10 Most Quickly Canceled TV Shows

After just two episodes, Fox’s Lone Star has been canceled—but that’s nowhere near surprising, writes Jace Lacob on the Daily Beast. The broadcast network business has become increasingly “cutthroat,” and Lone Star was severely ratings-challenged (although people seemed to like it). “Unlike cable, there is no significant opportunity to find an audience if a show doesn’t click with the public in the first week,” he writes, and lists 10 other shows from the past 15 years that have been put out of their misery after one or two episodes. View clips in the gallery, or for the complete list, click here.
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