Commander In Chief mismanaged to death

It started the US television season as the highest rated new show. It ends the campaign, cancelled. Helmed by Rod Lurie, taken over by Steven Bochco, mismanaged by ABC, Commander-In-Chief has shuddered to a halt four episodes short of its commissioned 22. In the future it will be referenced as how not to run a network show. It means also Geena Davis now has two one-season-wonder shows under her belt.

Ironic that no British network wanted to pick the show up despite its early success. ABC1 are currently screening it here and More4 have now taken it also, a move they are probably regretting. They are expected to show it once the West Wing is done.

Meanwhile ABC has renewed Boston Legal for a third season. The David E Kelley show, which stars Williams Shatner and James Spader, currently airs on Living.