ABC Cancels 'Pushing Daisies,' 'Eli Stone'
It's not exactly a surprise, but ABC has finally cancelled "Pushing Daisies" after a disastrous second season.
The network has decided not to order any more episodes of "Pushing Daisies" along with "Eli Stone" and "Dirty Sexy Money," according to Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello. All three shows were in their second season, and all three shows were suffering tremendously in the ratings.
"It's all true," creator Bryan Fuller told Ausiello. "I'm so very proud of this show and grateful for everyone's hard work in bringing it to life."
"Pushing Daisies" has averaged a 3.8 rating/6 share in overnights through six episodes, including a series low 3.1/5 Wednesday night, finishing behind even reality programming on The CW.
Last season, "Pushing Daisies" was the third highest-rated network genre show out of 13 shows tracked, earning a 6.3/10 average. That's down nearly 40 percent.
The network hasn't officially announced the cancellation, but Ausiello stands behind the report. On top of that, the entertainment columnist confirmed that "Life On Mars," which earned four additional episodes to bring its first season total to 17, will move to Wednesdays following "Lost" beginning Jan. 28 while "Private Practice" will take over Thursdays at 10 p.m. after "Grey's Anatomy" much earlier, Dec. 11. That would mean that after November sweeps, "Life On Mars" will be off until the start of February sweeps.
"Pushing Daisies" does have 13 episodes in the can, and while it's likely that ABC will show the remaining episodes, there is no guarantee the network will air all the remaining episodes.
The show airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET. on ABC.
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