ABC has done the inevitable, pulling the plug on midseason comedy Work It. The critically panned cross-dressing comedy opened with a 2.0 rating among adults 18-49 and 6.1 million viewers and plunged 20% in Week 2 to a 1.6. Work It joins such other recent comedy to bite the dust after 2 airings as NBC’s The Paul Reiser Show and CBS’ How To Be A Gentleman.
For the time being, ABC will air Last Man Standing reruns in Work It‘s Tuesday 8:30 PM slot but the network has a half-hour series ready to go, the long-delayed third season of Cougar Town. During ABC’s TCA executive session held just before the premiere of Work It, the network’s chief Paul Lee said that he and his team have an idea where Cougar Town would go. The comedy with a female lead, Couteney Cox, is not an ideal companion to the traditional sitcom Last Man Standing toplined by Tim Allen, but a time slot is a time slot.
Hoping CT’s premiere date will be announced Tuesday. Fingers crossed, Cougar Town co-creator Bill Lawrence wrote on a social network last night following word of Work It‘s cancellation. Added co-creator Kevin Biegel: You should all hear very soon about Cougar Town‘s return date. Everyone gets a kiss, a hug and a handshake for waiting patiently! Here are a few moments from the season 2 of Work It:
