*The jet-setting is over for NBC’s spy drama “Undercovers” and its star Boris Kodjoe.
NBC announced today that it will not pick up additional episodes from the freshman series beyond the original 13-episode order, according to Deadline.com. The Warner Bros TV-produced show is currently filming Episode 12.
The news follows Wednesday night’s episode hitting another series low when it slipped to a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demo.
The slickly produced light drama, whose pilot was directed by creator J.J. Abrams, broke primetime ground by featuring two black actors as the leads. But it got off to a disappointing start in the Wednesday 8 p.m. slot and never found traction with viewers.
The series will stay on for the next 2 weeks and will air its last original (for now) on December 1, reports Deadline. It was already set for preemption on Nov. 24 when NBC is airing a DreamWorks Animation holiday special. The fate of the remaining original “Undercovers” episodes is unclear.
This is the second new NBC series to get cancelled, along with legal drama “Outlaw.” The rest of NBC’s freshman class all received back-nine orders two weeks ago. At the time, “Undercovers” got a pickup for four additional scripts.
Dang. That sux. Wish em all well in their next venture.
oh well,the show was dying anyway
and now it passed away.
yep, put the victims under the cover and take them to the morgue.
Ahh…Dang…sorry to hear that…I did support it but, I like to multi-task and it’s a show that you need to watch closely. I thought it was slick and well-produced. Too bad.
I agree, too bad! Shows don’t get much time to prove themselves these days! I was enjoying it…..
I’m all for black TV but that shit was dumb corny! Spying and having sex while running from gun fire, the fuck is that all about?
…LOL
Be fair. James Bond will be in the middle of some mess with whoever the evil nemesis is and still be bangin’ at least one of not two females along the way. Then there’s a wasted 2 1/2 hours I’ll never get back – Bad Boys 2 with Will Smith and Gabrielle Union kissing in the middle of a f*ckin’ mine field in Cuba. I can go on because this kinda thing happens in all the spy movies…even Austin Powers and his yuck mouth got his shag on in every movie while fighting Dr. Evil. LOL
yea true Bond did it, but don’t you think it’s a bit stupid to have a wife working together living together and have such an insatiable sexual appetite all the time you can’t keep your mind on your work without having sex while your life is in danger. lol I agree Bond hit chics off and kept it movin he didn’t marry them and have children then make us watch 1 hour episodes of the same bs story every week. That’s about as lame as 007 having a babyseat.
LOL…
I watched the first episode and that was it for me. There both really cute people, but the acting and plots were soo bad.
I tried to like the show. I really did. But it got on my nerves. I still turned it on for solidarity even though I didn’t watch. *sigh* Well, at least “The Event” is still on with the sexy Blair Underwood as the POTUS. I really like that show so far.
i tried too.. but it was so awful.. tried to like it … i did … *smh*
See?…now a FK UP show like “Chuck” stays?, while the ONLY show with BLACK leads…has to “go”! G.D. I wish it were the 1990′s! At least then?, we had more than ONE damn show ‘on the air. There was also a resurge of “Black pride” back then that we need “now”?, lika muthafka! But..(back to the subject) so again “We” are the “1st fired”, huh? And they ask “Us” whyyyy “racism” is still a damn factor or why “We” can’t “let go”?, like DEY AS-ES have..done that! Neegar? puuuuuuuleeeeeeeeze! Well, I guess “We” have to settle for being “sprinkled in” to White shows n shyt, huh? Fkd UP, yo!!!
This is messed up because it had significantly more viewers than Chuck and Chase but not in the young demographic they want.
Luuuuuuv all tha luuuuuv! Keep it comin, yo!
No surprise here. Perhaps BET could pick this series up and continue on developing it – if they are interested – BET historically has always had the worst t.v. programming, this would be a nice alternative to the other junk on the network….
I wouldn’t hold my breath with BET…This show has too much class for them. Perhaps a cable network like USA or Lifetime could pick it up.
u are so right, never thought of the other cable networks, even a cancelled show like this may be above BET’s class for entertainment……
It amazes me how folks keep saying it’s not real. Do any of you know anyone that works for the CIA or FBI? They have sex, they work, they travel and yes, some of them do own their own businesses that are quite successful.
The same people here talking about it’s not real, don’t have a clue, were huge fans of Alias, love James Bond (talk about unreal — Moonraker, anyone!) and will religiously watch some of the stupidest white shows on TV (hello — Seinfeld).
The lack of common sense and support by my own people continues to amaze and after all this time I really should be immune to it.
We’ve lost our way since the 80s. We need to go back to being BLACK AND PROUD and supporting our own. We are getting lost in the crowd and trampled trying so hard to be a part of the mainstream.
Well, this opportunity won’t come along again anytime soon!!!
Guess, it’ll be a least 100 years before we have another Black President of these here so-called United States and Black leads in a quasi drama.
I’d like to thank my fellow Blacks for all of their solidarity and support. (Sacrasm deeply intended!)
I hate to say it, but I’m not sure we ever found our way. Some of these folks, I believe, had problems with the Cosby show. SMH.
Shoelover, I believe you are correct about that.
It’s a damn shame.
well i know it may all to convenient for me to have this experience being the one bashing the show the most, but I was a candidate for the FBI and while I didn’t make it our mentors laid down the rules and explained what could compromise your identity even so much as working with a spouse. What I will tell you is the job is serious and yes tv is a world that dispels belief however that show took it too damn far. If you’re going to make a great show about crime you don’t give the whole show a sex theme that’s what killed it. While I admire and respect your well thought out sentiments I think me and the rest of the people who couldn’t watch it agree, that shit sucked!
I was hoping the show would make it thru this season. I hope both actors are able to find more roles somewhere, there are so few black actors on TV as it is. I am so glad The Evnet is on for the full season it is a pretty good show. Mr Underwood is a fine actor and very convincing as POTUS with his handsome, elegant self. YUMMY! LOL
this was a no-brainer from the beginning…Boris can’t carry a tune and they think he and some no-name could bring it?, Lord please save us.
Yo lady…I agree with you on his acting?, but there are a WHOLE LOTTA White shows, with much WEAKER actors?, & dem mofo’s get to go to “syndication land”! So again, I guess, I KNOW!, Black people (beit an actor OR POTUS!!) have to be 10x’s as good as the AVERAGE White person! Like Chris Rock said? “the Black man has to FLY, to get what a White man just “walks/skips to”! Ex..a REGULAR dentist lives where he, Mary J. AND Jigga, And Eddie Murphy etc.. lives!)
i really wanted to like this show and tried watching it … i try to watch anything that portrays us in a postive light (jobs businesses etc)… but i couldnt get thru it … they needed better writing or something ,,,, it just didnt have …???… i cant put my finger on it …
You’re right! The “locations ALONE!!” had this show ‘on “weak legs”, from the jump! But…they COULD’VE “fixed it” if they waaaaaaaanted to! But “that’s” WTF H-town does! They put on Black shows that are NOT well written or not plausable, that will eventually get “bad ratings”, that then?, give “them” the substantiation to NOT put on “morrrrrre” Black shows! Meanwhile?, the weakest, most STUpid White shyt stays on the air for yeeeeeeeeears! Insecure White B.S. at it’s ….finest!