CANCELLATION ALERT: The Michael J. Fox Show

NBC has finally pulled the plug on The Michael J. Fox Show. Just a week after cancelling Thursday companion Sean Saves the World, NBC announced that Fox will not return to its Thursday slot after the Olympics. They made try to air it elsewhere but it's effectively cancelled and any future airings will be burn-offs.

The Michael J. Fox Show received a stunning 22 episode commitment by NBC last spring in an effort to woo Fox back to TV. It had an underwhelming debut in September and then the wheels fell off really quickly as NBC's entire Thursday lineup tanked hard with fellow failed newbies Sean and Welcome to the Family. NBC would probably have cancelled it sooner but the 22 episode commitment made it hard. 15 of the episodes have aired and all have already been filmed. Maybe this will be an example to other networks to not commit 22 episodes to a show that hasn't even been made yet. While people love Fox, the critical response was muted at best and the show just wasn't all that appealing.

NBC announced that Hollywood Game Night will take the Thursday 9pm slot in place of Fox and Sean until April 3 while they haven't announced what will happen after that.