NBC Cancels 'Bionic Woman'

[Cannikin]

Although NBC hasn't announced it officially just yet, TV Guide's Michael Ausiello (who mentioned SyFy Portal in his popular "Ask Ausiello" column this week) said that the cast and crew of the Vancouver, B.C.-shot show were told that the series was no more, and to start making other plans. That means executive producer David Eick can go back to concentrating on "Battlestar Galactica" full-time and new showrunner Jason Cahill doesn't have to worry about being anything more than just an asterisk in the Bionic Woman history.

The show was one of NBC's most-hyped leading into the fall, even going as far as using the show to anchor its Wednesday nights. The pre-premiere publicity worked, as "Bionic Woman" pulled in pretty decent ratings as far as new series were concerned. But by the time the final pre-strike episode aired on NBC, nearly 54 percent of its premiere audience had abandoned the program. Not even the controversial addition of Isaiah Washington, who was fired after making homophobic remarks about a gay cast member, was enough to get people to tune in.

Since this hasn't been confirmed by NBC just yet, please treat this as you would any other rumor.

"Bionic Woman" joins "Journeyman" as the two genre shows cut by their network so far this season, and both came from NBC. CBS has two shows on the bubble, "Jericho" and "Moonlight," and although ratings have been slipping for "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," it does seem that Fox has every intention of bringing that show back for the fall.

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I wonder what Katee's post-Galactica plans are now...I really like her.

[Giant Robot]

1. I must be psychic!

I predicted that after watching ten minutes of the show.

Although I am hoping dearly that Jericho and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles both get picked up. They are both wonderful series if you are not watching them!

[LTR]

3. I'm a Jericho fan hoping it will continue

I tried BW, but while it looked like it had some potential, I found the action to be a bit drab. The fight scenes were underwhelming.

But Jericho f'in rocks!

[supernova]

2. Hope Moonlight gets reupped

Started out kinda weak, but it does have interesting possibilities. And I like the main character.

[DS1]

4. it wasn't 'right' with me

she'd pull a thick iron bar backwards or push it forwards, but there's no way her spine would manage either of those unless it was also bionic. Weakest link in the chain and all that.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Good riddance-- everything that could be wrong...

with that show was wrong. Even the decent cast couldn't breathe life into it.

Sarah Connor is getting a little busy for my tastes, and Jericho never really appealed to me that much, but that doesn't mean they aren't good shows that deserve a renewal. Moonlight should be a terrible show with its horrible writing and continuity, but the chemistry between the stars is white hot and makes it fun to watch.

I Want My "Pushing Daisies" Back!

[Steerpike]

6. Should this not be...

On late breaking news?

[soleft]

7. I hope this doesn't reflect poorly on Michelle Ryan

I'm currently enjoying her on old Eastender episodes, and altho I didn't see more than 5 minutes of Bionic Woman, I think she has potential.