With declining ratings since its premiere two weeks ago, the drama gets the ax, becomming the new season's first cancellation.
NBC Closes ‘The Playboy Club’
The network said today it is canceling its highly-publicized new drama, “The Playboy Club,” after only three episodes. Its time slot will eventually be filled by Brian Williams’ new newsmagazine.
The Monday night drama, set in the 1960s, had only 5 million viewers for its first episode two weeks ago and kept losing viewers. Nielsen said the show had only 3.5 million viewers this week.
It’s the first cancellation of the new fall TV season.
Comments (8)
John McElfresh says:
October 4, 2011 at 2:50 pm
So sad. Didn’t even give it a chance. A great show. Hope one of the other channels will pick it up. I would sure find it and watch.
Gregg Palermo says:
October 4, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Geez, what a wheeze. An ancient magazine from another era. Too retro for me.
mike tomasino says:
October 4, 2011 at 3:59 pm
A great show? Really? It was really writen to have NO audience. Men weren’t going to watch it because it was a flaky soap opera. Women weren’t going to watch it because it was set in a gentlemen’s club. And, then placed opposite Monday Night Football… What exactly were they thinking? Last season it was “Lone Star” (two women at the same time may sell porn, but not TV drama) this season it was “The Playboy Club.” Can’t TV execs see these coming a mile away?
ali amirhooshmand says:
October 4, 2011 at 4:17 pm
For another take on the same era, adjusted for viewer sensitivities, how about “Hippie Sit-Ins Without S-E-X, Drugs, or Rock and Roll.”
Scott McDaniel says:
October 4, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Now “CANCEL” the execs who said, “Yeh, let’s dump millions into that”…
Peter Bright
Susan Baurenfeind says:
October 4, 2011 at 8:22 pm
From day one….the Simpsons should never have been seen. Thanks, for air conditionings this time slot.
r small says:
October 4, 2011 at 8:35 pm
What a surprise! How could this show bomb so fast? We made it look just like Mad Men, but with Bunnies!
Greg Haynes says:
October 5, 2011 at 12:31 pm
Will Brian Wiliams be wearing a cleavage enhancing bunny costume? If not then I am feeling unfulfilled.