http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7746

On September 10, the Fox comedy Do Not Disturb will present "Work Sex," about the workers at The Inn fooling around on the job, in lieu of the pilot, which will air sometime in the future. This may be a sign of trouble.

Wow, it hasn't even aired yet and it's having problems. Didn't FOX cancel a Scott Baio sitcom years ago without even airing a single episode? :crazy:

Wow...Back to You is gone and this garbage has taken its slot, hasnt aired one episode and is already on the verge of cancellation? LOL...Fox is doing great:P

From the looks of it, this show wont make it past episode 2.

Wow, it hasn't even aired yet and it's having problems. Didn't FOX cancel a Scott Baio sitcom years ago without even airing a single episode? :crazy:

Yep, in the fall of 1997, FOX announced but never aired the Scott Baio sitcom "Rewind." That was actually just the beginning of FOX doing that to some of its planned fall shows. Here are some more examples:

Fall 1998: "Hollyweird" - Thriller that fell apart before it was launched.
Fall 1999: "Manchester Prep" - TV adaption of "Cruel Intentions" that never aired.
Fall 2000: "Night Visions" - Horror anthology that did end up getting a summer 2001 time slot for a few weeks.
Fall 2002: "The Grubbs" - Sitcom starring Carol Kane & Randy Quaid that was shown in TV Guide's Fall Preview, but was pulled before its scheduled 11/3/02 debut.

Wow...Back to You is gone and this garbage has taken its slot, hasnt aired one episode and is already on the verge of cancellation? LOL...Fox is doing great:P

From the looks of it, this show wont make it past episode 2.

Seriously - maybe if FOX aired the episodes in order for once, the show would do well.

I honestly see nothing for this show - I don't think it'll do well, I don't think it'll make it long at all. FOX will end up pulling it a few episodes in, no doubt.

Yep, in the fall of 1997, FOX announced but never aired the Scott Baio sitcom "Rewind." That was actually just the beginning of FOX doing that to some of its planned fall shows. Here are some more examples:

Fall 1998: "Hollyweird" - Thriller that fell apart before it was launched.
Fall 1999: "Manchester Prep" - TV adaption of "Cruel Intentions" that never aired.
Fall 2000: "Night Visions" - Horror anthology that did end up getting a summer 2001 time slot for a few weeks.
Fall 2002: "The Grubbs" - Sitcom starring Carol Kane & Randy Quaid that was shown in TV Guide's Fall Preview, but was pulled before its scheduled 11/3/02 debut.
I thought so. Thank you for clarifying that, Howie!

I thought so. Thank you for clarifying that, Howie!

No problem, Monika! :cool: Interestingly enough, in early 2003, FOX announced they wanted to try to premiere some of their fall 2003 shows around early August ("The O.C." immediately comes to mind) to try to fight the month-long hiatus FOX faces each October for a lot of its primetime shows due to its World Series baseball contract (this is a big reason why a lot of the aforementioned FOX shows got pulled before they aired). Needless to say, that plan didn't last very long.

It's never a good sign when the pilot episode isn't good enough to be aired first.

Judging by the commercials I've seen, Do Not Disturb won't be around very long anyway.

It's never a good sign when the pilot episode isn't good enough to be aired first.

Judging by the commercials I've seen, Do Not Disturb won't be around very long anyway.
I second that, and you can bet FOX won't support it at all.

227 didn't air the pliot until later in the season but they did just fine...

227 didn't air the pliot until later in the season but they did just fine...
I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. I still think this show is doomed.

I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. I still think this show is doomed.

Did anyone catch it? I actually forgot all about it - I was thinking it premiered next week.

Ratings were absolutely horrendous - 4.65 million viewers tuned in for the premiere at 9:30. That's just embarrassing. Til Death had something around 6.1 million viewers. How worse could it get? I give the show another 2 weeks before FOX cans it. It'll most likely dip under 4 million next week.

I'd also like to point out that Back to You last season premiered around the same time with 9.44 million viewers, while DND couldn't even get half of that. FOX is finally getting what they deserved all along.

Not good ratings:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=232115

'Til Death did about the same it was doing last season in the second half, similar to Back to You.

Not good ratings:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=232115

'Til Death did about the same it was doing last season in the second half, similar to Back to You.

Wow, Pav, you posted those finals fast today-LOL. But, they are hugely disappointing ratings, more for DND than Til Death. I'm sure FOX wasn't expecint much more out of TD, but even I was expecting DND to get at least 7 million for its premiere.

I bet it'll be gone by the time the World Series is over.

so you think this show could be cancelled by the end of the word Series I am think by the second episode if ratings do not get Better then it will be cancelled.

so you think this show could be cancelled by the end of the word Series I am think by the second episode if ratings do not get Better then it will be cancelled.
That could happen too. lol

what were the numbers

Yeah, The World Series could definitely put it to rest. It'll probably only get worse from here. I wonder what they'd put in the 9:30 slot in place of it, though.

Maybe the unaired episodes of Back to You? LMAO!

One can dream...lmao.

But in all seriousness, probably til death encores. I have a feeling this will be the final straw for TD and next year, FOX will either;

a) not do any new sitcoms
b) Get behind the sitcom department and try to come up with a fantastic night of comedy to compete with CBS and NBC.

If Til Death gets a fourth season, it'll only be because at that point it can be in local syndication.

Yeah, The World Series could definitely put it to rest. It'll probably only get worse from here. I wonder what they'd put in the 9:30 slot in place of it, though.
Probably expand American Idol or put in another lame game show. :rolleyes:

Wow. This show was terrible!! I like Niecy Nash so I thought I'd give it a try, but I didn't even make it through the whole episode. I erased it and cancelled it from the DVR. Horrible, horrible show.

Maybe the unaired episodes of Back to You? LMAO!

One can dream...lmao.

But in all seriousness, probably til death encores. I have a feeling this will be the final straw for TD and next year, FOX will either;

a) not do any new sitcoms
b) Get behind the sitcom department and try to come up with a fantastic night of comedy to compete with CBS and NBC.

If Til Death gets a fourth season, it'll only be because at that point it can be in local syndication.

That thought came across my mind, too. Especially if they cancel Do Not Disturb in 2 or 3 more episodes - the slot will be open for the rest of this year, before Idol starts. But, it would probably be Til Death or an animated repeat instead.

I think FOX should completely give up in sitcoms FOREVER. They either are so low-rated that they get cancelled immediately, or FOX has their heads up their a$$ and cancels them for idiotic reasons. They should just stick to reality and dramas from now on.

Til Death will definitely be back next season - they know they just need like another half-season to get it into syndication, so it'll probably get to their then be gone.

Fox doesn't care really if 'Til Death makes it to syndication or not. It is not a Fox-owned show...it is is owned by Sony Pictures.

If Do Not Disturb is gone in the next few weeks, expect encores of 'Til Death to take its place. Nothing else. Let's see how DND does though in week two. If it does similar, then that is actually a plus.

Fox doesn't care really if 'Til Death makes it to syndication or not. It is not a Fox-owned show...it is is owned by Sony Pictures.

If Do Not Disturb is gone in the next few weeks, expect encores of 'Til Death to take its place. Nothing else. Let's see how DND does though in week two. If it does similar, then that is actually a plus.

I still don't see why this show was brought back. Even if it is cheap, it still shouldn't have been brought back. 6 million is nothing to gloat about, cheap or not.