FOX formally cancels 'Dollhouse'

According to The Hollywood Reporter, FOX has formally decided not to extend "Dollhouse" beyond its 13-episode initial order, effectively canceling the second-year show.

Daniel Fienberg <div>It's the day denizens of the Whedonverse have been expecting and dreading since at least last spring (or possibly even since the show was originally announced).</div> <div> </div> <div>As first reported by <em><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ibd4c93af8a3194fa8f32bc3b11c6126a">The Hollywood Reporter</a></em>, FOX has formally decided not to extend "Dollhouse" beyond its 13-episode initial order, effectively canceling the second-year show.</div> <div> </div> <div>FOX insiders tell HitFix that "Dollhouse," currently at work on its 11th episode, will its 13 episodes, which will give Joss Whedon and company the chance to retrofit a series finale, if they weren't already planning such a move.</div> <div> </div> <div>Already low-rated in its first season, "Dollhouse" received a not-unsurprising renewal in May, in no small part due to the dedication of Whedon's fanbase and the sense that audiences were watching the show in non-traditional settings, including streaming on the Internet and downloaded off of Hulu. The renewal came after a half-dozen cancellation rumors, several stemming from the episode "Epitaph One," which was shot for 20th Century Fox, but never aired on the network.</div> <div> </div> <div>Ratings for "Dollhouse" were no better, though, when the show returned to its difficult Friday time slot for a second season ("gifted" with a lead-in of "Brothers" and "'Til Death"), the show began its season with a string of series-low audiences, falling to an audience of under 2.1 million viewers and a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Given those numbers, it was no surprise when FOX yanked the show for November sweeps.</div> <div> </div> <div>Although FOX pulled "Dollhouse" from November, the network previously announced plans to air double-doses of "Dollhouse" in December (perhaps due to its alliterative merits).  As of now, that plan remains intact, with the finale tentatively scheduled for Jan. 22.</div> <div> </div> <div>That current plan for the remaining "Dollhouse" episodes:</div> <div> </div> <div> <div> <div>Dec. 4 - 8:00PM-10:00PM  (Episodes 5 & 6)</div> <div>Dec. 11 - 8:00PM-10:00PM  (Episodes 7 & 8)</div> <div>Dec. 18 - 8:00PM-10:00PM  (Episodes 9 & 10)</div> <div> </div> <div>Jan. 8 - 9:00PM-10:00PM  (Episode 11)</div> <div>Jan. 15 - 9:00PM-10:00PM (Episode 12)</div> <div>Jan. 22 - 9:00PM-10:00PM  (Episode 13 / Series Finale)</div> </div> </div> <p> As he's wont to do, Whedon took to the Whedonesque message boards to give his own take on the news.</p> <p>"I don't have a lot to say. I'm extremely proud of the people I've worked with: my star, my staff, my cast, my crew. I feel the show is getting better pretty much every week, and I think you'll agree in the coming months. I'm grateful that we got to put it on, and then come back and put it on again," Whedon <a href="http://whedonesque.com/comments/22328#349440">posts</a>.</p> <p>He continues, "I'm off to pursue internet ventures/binge drinking. Possibly that relaxation thing I've read so much about. By the time the last episode airs, you'll know what my next project is. But for now there's a lot of work still to be done, and disappointment to bear."</p> tv

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