I guess it's over, too bad, I really loved the first season, and didn't see
the reason for re-tooling of season two.
Friday, November 7, 2003
ABC cancels 'L.A. Dragnet'
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bad guys no longer have to fear the "L.A.
Dragnet" crimebusters.
ABC on Thursday canceled the show starring Ed O'Neill as police Sgt.
Joe Friday. The series, based on the classic Jack Webb "Dragnet" series,
had
low ratings despite a second-season makeover.
New characters, a new look and a new title -- the "L.A." was added
--
failed to lure viewers to the 10 p.m. EST Saturday series. It attracted
4.5
million in its final airing last week and ranked 103rd, compared to 27.3
million for CBS' top-rated "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
The cancelation represents a rare failure for producer Dick Wolf,
whose TV empire includes the "Law & Order" family of dramas on NBC.
Five episodes of "L.A. Dragnet" aired this season. Production was
halted, and five other completed episodes will be shelved for airing at a
later unspecified date, the network said.
ABC will draw on a variety of shows to fill the time slot, starting
with a rebroadcast of Tuesday's "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage
Daughter," the first episode filmed after star John Ritter's death.
The 2003-04 season has been discouraging for the major networks,
with
Fox the only network to record season-to-date gains, and that because of
postseason baseball.
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