That thunderous pop you just head was the sound of ABC dropping pretty much every single one of its bubble shows at once. The network has reportedly canceled most of its lowest-rated series, including veterans ‘Brothers & Sisters’ and ‘V’ as well as newbies ‘Off the Map,’ ‘No Ordinary Family,’ ‘Detroit 187,’ ‘Better With You’ and ‘Mr. Sunshine.’
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Though it was speculated recently that ‘Brothers & Sisters’ could get an abridged season pickup, it turns out that star Rachel Griffiths’ jokes about being unemployed are true after all. The fifth season — now series — finale aired last Sunday night.
Meanwhile, the second season (and now series) finale of ‘V’ aired back in March.
As for the five freshmen series, none of them made a big enough impression, ratings-wise, for ABC to justify keeping them on the schedule (although ‘Better With You’ did make an impressive last-minute push with a 19 percent increase in ratings for the season finale).
On a brighter note, those seven vacant slots on the schedule have made room for ABC to pick up nine new shows, including a ‘Charlie’s Angels’ reboot, a new Tim Allen sitcom, ‘Good Christian Bitches’ (now ‘Good Christian Belles’) and more. The network has also renewed ‘Shark Tank’ for a third season.
And then there’s the two newbie shows that did make it — the comedy ‘Happy Endings’ and drama ‘Body of Proof.’ Both shows haven’t been the highest rated, but the buzz (and genuine hilarity) surrounding ‘Happy Endings’ and the strong cast of ‘Body of Proof’ (anchored by Dana Delany and Jeri Ryan) seemed to help save them for a second season.
