LONE STAR Cancellation - What is wrong with network TV?

FOX has officially canceled LONE STAR, the best new series of the season.

Despite glowing reviews, no one tuned in.

But did FOX really think they would?

LONE STAR was opposite ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS. All the families, and most of the female audience is watching that.

It was opposite the much hyped THE EVENT on NBC. That takes most of the male audience, along with the "fanboy" crowd that had been watching CHUCK before it.

On CBS you have the always popular comedies, which are watched by a younger audience that isn't watching the other programs.

Let's not forget MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on ESPN.

So, who is left? Very few people.

LONE STAR had a minuscule potential audience.

Why didn't they try it on another night? They had the critics. No other new series was as positively received.

But they didn't. Instead of reworking the schedule, moving it to where there were people who would potentially watch, it was canceled.

No word yet, but due to the reviews, you would think that a cable network, maybe FX since this was a FOX show, would come in and save it. Doubtful, but the show was honestly too good to see be the first canceled.

Oh well.

It was a great 2 episode run. Three episodes will remain on the shelf, with production shut down in the middle of the sixth.