"--Anchorwoman starring Lauren Jones, debuted to a 2.0 rating on the fast nationals, which was a disaster to the point the entire series has been canceled. Fox just send out a memo they will be airing reruns of "Til Death" on Wednesdays for the next three weeks and no more episodes of "Anchorwoman" will air. The show lost viewers as it went on for the hour. It also only did a 1.0 in the 18-49 demo."
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I watched half of it before feeling like I was sick to my stomach. I was smarter in the college newsroom.
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I liked it. Isaw it as mocking news in general. Fox is known to give up quick like that.
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that must be the fastest cancellation ever in television history.
You're right. What's next? Cancelling a show halfway through its debut?
How about that? I figured the premature cancellation thing was a recent development. I guess not.
Sock it to me.
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I heard of some show in the 60's that got cancelled before it's West Coast airing. Can't think of the name of it. But yeah, it was cancelled within three hours of the East Coast premiere!
shareDamn, that must be the fastest cancellation ever in television history.
Seriously ! It's already gone
I figured it would at least last a few weeks.
I can't say I'm really THAT surprised.
damn..i wanted to watch it. i missed the only episode. :(
sharei didnt think it was horrible, it could have been worse, could have been MUCH better. oh well. I thought lauren jones didnt do too bad, and i think everyone that worked for that news station, well i dont think they came off so well. a little snobby. and the people ripping on lauren when the "hidden cameras" were on them just looked ridiculous. so what if she wasnt a good anchor after a couple weeks of learning how to be an anchorwoman. remember shes supposed to be a dumb blonde, but i didnt think she did bad at all. so how quick would a normal person take to the job? this show made doing the news look easier than making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
shareoh and did anyone see how they ripped on lauren after her first live segment? all the execs were happy but it seemed like all the women were ripping on her, i distinctly remember hearing one of them say "theyre making it seem like she won a pulitzer". just pathetic. but you know, that station must maintain its integrity....even though they have a frikkin weather dog?????
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I was going to watch the premiere, but watched Power of 10 instead.
shareyou did'nt miss anything. Best part was Lauren dancing in the background.
The breakdown:
Supermodel wants to learn how to report the news
Evil Amy Fisher lookalike jealous over Supermodel
Amy Fisher clone claims she could be a bikini model too
Sexy supermodel pop n locks in the background of news cast
Jealous chicks in the news room
Funny guy name Wilton or Wilson lol
An ugly weather dog
Taadaa!
Hey, the show should feel honored. Not many programs get canceled after only one episode. There's "South of Sunset" (1993) starring Glenn Frey, and I could have sworn that Paula Poundstone had a self-titled show that also lasted one episode.
Maxpower007, I agree 100% with you on the weather dog and the station's integrity.
Anyway, here's another article about its cancellation.
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'Anchorwoman' Canceled After One Airing
Thursday, August 23, 2007 10:54 PM EDT
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Here's news that Fox's series "Anchorwoman" wouldn't want to deliver: It's been canceled after one low-rated airing.
The debut of the reality show about Lauren Jones' attempt to turn herself into a news anchor for a Texas TV station drew an estimated 2.7 million viewers Wednesday, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research.
That number is about a third of the viewership Fox attracted a week earlier with the finale of its popular "So You Think You Can Dance."
Jones was a Barker Beauty on "The Price Is Right," Miss New York and featured WWE Diva before the series put her into the newsroom of KYTX Channel 19 in Tyler, Texas.
Unaired episodes of "Anchorwoman" will be available on Fox's website through Fox on Demand, the network said Thursday.
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is this a record? cancelled in 1 episode?
shareis this a record? cancelled in 1 episode?
No, there's plenty...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_series_cancelled_after_one_episode
Kenny and the Chimp is a series created by Tom Warburton, who designed the characters for Pepper Ann. This series was later spun-off into Codename: Kids Next Door. This series was cancelled after one episode, the pilot
The fourth season of Extreme Makeover was cancelled after just one episode
There's shows that have been canceled before they even air...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_series_cancelled_before_airing_an_episode
If there was a record for the fastest cancellation it would probably be "Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos - 1992 comedy series spun off from Australia's Funniest Home Video Show, hosted by Doug Mulray. This show was actually cancelled during its first episode.
Although it's wasn't cancelled after 1 episode. There were 2 episodes shown.
What series do you know airs the complete intro w/ credits in the middle of the show ?
Wasn't it two intros w/ credits after the first episode.
shareI think it was a 1 hour premiere with back to back episodes. I may be wrong, but that's what I heard.
shareDon't forget about the Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeifer on UPN. It was so controversial at the time, that UPN had to cancel it.
shareI think Desmond lasted more than one episode, but I remember "Lawless", starring Brian Bosworth ("Stone Cold") on Fox. It was replacing "American's Most Wanted". Bad idea. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118383
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the sad part about all this is people who hates the show. some how finds the messages boards to tell you how bad a show is that they watch.
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my point being you are the main person who hates the show. why would you be on here more than anybody else.
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you feel better now
sharenativemuse, the god stuff is so last year, get over it. you hate this show i hate your god now we're even see? ya it doesnt make sense to me either. just stfu and go diaf. message boards are all good fun and games until you get some bible banger preaching and ripping on a show everyone has only seen one episode of!
shareI remember the show Turn On and where I lived it was not pulled to air a movie.The entire episode was shown but the next day it was announced the show was cancelled.Someone posted on Wikipedia that the rumour of it being pulled midshow is untrue.They also listed other shows that were cancelled after 1 airing that haven't been mentioned so far.
Turn-On
1969 poorly-received derivative of Laugh-In which aired on ABC. Although not the first series to be immediately cancelled, Turn-On is generally considered the best-known example. It's considered one of the most notorious flops in television history. Some local markets cancelled the show midway through the broadcast, but the story that it was yanked midway through its first episode nationwide is untrue. After the first show, the sponsor (Bristol-Myers) cancelled. The show was viewed by many as being an example of straightforward poor taste.[citation needed]
Who's Your Daddy?
2005 reality series on Fox that involved an adopted woman trying to pick her biological father out of a group of imposters. The show attracted protest from adoptive families and adoption-rights groups before airing. This combined with the fact that the first episode had poor ratings caused the five additional episodes to be permanently shelved from the network before eventually appearing on FOX Reality.[citation needed]
What's Allan Watching
1989. Fox "skitcom" about seventeen-year-old Alan, a couch potato who views life (and gets advice) as if it were on television. Libby (the 'perfect wife') and Leo (a blue collar middle class husband and Vietnam vet) are his parents, Gail is his obnoxious sister (who's engaged to Lenny Kling the Carpet King), Jeff is his brother, Alyssa is his girlfriend and Lenny is his friend. The episode provides a look into the average dysfunctional family. This series was produced by Eddie Murphy. Murphy also provided a cameo as a James Brown lookalike fan and protester.[citation needed]
The Will
2005 reality TV show on CBS in which family members and friends competed to be named the beneficiary of a will. Five episodes were produced and were later aired in Australia and New Zealand.[citation needed]
You're in the Picture
1961 game show that aired on CBS starring Jackie Gleason; notable in part for Gleason going on the air the next week and saying of the show: "That show we did last week made a real H-Bomb look like a two fingered salute." Technically the series wasn't cancelled, but rather Gleason renamed it The Jackie Gleason Show and it became a talk show for the remainder of its limited run. Since the series substantially changed format, as well as its title, after one episode, it is usually referenced as having lasted a single episode, with the later talk show being considered a separate series. [7