The sassy sleuthing drama was delivering its best numbers ever in Season 3 — ranking ninth out of The CW’s 13 scripted series, in the post-Gilmore Girls slot on Tuesday nights. So what was its reward? It got yanked at midseason to make room for… Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll.

"Veronica Mars" eventually returned with its final five episodes of the season, only to have The CW announce it would not be back in the fall. Weeks later, Rob Thomas affirmed, “Veronica Mars is officially dead,” adding quite presciently: “At least in TV-show form.”

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