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Traffic Light: New FOX Sitcom Cancelled; No Season Two

Published:May 11, 2011

Traffic LightFOX has cancelled a number of series this week and some have been a bit of a surprise. Lie to Me, Human Target, and The Chicago Code were all canned and most had been expecting at least one to survive. One cancellation that doesn’t come as a shock however is Traffic Light. No one was expecting the low-rated sitcom to be back for a second season.

Traffic Light follows the lives of three men who’ve been friends since college — Mike (David Denman), Adam (Nelson Franklin), and Ethan (Kris Marshall). Now in their thirties, they find themselves in different places in their lives and various stages of relationships. Mike’s married to Lisa (Liza Lapira), Adam lives with girlfriend Callie (Aya Cash), and Adam’s still the perpetual bachelor.

The premiere of Traffic Light attracted just a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 4.59 million viewers. In week two, the numbers fell more than 25%, to a 1.4 rating and 3.49 million. With figures like these, it was pretty clear that Traffic Light was doomed.

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The ratings for subsequent episodes kept falling and even went as low as a 0.9 in the demo and 2.24 million viewers. The newbie sitcom averages a pitiful 1.5 in the demo and just 3.66 million viewers. It’s currently the lowest-rated series on the network, even ranking below Fringe which airs on Friday nights.

FOX has now officially cancelled Traffic Light after one season and 13 episodes. The final unaired episode of the series is scheduled to air next Tuesday, May 17th. The last episode produced, titled “Tommy Guns,” ran last night.

For now, FOX plans to air repeats of Traffic Light at least through the end of June. In light of this cancellation news, that schedule may change.

What do you think? Are you sorry that Traffic Light didn’t get a second season? Is the series better than the ratings indicate?

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Bough May 7, 2012 at 2:41 am

I enjoyed watching the show a lot. I really hope they bring it back.

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Евгений February 15, 2012 at 9:10 pm

Очень жаль, что отменили сереал, я очень любил его. Очень смешной в отличии от многих

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Julie January 21, 2012 at 4:52 pm

I can’t believe this show has been cancelled. It got better and better as far as I’m concerned. Clever, pithy dialogues, lovable characters (I’d be hard-pressed to choose a favourite) and finally a show that is really funny, not just trying to be funny. For me it was along the same humour lines as Flight of the Concords. Still, I’m Australian so what do I know, right?

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Dee January 11, 2012 at 6:31 pm

Just because there are not a lot of people commenting on this particular site, I can guarantee there will be many, many, people asking what happened to that show Traffic light. Im guessing mindless comedies an another cop show will replace it. I loved it a lot of laughs!

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