Time to Say Goodbye...

The TV season is not even a month old yet, but it’s already time to say goodbye to some of the new shows…

Although no official announcement has been made, the first casualty was FOX’s “Happy Hour,” which was put on hiatus two weeks ago. FOX says it may return, but I seriously doubt it. I say good riddance to bad rubbish…

The next series to go looks like CBS’s “Smith.” This show got a lot of hype with two major stars—Ray Liotta and Virginia Madsen—but the ratings have been in a freefall since the premiere. I have to say I never got around to watching it, and now, I guess I won’t have to. “USA Today” reports that “Smith” could be replaced with drama repeats as early as next week…

And it looks like the first of the serialized dramas to bite the dust will be “Kidnapped.” NBC has told the show’s producers to finish making 13 episodes and then stop. Fortunately, the producers had a contingency plan to wrap up the mystery by then if necessary (Take that “Reunion”!)…

So what other shows are in trouble? According to “Brilliant But Cancelled,” the show with the best odds of being cancelled next is “Men In Trees.” Of course, they also list the odds of “Smith” being cancelled at 182:1, so what do they know…

I’ll have much more on this later, so stay tuned…