The 100-day writer’s strike may be long over, but the networks are still reeling from it as evidenced by the recent announcement of shows being cancelled.
Many shows that premiered last fall, such as ABC’s Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money and Private Practice, had low ratings last season but were given second chances this fall because of the lack of new scripted shows.
Yet, Private Practice is the only one of those shows that has been picked up for the rest of the season. ABC’s Samantha Who?, the CW’s 90210, Fox’s Fringe and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, NBC’s Knight Rider and CBS’ The Mentalist are also safe for the rest of the season.
Shows not so lucky include ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, Life on Mars and Pushing Daisies, NBC’s Kath & Kim, Lipstick Jungle, Life and My Own Worst Enemy, the CW’s Privileged and CBS’ Worst Week. These shows haven’t been picked up for the whole season, but they haven’t been cancelled yet.
Kath & Kim, as well as fellow low-performing NBC shows My Own Worst Enemy and Crusoe, may have taught networks to make pilot episodes first instead of just going ahead and ordering a series of episodes as they did with these shows, according to TV Guide magazine.
Speaking of cancelled, CBS’ The Ex-List was axed after only four episodes, Fox’s Do Not Disturb after three episodes, ABC’s Opportunity Knocks after three episodes and the CW’s Valentine after eight episodes.
Other long-term shows ending their runs include ABC’s Boston Legal after five seasons, Fox’s King of the Hill after 13 seasons, NBC’s ER after fifteen seasons and FX’s The Shield after seven seasons.
Four Reasons Not to Cancel Dirty Sexy Money
It’s soapy and sensational fun: It’s a modern day Dallas with its custody battles, murder trials, blackmailing, affairs and deceitful alliances.
They’re rich and bratty but aren’t so hard to hate: Former couple Nick and Karen Darling have such an irresistible chemistry that it makes me secretly wish they would get back together even though he’s married to Lisa. And despite Brian Darling calling his recently discovered illegitimate child “smurf” and “dwarf,” Brian Jr. has made us see that the ever-moody former reverend does indeed have a heart.
The great performances: Donald Sutherland gives the show drama and potency as the Darling family patriarch and Peter Krause gives the superficial, materialistic show some heart and roots it in reality.
They’re rich and loving it: While the economy is suffering, it’s fun to escape into the world of the Darlings and watch the beautiful cast zip around in sports cars, throw their money around, strut around their mansion in gorgeous clothes, and watch them so terribly misbehave.
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