NBC has cancelled their first new show of the season, Animal Practice. The move hardly comes as a surprise considering the poor ratings but many guessed the TV series would be the first one cancelled even before it premiered.
Animal Practice revolves around a talented vet (Justin Kirk) who really connects with his patients but has a hard time with human relationships. The sitcom’s cast also includes JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Tyler Labine, Bobby Lee, Kym Whitley, Betsy Sodaro, and Crystal the capuchin monkey.
NBC gave Animal Practice a high-profile preview in August, during the Olympics. Unfortunately that didn’t lead many to return last month when Animal Practice officially debuted. The ratings were bad. The first episode attracted a disappointing 1.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.19 million total viewers. The two subsequent episodes drew worse and worse numbers.
The peacock network is dropping Animal Practice from the schedule after November 7th, presumably once the eighth episode has aired. It’s unclear if NBC will get around to releasing the remaining five episodes of Animal Practice or if they’ve even been completed.
Beginning November 14th, the second season of Whitney will take over.
What do you think? Will you miss Animal Practice or are you glad to see it cancelled? Do you think it could have been fixed?
I really liked it. But it didn’t have much of a chance given its Wednesday time slot . Bring it back on a different day!
Every one I know that saw Animal Practice Loved it but these “super intellects” at the networks put it in a time slot against some hugely popular shows! Duh. What did you think would happen?
Animal Practice was excellent but it was on at the same time as Survivor, Arrow and The X factor. Come on man! Pull hard and get that cranium out of your ****** so you can see things more clearly!
What’s going to happen now with Whitney when they put it in the same slot?
I loved animal practice. I couldn’t, wait for it every week. It had everything, especially the talented animals !!!!!!! Diane
RENEW Animal Practice!!!! This show was hilarious especially the monkey. I just think the ratings were low because of the day and time slot that you aired the episodes, which was competing against other shows that have been on the air for awhile and had a fan base. Bring it back but in a different day/time slot that won’t compete and give Animal Practice a fighting chance!!
Please don`t cancel Animal Practice! I finally had a show I could enjoy watching. Cancel Guy`s with kids and whitney instead. Those really stink bad.
Please don`t cancel Animal Practice! We need funny shows like this on tv .
finally a good show, a good sitcom , not another stupid reality show,,, and they cancell it,,, *******’s
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Really hate to hear that Animal Practice s being cancelled! We enjoy watching it every week. We have pets and have never sen any cruelty on the show. Maybe you just try another tine slot.
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No animal cruelty at all on the show..PETA can suck it!
i will miss doctor risso and so will my 9 year old daughter, daddy daughter night wont be the same shame on nbc
STUPID MOVE ON NBC — THE RATINGS WENT UP just one week after they cancelled. They really have no idea what they’re doing. And now we hear they are putting Whitney back on??? Hated it before will hate it more now cause we all loved Animal Practice. NBC SUCKS
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i don’t think they did proper advertising. i could never find it and now its gone, sad. I say give it another chance and talk it up. thanks a sad fan