Sad news for fans of the NBC shows Lipstick Jungle and My Own Worst Enemy … it is being reported that both shows have been given the axe and will be yanked off the air post haste due to poor ratings. While I doubt many people will shed a tear for Enemy (except for the 7 Christian Slater fans out there somewhere), I imagine that there are quite a few fans of Jungle (like my boo David and my friend Darion) who will be lamenting the demise of their show. It’s dunzo, y’all:
NBC has pulled the plug on freshman tentpole drama “My Own Worst Enemy” and returning sophomore series “Lipstick Jungle,” sources said Wednesday. The cancellations come after both shows dropped to new ratings lows in recent weeks, with the Christian Slater action series sinking to a 1.8 among adults 18-49 (4.3 million viewers) on Monday and “Jungle” falling to a 1.2 (3.3 million viewers) on Friday. Although the “Jungle” number was an improvement on the previous week, the show’s ratings have been below the line for a while and sunk into the red zone after being moved to Fridays. NBC’s expectation for the return of “Jungle” was modest, but “Enemy” was considered an important show. A spy thriller with a grown-up budget inspired by the “Bourne” movies, “Enemy” received NBC’s coveted post-”Heroes” time period. That valuable Monday hour of scheduling real estate has become less worthwhile in recent weeks, however, as “Heroes” shed viewers — weakening the lead-in for “Enemy” and hastening its decline. No word whether Monday’s episode will be yanked from the schedule, if the show will solider on for a few more weeks or what program will take its place. “Enemy” is now shooting its ninth — and final — episode. “Lipstick” has shot all 13 of its initial order.
Damn! It’s scary to think that Heroes‘ coattails are not what they used to be and the show’s sagging popularity is part of the reason Enemy was canceled. If Heroes doesn’t shape up and start pulling in better ratings, can its demise be that far off? While I didn’t pay any attention to the Christian Slater show, I did hear great things about Lipstick Jungle. Both David and Darion are big fans of the show and would sing its praises to me very often … especially when it came to Robert Buckley‘s character Kirby:
I may not have been watching the show but I have been paying attention to the filming of the show. Do y’all remember THIS post that featured sweaty, shirtless pics of Robert Buckley and Kim Raver filming a scene in NYC early this past Summer? I’m very bummed that Robert will no longer be required to film scenes like this any longer :( Do Did any of y’all watch either of these shows? What’re y’all’s thoughts?
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Count me as one of the Christian Slater fans, because I think MOWE is a great show. I am really upset NBC is getting rid of his show. BOOO!!!! NBC. I’m with Patricia. Bloggers unite and save My Own Worst Enemy.
Lipstick Jungle is just bad, the story line is boring and drawn out. The only good part of the show was Kirby!
I’m sad, I watched it every week and never missed an episode. I thought it was very entertaining and had a lot of potential story lines developing.
NOOOOOOOOOOO! I love this show!!!
I loved Lipstick Jungle. My husband even watched it with me. He would pretend to be surfing the Internet, but his eyes were on the TV, not the laptop. Lipstick was a great show and I really like watching 3 powerful women struggle with the everyday: marriage, kids, infidelity, losing a job, etc.
Ugh, I’m so upset!!! I LOVE Lipstick Jungle. I hate to say that I saw it coming, especially with it’s move to Fridays which pretty much set up for the demise of the show. I’ve seen every episode and I thought the plots were well developed. Definitely had a lot of potential for the future. Boo.
I’ll miss you Kirby!!! Even my hubby agreed Lipstick Jungle was a good piece of TV trash. RIP
Here’s another petition! There’s hope!
http://tvseriesfinale.com/arti.....bc-series/
I love this show – it’s the new Sex and the City!
Lipstick Jungle is a modern day representation of strong women who are fearless in their friendships, love lives, and careers. Not only are these characters fun to watch, but they give women something great to aspire to while remaining relatable thanks to the every day struggles that we all deal with, no matter if we live in a penthouse or a one bedroom apartment.
I think it’s a shame to cancel a show that revolves around such determined and capable women. Lipstick Jungle has brought me laughter and tears, and reminds us all that the bonds of friendship are stronger than family in that we aren’t born with our friends, but instead we choose each other.
Robert Buckley?!?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Let’s hope he finds another show to act/be shirtless on SOON!
i am so sad about Lipstick Jungle, please dont not this show i have been watching since season 1 and this one is even better, fridays was not a good day but that did not stop me at all from watching i just watched on demand or on their website, mistake NBC big mistake, NBC is AXED in my book how about that
i don’t get it. why do networks cancel shows before they’ve even begun? why don’t they give them a chance at least for a few seasons?? i feel like if 20 million ppl aren’t watching a show, it’s gonna get canceled. i’m sorry but we can’t all be glued to our TVs all day long. we have to work and we have lives. give the shows a chance!!!
On the message board for LJ, a few people claimed to have worked on the show and said that LJ was NOT canceled but MOWE was for sure. They said that the network was going to see how tonight’s show did and go from there. I really hope it doesn’t get canceled. I want to see what happens with Joe and Victory, Nico and Kirby, and Wendy and her production company!!! This show is great and as for it being on Friday nights, what a bad move. Of course once it was moved there it would get canned. There are other shows that can get the can first like Biggest Loser and Knight Rider, just to name a few. I am tired of reality shows. Let’s hope NBC realizes it would be a mistake.
I must be the 5th of the seven My Own Worst Enemy fans cause I really liked that show. Yes, it was having some issues, but I guess since people had to put *thought* into it, it had to be pulled from the air.
Makes me wonder how much longer Heroes and Lost have before they get pulled before their time.
I’m a Lipstick Jungle fan and have loved it since it’s first episode. The show is great! I like many others don’t watch tv when it airs. I dvr the shows I like and watch them when I can. Even if it is only 15 minutes behind it’s actual start time. I have gotten so sick of commercials that I prefer to try and fast forward through them. Since the dvr makes a digital record of the shows people watch why in the hell hasn’t somebody tried to take that data into consideration before shows get the axe? Hello Neilson rating people, get with it!