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zeitgeist4 · Gucci

Emily's Reasons: cancelled

laken1 · Hermes

well that sucks! maybe another network will pick it up?

luckylily · Gucci

I didn't watch it, but I think it is really lame that they cancelled it. Apparently, they already have 5 episodes ready to go. It seems like they should at least give it another few weeks and see what happens.

member · Hermes

luckylily wrote:

I didn't watch it, but I think it is really lame that they cancelled it. Apparently, they already have 5 episodes ready to go. It seems like they should at least give it another few weeks and see what happens.

I agree. I just read this this morning and couldn't believe it! I have never heard of a show being cancelled after 1 episode!

ILoveChoo · Hermes

wha? how can they cancel it after one ep?! how can they possibly judge rating based on one night? ew.

scarlett · Marc Jacobs

I didn't see the show, but it does seem awfully fast to go ahead and cancel it, esp. when the network seemed to spend so much on promoting it. There are ads for the show all over NYC, for example. Networks don't seem to give shows as much of a chance to grow as they used to. I mean, even Seinfeld wasn't a big hit when it first started and then it turned into this phenomenon.

member · Hermes

I just read this on eonline.com:

ABC's Reasons for Axing "Emily"

by Sarah Hall
Jan 17, 2006, 3:00 PM PT

ABC has its reasons why not to continue production on Heather Graham's new sitcom.

Despite the network's massive promotional effort behind Emily's Reasons Why Not, just 6.2 million viewers tuned in for the Jan. 9 debut of the female-friendly series.

Based on its audience's apparent lack of interest in Emily, the Alphabet net elected to preempt the second episode of the sitcom with a rerun of the season premiere of The Bachelor Monday night.

Though Graham and friends were slated to return to the lineup next Monday, the network shut down production on the show Friday, following the taping of the sixth episode and a decision by ABC to reduce its original order.

Depending on how the Parisian exploits of this season's Bachelor fare with viewers, there's a good chance ABC may decide to pull the plug on Emily for good.

"It is a shame," Gavin Polone, the show's executive producer, told Daily Variety. "A lot of people were working really hard and the show kept improving. Sony spent a huge amount of money and were very supportive. I can't fault ABC, though: they promoted it like crazy and when the audience stays away, in this supercompetitive environment, quick decisions are made. That's the television business."

While Emily wasn't given much of a chance to make its mark before being shown the door, two tried-and-true television series were also given their walking papers this week.

-- Edited by shopchicago33 at 15:05, 2006-01-18