TV Shows Cancelled for Pretty Dumb Reasons: "Happy Endings"

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If we were playing "Jeopardy!", the question for the above would be: “What did ABC not get by canceling this sitcom?”

Asked why he cut "Happy Endings" after three seasons, then-ABC boss Paul Lee said that while it was “on brand” for the network, “it was just too narrow” — meaning, not appealing to a large enough audience.



That is a legit POV, to be sure… except that Lee went on to say of his freshman pick-ups, “I think Super Fun Night and Mixology are broader shows that will bring in a wider audience.”

Um, those two comedies respectively lasted 17 and 13 episodes.

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