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05/14/2024 04:49:55 pm

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NBC Cancels "A to Z" and "Bad Judge" Amidst Ratings Drop

Bad Judge and A to Z has has been cancelled by NBC, although the station decided to continue airing the remaining produced episodes of said TV series.

The cancellation came after the two sitcoms suffered substantial drop in their ratings last Thursday. Ironically, the shows haven't been scheduled against CBS' Thursday Night Football.

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Bad Judge saw its 18-49 rating drop by 0.0, while A To Z suffered 0.7 in the demo.

But unlike ABC's Manhattan Love Story, which was never shown after being pulled from the schedule, Bad Judge and A To Z will still air their initial 13-episode orders.

A report from Hollywood Reporter said that the Kate Walsh-starrer still has three episodes to shoot, while A To Z still has two more.

There are only eight episodes left to air for both series.

Bad Judge is produced by Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez. Farrell's two productions have been cancelled by NBC season. The first one was Mission Control, which was pulled out from schedule even before it was aired on TV.

A To Z, which stars Ben Feldman and Cristin Milioti and narrated by Katey Sagal, is executive produced by Rashida Jones.

Sitcoms have been victims of cancellation this season.

At Fox, Mulaney was cut to episodes, despite it's being just on its first season.

Meanwhile, in CBS The McCarthys, which debuted with 1.9 18-49 rating and 8.8 million viewers, went down in the ratings game compared to other recent CBS premieres.

Only ABC's Black-ish is the only successful TV series this season and the only one to air for a full season.

NBC has slated a handful of comedies to air midseason, including Parks and Recreation, which is already on its final season.

Debra Messing's Mysteries of Laura, was also given a full season show.

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