Wednesday, January 23, 2013

FOX Cancels 'Ben and Kate'


FOX has canceled its critically-panned comedy, 'Ben and Kate' starring no one of importance after 13 episodes. 

The series premiere was watched by over four million viewers and has since been steadily dropping. The most recent episode before cancellation saw viewers go down to 2.5 million. 

Here is a list of the last-five aired episodes:
Episode 09 - Guitar Face - November 27 - 2.82 million viewers
Episode 10 - The Trip - December 4 - 2.60 million viewers 
Episode 11 - B-Squad - January 8 - 2.36 million viewers
Episode 12 - Girl Problems - January 15 - 2.20 million viewers
Episode 13 - Bake-Off - January 22 - 2.53 million viewers

FOX originally ordered six additional episodes bringing its total from 13 to 19. But with the awful ratings and viewership, FOX halted production on any future episodes after finishing with episode 17. The remaining four episodes will air sometime in late Spring/early Summer.

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