'Wicked City' Cancelled After Only Three Episodes
The saddest fate that could ever happen to a new TV series is when it never gets the chance to make it as far as a second season. That's what happened to the true crime procedural drama "Wicked City."
According to USA Today, TV network ABC decided to remove the series from their Tuesday lineup after airing just three episodes. It's the first fall show that has been pulled out from the primetime. It has been said though that other shows will follow.
"Wicked City" premiered in October and stars "Gossip Girl" alum Ed Westwick and Erika Christensen ("Traffic," "The Banger Sisters"). Deadline Hollywood noted that the main reason for its sudden cancellation is its very low audience rate.
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The site reported that when the series premiered, it garnered a very low-rating. Two consecutive rating drops then followed, losing approximately 43 percent of its audience between the second and third week of its run.
Digital Spy reported that production of the show will end after shooting finishes with episode eight. ABC is still contemplating whether the remaining episodes will be shown on air, but for the meantime, it has been confirmed that the network has already filled up the Tuesday 10 p.m. time slot by rerunning episodes of "Shark Tank" which will air starting Nov. 17.
"Wicked City" is a drama that features a sort of Bonnie and Clyde-style serial killer team. Penned by "Get on Up" writer Steven Baigelman, the series depicted the somewhat crooked Hollywood of the 1980s wherein the characters played by Westwick and Christensen go on a killing spree around Los Angeles.
Variety detailed that the show gained derisive reviews which questioned whether television "really needed another serial killer drama." It also pointed out the genre of the show which placed sex and violence on a pedestal.
Fans who have followed the show will just have to look out for updates from ABC as there is no confirmation yet on whether the remaining five episodes will be released. Perhaps it could be aired on some platform at some point.
