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CW Cancels ‘Emily Owens, M.D.’

Posted: November 28, 2012

CW cancels Emily Owens M.D.

The CW has canceled its freshman medical drama, Emily Owens, M.D., starring Mamie Gummer, daughter of Meryl Streep.

Production on the series’ 13-episode first season will wrap next week, and all taped episodes are expected to air.

The series, which co-starred Justin Hartley, was dropped because of its low ratings.

The series premiered October 16, and scored a 0.5/1 share in the 18-49 demographic, and 1.7 million viewers. It most recent episode on Tuesday night scored 0.3/1 with 1 million total viewers.

Gummer starred as the eponymous character, a surgical intern who discovers that working in a hospital is like being in high school all over again.

The CW’s other freshman drama, Arrow and Beauty and the Beast, received full season orders. Arrow has been earning big ratings in its Wednesday 8 pm time slot, and Beauty and the Beast has benefited from having the Vampire Diaries as a lead-in.

Emily Owens, M.D. followed the lower-rated Hart of Dixie, which contributed to its ranking as the CW’s lowest-rated new show.

Hart of Dixie premiered last September, and stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart. Its second season premiered on October 2 and earned 1.53 million viewers. In its most recent episode, Hart of Dixie scored a 0.5/1 rating and 1.34 million viewers.

In other TV news, ABC has ordered additional episodes of Last Man Standing, starring Tim Allen, and Malibu Country, starring Reba McEntire. ABC has also renewed freshman series Nashville (Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere) and Emi Neighbors (Jamie Gertz, Max Charles, Isabelle Cramp), and has given its sophomore political drama Scandal (Kerry Washington) a full season order.



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4 Archived Responses to “ CW Cancels ‘Emily Owens, M.D.’ ”

  1. Anonymous
    Dec 3, 2012

    It doesn’t seem like a good year for medical dramas with this and The Mob Doctor getting the axe. I love Arrow, and I was really surprised to see Beauty and the Beast get full season orders. A friend that works with me at DISH told me that I should give The Vampire Diaries a chance too. Maybe I should start recording it to my DISH Hopper and get caught up at some point. It’s nice to have a 2TB hard drive to save every show I’m even remotely interested in. Last fall, I had to pick and choose shows—my DVR didn’t have enough space to save everything. Cheers to the shows making their exits, though; I hope that the casts land on solid ground elsewhere.

  2. Gupta Malakar
    Jan 19, 2013

    Yeah I was really disappointed with beauty and the beast. i like kristin kreuk and i liked the original series with linda hamilton, but the new BnB bored me to tears. On the other hand, Emily Owens MD just keeps getting better and better with every episode. A shame the CW won't even give it a chance.