"Skid" <skid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message =
news:7gZqb.27637$mB5.1235015@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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.
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> Friday, November 7, 2003
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> ABC cancels 'L.A. Dragnet'
> LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bad guys no longer have to fear the "L.A.
> Dragnet" crimebusters.
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> 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.
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> 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."
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> The cancelation represents a rare failure for producer Dick =
Wolf,
> whose TV empire includes the "Law & Order" family of dramas on NBC.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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Yeah right, then why did Fox just cancel "Skin" ?
After all the promos they ran during the World Series.
They didn't even give it a chance, I thought it was an intense behind =
the scenes back stabbing type of show.
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