'Life' is over at NBC
Twitter
Google
The fates of "Chuck" and "Law & Order" may still be up in the air, but NBC was definitive about one on-the-fence show at its upfront presentation Monday: "Life" will not get a third season.
"It will not be coming back," was NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman's short and to-the-point statement on the show's fate, which came in response to a question about it at the network's upfront presentation in New York Monday. The LA Times and numerous others reported the cancellation.
It's not a huge surprise. The series, which starred Damian Lewis as eccentric L.A. detective Charlie Crews, averaged only about 6.2 million viewers in its second season, where it split time between Wednesday and Friday nights (along with a brief tryout on Mondays at the beginning of the season).
The show had faded from discussion of NBC's bubble shows over the past week as reports focused attention on "Chuck," "Law & Order" and "Medium" -- which isn't officially renewed, despite earlier reports. All three of those shows are reportedly still in contention for spots on the NBC schedule. The network says it will announce additional pickups, along with its lineup for next season, on Tuesday, May 19.
Related:
NBC picks up six shows, no word on 'Chuck' yet
POLL: What fall 2009 NBC show are you looking forward to most?
PICS: Zap2it fall TV preview 2009: NBC's new shows
Nooo!!!! Please logon to twitter and tweet #bringbacklife
Another stupid network decision. And they wonder why they keep losing viewers...
NBC is brutal! Life is/was one of the best shows they have/had.
I liked it too,but they gave it two seasons. They really didn't even have to do that.
This is another example of NBC's downward spiral into becoming a joke of a network. Had NBC been consistant with Life and not move it around a lot it would been build a foundation of viewers.
Bad decision, it was a GREAT show. All down hill from here.
I liked Life, I really did. I really liked Sarah Shahi, but I think it worked better with Gabrielle Union, simply she was allowed to show a personality where it seems (to me) that Shahi was not.
Also, the way the final episode ended kind of made me say "bleh". But it was a good run, they should be proud.
Well, all i can say is if NBC ditches Chuck, i'll have NO reason to watch the network anymore!!! Life was a great show, and Damien Lewis is a phenomenal actor. I would love to see CBS pick up the show (if that's at all possible). At least they know that a consistant schedule keeps viewers coming back!!
Great. They cancel Life and give us a second rate "Jericho" called Day One? Come on NBC, hurry up and cancel Heroes so I don't have to watch your network anymore!
I'm so surprised and quite oleased that people still care about the shows on NBC.