The peacock network has gotten tired of picking up the tab for “three of New York’s most powerful women.” They’re not ordering more episodes of the Lipstick Jungle TV show after two seasons and 20 episodes.
Lipstick Jungle is based on the best-selling book by Sex and the City’s Candace Bushnell and follows the lives of three high-powered friends; former studio president Wendy Healy (Brooke Shields), magazine editor Nico Reilly (Kim Raver), and fashion designer Victory Fords (Lindsay Price). Others castmembers include performers like Paul Blackthorne, Andrew McCarthy, Robert Buckley, Sarah Hyland, David Norona, Dylan Clark Marshall, Seth Kirschner, Matt Lauria, David Alan Basche, and Marcia DeBonis.
The series debuted as a midseason replacement series on February 7, 2008. Despite being part of NBC’s Thursday night line-up, Jungle only attracted 7.54 million viewers and a 2.9/8 rating/share of the 18-49 demographic. The rest of the season averaged fewer than six million viewers each week.
Because of the writers strike, only seven episodes were produced. Ratings-challenged NBC decided to take a chance and renewed the show for a second year of 13 episodes, hoping that the numbers would improve.
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When Jungle returned for its second season, the ratings were even lower than they were in season one. On Wednesday nights, the show averaged a paltry five million viewers and a 2/5 rating/share. After five weeks, NBC essentially gave up on the series and moved it to Friday nights at 10pm. Much of the Jungle audience didn’t follow and those two episodes have averaged just 3.26 million.
To no surprise, NBC has pulled the plug on the show’s future. The series’ writers actually cleaned out their offices last week. On the positive side, all 13 episodes of this season are being completed and will continue to be shown on Friday nights for the immediate future. Seven have aired, leaving six episodes to go. Because production is so close to wrapping, it’s unlikely that the final episode will conclude the series’ storylines. It’s even more unlikely that NBC would order a third season.
It’s expected that Friday Night Lights will take Jungle’s place in January. Stay tuned! 
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I found this show a welcome addition to my TV viewing. Theres such a lack of shows for women that tackle womens issues & life situations that I can relate to. This fit the bill nicely. I dont think this show was as good as Sex And The City, and maybe like me alot of viewers were comparing Jungle to SATC and felt it didnt deliver. But once I stopped comparing it to SATC & watched it as a programme for women in its own context I fell in love with it. I wish we had great shows like this… Read more »
yes, please, please bring it back. i love this show!
you should give this show a second chance
it’s fabulous for women because the women in this show are an inspiration
don’t punish those who enjoy and love this show and i love it so much i would love to see what happened i am addicted and i no i’m no the only one dont cancel it please this is to good of a show to cut
This so was so good. I love it and I want to know what happens with the charcters. There are too many law and orders, csi and other crime shows. This was uplifting, funny and I loved it. Give it another chance please!!
surely the v96% positive vote to give the show another chance above says it ALL!!! bring it back!! please !
Well, can NBC make a movie and produce a two hour series finale. Maybe Lifetime or Oxygen network can pick up the show. I think people weren’t watching it first because it was hard to find. I didn’t watch until it was out on DVD because I hate waiting for the next episode. This could easily be another Grey’s Anat. or Army Wives.
That’s it – I’m calling Oprah!!!
Oh, please please please don’t do that! Sex and the City was awesome and this will be too! Its superb! Lets have a third season! C’mon guys! ……. PLeaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee
It’s one of the best shows I’ve seen. Look at what a sucess ‘Sex in the City’ was and this is part of that. That didn’t happen over night either.
I can`t belive it it is unfair to cancelled I fill in love whith both seasns.Please please don`t do that to me.
I LOVE THIS SHOW!! Don’t cancel it !!!!
I loveeee thissss showww, do not cancel it it’s an awsome show, I used to love sex and the city and now i’m totally into this new show lipstick jungle I got hooked up after the first minutes it’s so awsome. This tv show has so much potential, I like about it that it’s very realistic.
nooooo this show cannot be canceled!
this is actually a very good show. especially for sex and the city fans after that ended!
plz don’t cancel the show , i’m from tunisia and i love it ; we are waiting for the third season
No it can’t be I have purchased both seasons and I love it. It can’t be cancelled pleaseeeeee
Why cancelled.No way. as I love it as my favor. ^^