We all say this coming. After announcing their mid-season schedule yesterday afternoon, without their stuggling freshman drama Prime Suspect, NBC had some explaining to do.
Today the opted to explain.
While they aren't officially 'cancelling' the show, they will shut down production next week after work on the show's thirteenth epsisode raps. Word is that cast and crew were notified that the show had been cancelled; however, studio executives continue to say that they are still exploring options for the show. So hypothetically the show could still return for say another thirteen episodes next season. But don't count on it.
'Prime Suspect' stars Maria Bello as a tough-as-nails cop in New York City's homicide department. The show was well received by both critics and audiences but never could get the following required to ensure a full season order. Ratings have been a struggle since the premiere, when the show posted the worst numbers for an NBC premiere in the history of viewer tracking.
About Stephen Davis
I owe this hobby/career to the one and only Stephanie Peterman who, while interning at Fox, told me that I had too many opinions and irrelevant information to keep it all bottled up inside. I survived my first rated R film, Alive, at the ripe age of 8, it took me months to grasp the fact that Julia Roberts actually died at the end of Steel Magnolias, and I might be the only person alive who actually enjoyed Sorority Row…for its comedic value of course. While my friends can drink you under the table, I can outwatch you when it comes iconic, yet horrid 80s films like Adventures in Babysitting and Troop Beverly Hills. I have no shame when it comes to what I like, and if you have a problem with that, then we’ll settle it on the racquetball court. I see too many movies to actually win any film trivia contest, so don’t waste your first pick on me. My friends rent movies from my bookcase shelves, and one day I do plan to start charging. I long to live in LA, where my movie obsession will actually help me fit in, but for now I am content with my home in Austin. I prefer indies to blockbusters, Longhorns to Sooners and Halloween to Friday the 13th. I miss the classics, as well as John Ritter, and I hope to one day sit down and interview the amazing Kate Winslet.
