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NBC's Flops

Feb 26 2008

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Joey
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
Father of the Pride
Studio 60
Quarterlife
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NBC has had more than its fair share of flops in the past few years. Who can forget Joey, the Friends spinoff that lasted just two seasons before getting the axe?
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Martha Stewart's version of The Apprentice survived on NBC for only three months, having been crushed in the ratings by ABC's Lost.
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Released to much hype in 2004, the animated series Father of the Pride was produced by Dreamworks but canceled after a few months.
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Studio 60, a show about the production of a sketch-comedy show, received mixed reviews and low ratings before getting cut in June 2007.
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NBC's attempt to bring Web series Quarterlife to network TV was a major bomb, with the first episode attracting just 3.1 million viewers. NBC is expected to announce that it will be moving the show to the network's edgier cable cousin, Bravo.

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