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CANCELLATION ALERT: Dads, Surviving Jack, Enlisted, Rake

With some pickups yesterday, FOX is cleaning house and they cancelled four freshman today: comedies Dads, Surviving Jack, and Enlisted as well as drama Rake.

The most panned show of the fall season, Dads' ratings actually didn't look horrible as it hovered around a 1.5 demo until its season ended back in February. That being said, things probably would have gotten worse if it had stayed on through the spring. Despite some rumors last week that it might get a second season, that did not happen. FOX's last comedy entry, Surviving Jack, was also cancelled. It appeared to have an enviable position by getting a timeslot after the Thursday editions of American Idol. But FOX didn't know that Idol was going to fall apart and that meant not much of a lead-in. Jack premiered to a weak 1.3 demo in late March and has gotten a 1.0 demo in recent weeks.

Two less "bubble" shows were Enlisted and Rake. Enlisted was pretty much doomed from the start by getting a Friday 9:30pm slot. It premiered to a 0.7 demo in an un-winnable slot. FOX tried to make a go of it for awhile but eventually yanked it from the schedule. Rake was more of a disappointment. It was supposed to get a premiere after the NFC Championship Game but FOX opted for the season premiere of The Following instead. Rake premiered to DOA numbers on Thursday nights and was quickly moved to Fridays. Then it was yanked off of Fridays with the final episodes burned off on Saturdays.

These shows join Almost Human, The X Factor, and Raising Hope on the FOX cancellation pile. Nothing is really left on the bubble as Idol's renewal is a sure thing as are the Gordon Ramsey shows in some capacity. FOX also passed on most of their remaining comedy pilots with only Sober Companion and Cabot College still in play.

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