Lindsay Price, and Jaime Ray Newman as New England women who discover they have magical abilities, had gotten mixed reviews. But the problem with a television adaption is, when you've got to live up to a film starring Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jack Nicholson, the deck is pretty much stacked against you from the start.

Loose Ends: Word is that execs kicked the show off the schedule so abruptly, there won't be time to wrap things up with a proper ending. Oh well. Fans can always rent the movie.

"Hank"
"Hank" is the new Kelsey Grammer sitcom about a big-shot executive who's forced to move his family back to the Midwestern small town where he grew up. The hokey "Hank" got bad reviews and even worse ratings right out of the gate and it quickly became clear it was only a matter of time before "Hank" would have to hit the road. As fans eat up sharp and sarcastic single-camera comedies like NBC's mockumentary-style "The Office" and ABC's "Modern Family," will more traditional sitcoms like "Hank" get squeezed out, eventually sending the laugh track the way of the VCR?

Loose Ends: Rumor has it the remaining five episodes that have been shot will never see the light of day.

"Dollhouse"
Sci-fi (and Eliza Dushku) fans were dealt a big blow when Fox announced it's canceling its sexy show "Dollhouse" after two seasons. The series, focused on a group of hotties working for a sketchy organization that repeatedly wipes their memories clean, had its share of cult followers, but the ratings never followed. Viewers were happy to hear Fox's recent announcement that it would air all 13 episodes ordered for the second season, but the fun will end there. Don't worry fans -- no matter what, Fox can never erase your memories of Dushku in a tank top.

Loose Ends: The remaining nine episodes will begin airing December 4.

Here's a list of more shows to say goodbye to:
"The Beautiful Life" (The CW): That Ashton Kutcher gets everything he wants, so it's no surprise viewers aren't shedding any tears for Mr. Demi Moore now that his latest TV projcect -- a show about models, no less -- failed. The series was the first casualty of the '09 fall schedule and left the catwalk after just two episodes in September.

"The Cleaner" (A&E): This gritty Benjamin Bratt drama was canceled during its second season and aired its last episode in September.

"Monk" (USA): This quirky comedy focused on a private detective (played brilliantly by Tony Shalhoub), had a good, solid run, and has given fans plenty of warning that this season, its eighth, is also its last. The series finale airs December 4.

"Southland" (NBC): Though NBC canceled this cop drama early in its second season last month, fans will get their happy ending now that cable network TNT announced plans to pick up the show and will begin airing the series from the beginning in January.

"Trauma" (NBC): This new NBC medical drama about jumpsuit-wearing paramedics flying around in helicopters needed a little life support of its own, but never got it. It's unclear whether the network will air the first season's remaining six episodes.

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