To no surprise, ABC has pulled its very low-rated mini-series The Assets from the Thursday lineup.
For the next three weeks, the 10pm timeslot will be filled by Shark Tank reruns. It’s unclear what will fill the timeslot after that. Scandal is expected to return on February 27th.
It’s unclear what will become of the remaining six episodes of The Assets.
What do you think? Did you enjoy the series? Would you like to see the leftover episodes released online, on DVD as part of a full series set, or aired on Saturday nights?
Yes, of course it makes sense to cancel an entertaining show like The Assets to make room for more “reality” dreck like The Taste and Bachelor. “Unscripted” television is always so much more interesting than drama based on real events and real people.
…NOT!
Just 2 episodes and gone, replaced by Shark Tank? HOW STUPID CAN THEY GET. Did not even give viewers a chance to find the show and get into it. Who made that DUHcision!!! Show all 8 episodes. Won’t be watching stupid Shark Tank!!!!
A show that might contain an amount of GOOD writing and acting, and ABC pulls it. Yeah,I do hope that the network will move it to Saturday.or even Sunday. I watched it and thought good show for the DVR and a weekend of watching. I did the same thing with Hostages, Zero Hour, Do no Harm and Mondays Mornings, because I was not sure if I would like the shows. Boy, was I wrong. Maybe one of the “sub” networks will pick this show up and give it a chance. Some of the best TV is on AMC, TNT, TBS… Read more »
I just started watching this series & really liked it! I had just set my DVR to record all future episodes, when I read online it is cancelled! I don’t understand how this is even possible so soon. I certainly didn’t see any advertisement for the mini series leading up to the 1st airing. It seems this series wasn’t given a fair shake!
A stupid decision indeed. Here was a story about the unraveling of the No. 1 traitor in US history, who was responsible for killing I don’t know how many of our agents in Russia, for a woman and money. I imagine the writing didn’t help, because there was no introduction at the beginning to explain the story line. Something simple, such as NBC uses on its Law and Order series. “In America, one CIA traitor was responsible for the greatest acts of treachery in our history. Here is the story of those agents who uncovered him. ”
I can see why the show was cancelled. No matter the fact that it was a miniseries, the ratings were horrible. I think the main reason for its cancellation was publicity. ABC never really had hope for the show in the first place and therefore didn’t really advertise it that much. It was just supposed to be a fill-up to place during the hiatus of its #1 drama Scandal.
I knew this was going to happen and good thing I saw this because I have the second episode on my DVR. Going to delete it and never again will I watch any new tv shows on ABC. They constantly do this and never give a chance for the show to succeed. I wish Shark Tank would be cancelled and I hate that show. Those rich ******** treats some of those people trying to get ahead like dirt.
I am surprised it was pulled since it was only going to be on for 8 episodes. I hope they air the remaining 6 episodes at some later date just as ABC did when they cancelled Zero Hour last season.
This is VERY upsetting news! We loved this show. And it was an excellent sereis! I told so many people to watch. And they were glad they did…and now ABC chose not to air the entire series…just nuts! This program was all about an event that happened — interesting part of our history…the cold war. Well, we won’t be watching the reuns of Shark Tank that’s for sure. Can’t understand the reasoning of TV executives these days.
How asinine! Saturdays next? How can you pull a show after 2 epys and put a rerun in it’s place-dumb. It just started to get intiguing.
they could air the rest on Saturday where they send most dead series to play out
WOW, that was fast! It was only going to be 8 episodes. Maybe should have tried it over the summer. People love Scandal in that time slot; anything else is just killing time.
Just tried to write a long comment that degraded professional critics which helped shut down this show and others, but somehow the page just magically refreshed when I was about to submit which wiped out over 600 words. In a nutshell regardless of the viewer amount which actually likes/loves these shows where critics (professionally paid I might add) can ruin a show with an individual comment and mostly one telling another to dislike/hate for unjust reasons even if the show/movie was liked. this is another case where the viewers ABSOLUTELY WANT MORE and somehow the 2nd episode just airs and… Read more »
I smell a rat in your cancellation of this historical , informative series…
It was the best show Ive seen in a while, so of course its cancelled. It required people know a bit of history, for one thing. But it wasnt marketed so why make it? And where can one see the other six episodes???