'Raising the Bar' Canceled, 'Three Rivers' Yanked
TNT ends Steven Bochco legal drama; CBS pulls medical drama from Sunday nights
By Michael Schnieder, Daily Variety -- Broadcasting & Cable, 11/30/2009 9:31:21 PM
TNT has lowered the "Bar," while CBS on Monday dammed its "Rivers."The post-Thanksgiving ax came down on TNT's "Raising the Bar," which the Turner net said was being canceled due to low ratings, and CBS' "Three Rivers," which has been pulled from Sunday nights.
"Raising the Bar" reps the latest disappointment for Steven Bochco, who hasn't been able to score a hit since "NYPD Blue" went off the air.
"Everyone at TNT had a great experience working on 'Raising the Bar' with Steven Bochco and the rest of the show's terrific cast and crew," Turner execs said in a statement. "We're proud of the series and appreciate the efforts of all of the creative people who were involved. Unfortunately, ratings for 'Raising the Bar's' second season did not reach the levels required for TNT to renew the series."
"Raising the Bar" opened last year to huge numbers for TNT -- 7.4 million viewers (thanks to a strong "The Closer" lead-in) -- but then quickly came back down to earth. Cabler hasn't yet determined the fate of another drama on the bubble, "Dark Blue."
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Michael Schneider writes for B&C's sister publication Daily Variety.
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