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You know that a remake of a foreign show is doing badly when it gets canceled in the country where the original hailed from. It only took “Kath & Kim” about three weeks to earn that.
Australian network Channel 7 has dropped NBC’s remake of the Aussie hit comedy after two weeks. According to News.com.au, the second week’s airing only attracted 729,000 viewers.
A spokesman for Seven said the re-airs will return later during the summer after the key ratings period.
“The figures didn’t stand up for its second outing,” the spokesman said.
For comparison’s sake, the premiere of the fourth season of the …read more

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The showrunners for The Mole 3 were clearly hoping that absence made the heart grow fonder. They probably also wanted us to forget that Anderson Cooper had long since left the building, since a lot of the show’s initial fanbase were mostly watching to see Cooper in his pre-CNN, post-ABC World News Now shot at reality TV presenting.
Unfortunately, neither strategy seems to have worked for The Mole 3, because ABC entertainment president Steve McPherson told “Reality Blurred” that the show will most likely be shelved if the ratings didn’t magically turn around by the end of its run (and they …read more

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October Road has been canceled, but cast members are filming a final episode that will resolve key issues and will be available online. “It’s sort of a tribute to our fans. It has already been written by our creatives and we’re going to shoot it ourselves. We really wanted — not only for our fans but also for us — to tie up some loose ends,” said Geoff Stults, who spoke to b5media at the Monte-Carlo television festival. “Bryan (Greenberg) and I don’t even know if the kid is mine. The writer’s know and Laure (Prepon) …read more

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