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01-18-2012, 07:12 AM
http://www.hitfix.com/articles/abc-yanks-work-it-after-two-airings
ABC yanks 'Work It' after two airings
'LAST MAN STANDING' REPEATS WILL TAKE ITS PLACE IN THE SHORT-TERM
It didn't take long for ABC to decide that "Work It" wasn't working.
After one airing, ABC's promotional department was running ads calling the critically reviled (http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-fien-print/posts/tv-review-abcs-work-it) comedy a hit.
After two airings, ABC was ready to move on.
Late Friday, ABC sent out a scheduling release announcing that "Work It" has been pulled from the network's lineup, effective immediately. The cross-dressing comedy will be replaced by repeats of "Last Man Standing" at 8:30 on Tuesdays for at least the next three weeks.
ABC's release clearly states that the remaining original episodes of "Work It" are "not yet rescheduled," which theoretically means that "Work it" could return for a summer burn-off.
In its brief run, "Work It" ran afoul of critics for its quality, of GLAAD for its depiction of the transgendered community and Puerto Rican groups for its stereotyping. Those concerns weren't enough to keep the show off the air, but an audience of under 5 million viewers in its second airing, along with a dismal number among adults 18-49, did the trick.
http://www.hitfix.com/articles/abc-yanks-work-it-after-two-airings
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-fien-print/posts/tv-review-abcs-work-it
http://images.hitfix.com/photos/1023257/workit_010311_article_story_main.jpg
ABC yanks 'Work It' after two airings
'LAST MAN STANDING' REPEATS WILL TAKE ITS PLACE IN THE SHORT-TERM
It didn't take long for ABC to decide that "Work It" wasn't working.
After one airing, ABC's promotional department was running ads calling the critically reviled (http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-fien-print/posts/tv-review-abcs-work-it) comedy a hit.
After two airings, ABC was ready to move on.
Late Friday, ABC sent out a scheduling release announcing that "Work It" has been pulled from the network's lineup, effective immediately. The cross-dressing comedy will be replaced by repeats of "Last Man Standing" at 8:30 on Tuesdays for at least the next three weeks.
ABC's release clearly states that the remaining original episodes of "Work It" are "not yet rescheduled," which theoretically means that "Work it" could return for a summer burn-off.
In its brief run, "Work It" ran afoul of critics for its quality, of GLAAD for its depiction of the transgendered community and Puerto Rican groups for its stereotyping. Those concerns weren't enough to keep the show off the air, but an audience of under 5 million viewers in its second airing, along with a dismal number among adults 18-49, did the trick.
http://www.hitfix.com/articles/abc-yanks-work-it-after-two-airings
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-fien-print/posts/tv-review-abcs-work-it
http://images.hitfix.com/photos/1023257/workit_010311_article_story_main.jpg