CANCELLATION ALERT: Bad Judge, A to Z

Two more comedies have bit the dust today with NBC cancelling their low-rated Thursday night pair Bad Judge and A to Z. Both shows seemed like dead shows walking when they got the slot that NBC has planned for The Blacklist's big move in February. They will be able to finish their order because NBC doesn't want to start something new there with their spring plans.

With mediocre to bad reviews, both shows had trouble getting any traction. At least initially, it looked like Bad Judge might do OK as it had a surprisingly solid premiere and then dipped just a bit and held for the next weeks. But things have gone south in the past two weeks as it fell to a 0.9 demo last night. A to Z has been pretty much doomed from the start with significantly weaker numbers than Judge. It fell to the dreaded 0.7 demo last night, which almost always is the end of the line for a struggling show.

These two comedies join ABC's Manhattan Love Story on the cancellation pile. NBC gave The Mysteries of Laura a full season while Marry Me is struggling and it's too early to tell for Constantine. State of Affairs premieres November 17.