FOX's Head Cases Canceled - First Primetime Series for 05-06 to be Canned - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Pavan · 09-22-2005, 10:29 PM

The honor of the first cancellation of this season goes to Fox, which has yanked Head Cases—dubbed “Ally McCrazy” by one critic—after only two episodes.

The quirky series about mentally disturbed cut-rate lawyers got poor ratings and mixed reviews in a tough 9 p.m. Wednesday time period, competing against ABC’s hit Lost.

For the next two weeks, Fox plans to run original episodes of Nanny 911, which has been in production and sitting on the bench for just such an occasion.

Championship baseball kicks in during October, followed Nov. 2 by one more original episode of Nanny 911. No decisions have been made yet beyond that, a Fox rep said.

Head Cases, from 20th Century Fox Television, starred Chris O’Donnell and Adam Goldberg as two mismatched lawyers—one recovering from a nervous breakdown and the other battling rage issues—released from a mental institution and forced to work together.

The show debuted Sept. 14, garnering a 2.3 rating in adults 18-49, then fell to a 1.3 demo this week against the highly rated season debut of Lost.

It had previous little time to prove itself before the start of baseball's postseason next month and American Idol's takeover of the slot in January.

Ireneparalegal · 09-22-2005, 10:30 PM

I never even heard of this show!!! LMAO

PrettyinPink55 · 09-22-2005, 10:51 PM

OUCH!!!

tvfan0101 · 09-22-2005, 10:59 PM

Saw that coming...

PrettyinPink55 · 09-22-2005, 11:02 PM

Is this the quickest cancellation in TV history?

tvfan0101 · 09-22-2005, 11:07 PM

Nope. Close, though. We were actually have a discussion about the quickest cancellation ever in this thread. Looks like Head Cases will be joining the ranks of shows cancelled after only two episodes. What an honor.

Brian Damage · 09-22-2005, 11:13 PM

And I had such high hopes.

Rene · 09-22-2005, 11:30 PM

wow...

gilligan fanatic · 09-23-2005, 10:51 AM

that was fast

TvTvTv · 09-27-2005, 12:19 AM

I was hoping this show would last a little longer. I thoroughly enjoy Adam doing anything. Hope he can find something else quickly.

Dean Winchester · 09-27-2005, 02:33 PM

I guess we can say Chris O'Donnell's career has officially bottomed out.

Ronn Harmon · 10-05-2005, 09:07 PM

That Was Then a show about time traveling to the 80s was cancelled after two episodes as well in September 2002.

Plus if you count reality TV, The Will which aired this past January 2005 on Saturday Nights on CBS was cancelled after one episode after one of the lowest debuts in TV history.

09-22-2005, 10:29 PM	#1
Pavan SO News/Reviews Director Administrator Forum Superstar Join Date: Feb 17, 2000 Location: Linden, NJ (Where Hal Linden got his last name from!) Posts: 26,821	FOX's Head Cases Canceled - First Primetime Series for 05-06 to be Canned The honor of the first cancellation of this season goes to Fox, which has yanked Head Cases—dubbed “Ally McCrazy” by one critic—after only two episodes. The quirky series about mentally disturbed cut-rate lawyers got poor ratings and mixed reviews in a tough 9 p.m. Wednesday time period, competing against ABC’s hit Lost. For the next two weeks, Fox plans to run original episodes of Nanny 911, which has been in production and sitting on the bench for just such an occasion. Championship baseball kicks in during October, followed Nov. 2 by one more original episode of Nanny 911. No decisions have been made yet beyond that, a Fox rep said. Head Cases, from 20th Century Fox Television, starred Chris O’Donnell and Adam Goldberg as two mismatched lawyers—one recovering from a nervous breakdown and the other battling rage issues—released from a mental institution and forced to work together. The show debuted Sept. 14, garnering a 2.3 rating in adults 18-49, then fell to a 1.3 demo this week against the highly rated season debut of Lost. It had previous little time to prove itself before the start of baseball's postseason next month and American Idol's takeover of the slot in January.
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09-22-2005, 10:59 PM	#4
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09-22-2005, 11:02 PM	#5
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tvfan0101 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 29, 2003 Posts: 961	Nope. Close, though. We were actually have a discussion about the quickest cancellation ever in this thread. Looks like Head Cases will be joining the ranks of shows cancelled after only two episodes. What an honor.

09-23-2005, 10:51 AM	#9
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09-27-2005, 12:19 AM	#10
TvTvTv My name's Bob Loblaw Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 26, 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 7	I was hoping this show would last a little longer. I thoroughly enjoy Adam doing anything. Hope he can find something else quickly.
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09-27-2005, 02:33 PM	#11
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	I guess we can say Chris O'Donnell's career has officially bottomed out.

10-05-2005, 09:07 PM	#12
Ronn Harmon Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 05, 2005 Posts: 181	That Was Then a show about time traveling to the 80s was cancelled after two episodes as well in September 2002. Plus if you count reality TV, The Will which aired this past January 2005 on Saturday Nights on CBS was cancelled after one episode after one of the lowest debuts in TV history.