The series debuted with a wobbly 8.8mil viewers, but ABC hoped that would only be a blip. Then when the second episode dropped to 6.8mi, ABC's worst ever in-season Tuesday at 8:30pm result- quick cancellation was in order. This series debuted solidly last season- so what happened? Maybe the show took a huge dip in quality (never watching it- I can't testify to that). Maybe viewers were scared off by the often aloof Joan Cusack. (I think she's funny as hell). Maybe it was that nothing else could survive in this slot- "Gilmore Girls" (4), "Buffy" (2) & "JAG" (7) all dramatically improved their networks fates in the hour. Who knows?

Dharma & Greg:For a show to slip so steeply, so quickly, is somewhat of a marvel. This show was top 20 only 2 seasons ago, now it struggles to break the 9 million viewer mark. The quality, from my judging, has been steady over the last few seasons- not funny like it was in the first two seasons, but comforting in its familiarity. So what happened to this show? Who knows, but if performance doesn't improve, ABC may be looking for ways to back out of the last year of its commitment with Fox studios at the end of the season.

Special Unit 2:This show isn't doing too badly compared to last season, but what kills it are the backflips that "Enterprise" is doing. Holding on to just under 50% of its lead-in, the UPN is looking for a more suitable replacement. But don't look for the series to disappear entirely- it'll porbably be shipped off to Tuesday at 9pm or Friday nights.

Whose Line Is It Anyway?:The odd man out in a very competitive slot, it's about the only thing ABC has to put here. So despite the low performance numbers, the show will survive- it's cheap, it's safe, and it's probably bottomed out.

NBC Saturday Movie:And you thought the "XFL" was bad. Well it was, worse than the movie, but still. NBC is only averaging 5.5mil viewers with the flick. And although the network makes a tonne of money by airing 20 year old  movies, even if only 5 million people tune in- it's hurting credibility. Without Saturday, NBC would surely surpass CBS as America's number one network, a title it hasn't held since "Seinfeld" went off the air.

ABC: The network that has lost the most- for the second season in a row. It's line-up's a mess, and its returning series average only 237.1 points, a full 33 points behind Fox. Yikes.