Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy

By John J. Joex

Man, take a day off and see what happens! Not only did yesterday bring the news that Dollhouse got cancelled, but also that ABC’s Eastwick was getting banished as well. The supernatural series that airs on Wednesdays at 10 PM EST will not get a renewal beyond its initial thirteen episode order, but the network has promised to air out its remaining installments. The show debuted to passable, but not spectacular, ratings but quickly started a downward slide that sealed the its fate. I see that TV.com broke the story on Tuesday which means that this one beat Dollhouse to the punch by a day and confirms my prediction from a few weeks ago that Eastwick would be the first genre show to go this season, though only just barely.

A campaign to save the show started up a few weeks ago relying on an online petition and Twitter.com to get their message out that people are watching the show. It’s unlikely they will be able to convince ABC to change their minds, though. Eastwick’s numbers have dwindled to below five million total viewers and only around a 1.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic and the show does not have much support among the critics. Pushing Daisies got the axe about this time last year and despite critical praise for the show and a raucous campaign that included sending daisies to the ABC offices (plus several posthumous Emmy Awards), the network did not change its decision. Still there’s always a chance that another network could take a flyer on the show, so for more information on the campaign, go to our Save My Show page.