FOX Cuts 'Wanda' Down to Size

[Brian]

When it premiered in March (assisted by an "American Idol" lead-in), "Wanda at Large" drew more than 14 million viewers. When it last aired, on Friday, Nov. 7, "Wanda at Large" averaged only 3.8 million viewers. After preempting the show for specials and movies throughout November sweeps, FOX has finally pulled the plug on Wanda Syke's comedy.
On "Wanda at Large," Sykes played an outspoken comic recruited to work as a panelist and correspondent for a Washington D.C.-based Sunday morning political talk show. Phil Morris, Dale Godboldo and Jason Kravits also stared in the laffer from Warner Bros. TV and Bruce Helford's Mohawk Prods.

Originally, "Wanda" performed solidly in its Wednesday 9:30 p.m. slot, following "The Bernie Mac Show." This fall, FOX moved the comedy to Friday night, where ratings have suffered. The network's anemic Friday numbers have already claimed the life of freshman comedy "Luis," while the night's relative veteran, "Boston Public," has seen major attrition in viewership.


A FOX spokesman confirmed that the series has completed production on the initial order of episodes and that the "back nine" will not be picked up. "Wanda at Large" still has five episodes left on the shelf, but the network currently has no plans to show those orphaned half-hours.
For the season, "Wanda" averaged 4.09 million viewers per episode, No. 106 among network primetime offerings. As a point of comparison, Joss Whedon's "Firefly," which aired in roughly the same period last season and also met with an early demise, drew an average of 4.58 million viewers.

[crappertay]

FOX must have some kinda ethnic cleansing thing going on with it's shows. The ones it decides it doesn't like get moved to the killer timeslots.

[Wiggum]

worst.show.ever.

[Doom]

Last season wasn't bad, but couple a horrible time slot with horrible episodes, and a show won't last long.