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ABC CANCELS 'Commander in Chief'

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ABC recalls "Commander in Chief"By Nellie AndreevaWed May 3, 12:49 AM ETABC has pulled its White House drama "Commander in Chief" off the schedule for the rest of the season, following a low-rated run plagued by behind-the-scenes turmoil and scheduling interruptions.The three unaired episodes of "Commander," starring Geena Davis as the nation's first female president, are tentatively slated to air next month. Beginning this week, newsmagazine "Primetime" will return to its Thursday 10 p.m. slot."Commander" launched with a lot of promise, ranking as the most-watched new series of the season and earning an early full-season pickup. But ratings steadily declined.Early in the series' run, show creator Rod Lurie was replaced as showrunner by TV veteran Steven Bochco, who, in turn, was replaced by executive producer Dee Johnson for the final episodes.After about a three-month hiatus -- "Commander's" second long break from the schedule -- the series returned April 13 in a new time period -- Thursday at 10 p.m. - where it faced an uphill battle against CBS' "Without a Trace" and NBC's "ER."In its most recent airing, "Commander" hit series lows, reaching just 6.5 million viewers.That episode also drew strong criticism from officials of Prince George County, Md., who said they were offended by a story line that depicted the county's town of Hyattsville as violent and crime-ridden.ABC apologized, but said the show was fictional and the reference to Hyattsville was embellished "only to make a more compelling drama for our viewers."Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
 
Actually ABC hasn't cancelled the show yet, so I wouldn't jump to conclusions until the official announcement about which shows will return this month(The second week in May).
 
only1moore said:
Actually ABC hasn't cancelled the show yet, so I wouldn't jump to conclusions until the official announcement about which shows will return this month(The second week in May).
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Right. Sorry for the error but its a shame that a good show like this was screwed up behind the scenes.
 
Julius May said:
That episode also drew strong criticism from officials of Prince George County, Md., who said they were offended by a story line that depicted the county's town of Hyattsville as violent and crime-ridden.
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Tell Ms. Andreeva that that MD county is called Prince George's. Prince George County is next to Petersburg, VA. :)ixnay
 
marko83 said:
Uhh...last time I checked, nobody was watching the real West Wing anymore.
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NBC helped the West Wing to its demise by moving to Sunday night. Does anybody know why that happened? Weren't the ratings better when it was on Wednesday night?
 
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