Killing Season has come early this year. ABC fired the first shot when it canceled the lackluster lotto drama Lucky 7. Now CBS has blood on it's hands. The network announced that it has canceled it's freshman comedy, We Are Men.
We Are Men starred Monk's Tony Shalhoub and Sliders' Jerry O’Connell, alongside Chris Smith and Kal Penn and features the group of divorced guys shamelessly hitting on women. The show didn't land well with female viewers and was ultimately a drain on the Monday night line up.
CBS has had a lot of trouble with the night. It now plans to re-work it's line up, moving the sophomore sitcom Two Broke Girls to 8:30 p.m. and pulling Mike and Molly out of purgatory to fill the vacancy. The under-performing drama Hostages is continuing its run for now, in hopes that a stronger lead-in might inprove ratings.
However, the networks biggest worries come from the fact that only two shows have been picked up so far and both air on Monday nights. NBC's The Blacklist and Fox's Sleepy Hollow are both huge ratings draws. NBC's mega hit, The Voice, also occupies the night.
Fox was the first to renew a series when Entertainment Chairman, Kevin Reilly, announced last week:
"The show has proven to be a risk well worth taking – it’s a conceptual blast unlike anything else on television and it all holds together with inventive writing and a fantastic cast. I can’t wait for fans to experience what else is in store for this fall and even more of this wild ride into Season Two."
NBC followed shortly after with president of NBC Entertainment Jennifer Salke announcing:
“The many layers of Red Reddington and his mysterious reasons for getting into bed with the FBI seem to be fascinating to fans of this show. With great talent like James Spader and Megan Boone on board, as well our stellar executive producers and the whole cast and crew, we believe this outstanding series will continue to make NBC a big destination on Monday nights.”
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