FOX sentences 'Past Life' to death
Paranormal procedural lasted three episodes, drawing under 3.5 million viewers on Thursday
Nicholas Bishop and Kelli Giddish of 'Past Life'
Credit: FOX
It took only three airings for FOX's "Past Life" to move past life and into series death.
FOX has pulled the freshman paranormal procedural from its schedule effective immediately, replacing "Past Life" with new episodes of "Kitchen Nightmares" until March 18, when "Fringe" repeats will take over until "Fringe" originals are back on April 1.
The move to pull the critically maligned series came just hours after Fast National Nielsen ratings for the drama's second episode showed an audience of under 3.5 million viewers and a 1.1 rating in the key 18-49 demographic. While the Olympics obviously played some role in those numbers, the "Past Life" time period premiere last Thursday drew only 5.3 million viewers and a 1.4 demo rating.
"Past Life," which starred Nicholas Bishop and Kelli Giddish as investigators using regression therapy to uncover mysteries, still has four remaining episodes and FOX still intends to air those hours "at a later date." Whether they'll run in July or on Friday nights or some place even more obscure remains to be seen.
A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.
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February 19, 2010 at 6:34PM EST Reply to CommentI'm kind of sad. I really did like this show. If they had put it on another night I'm sure they would have had more of an audience.
Eric
February 20, 2010 at 7:19PM EST Reply to Commentmy mistake for even beginning to think Fox might have mended its ways. I recall how they killed Brimstone and never allowed it to grow. A series such as Past Life would have likely needed some time, perhaps, to develop but it was edgy and thought provoking. Screw Fox. *I've* learned to not repeat my past mistake again in trusting this lousy network.
Evette
February 23, 2010 at 3:09AM EST Reply to CommentThis is why I had stopped watching TV! Everytime I find a show I like and start getting into it, it gets cancelled! I'm really upset that they only gave it 3 episodes, it's a damn good show!