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Axed: Undercovers

J.J. Abrams' new spy action series Undercovers has had its assignment ended by NBC.

J.J. Abrams’ new spy action series Undercovers has had its assignment ended by NBC.

The drama starred two African-European leads, Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, as retired spies called back into working for the CIA.

Though its first episode was critically praised, the show has since struggled with ratings and high production costs. On Wednesday, it delivered only 5.8 million viewers.

The show had been highly anticipated because it came from J. J. Abrams (Lost, Alias, Fringe) and it had kicked off a bidding war among the networks last year.

NBC said it would probably still broadcast the six remaining episodes that have been produced.

Earlier this week the CW decided not to pick up any more episodes of Life Unexpected.

Source: LA Times, NY Times

13 Responses

  1. Watched the first three eps of Undercovers but none since – I liked Gugu in Bonekickers (although that series itself was far from great) – but just couldn’t get into Undercovers.

    So far, most of this years crop of new US shows are having trouble holding much of my interest. The Chase is probably top, with Blue Bloods, Outlaw and No Ordinary Family still ranking.

  2. ethnic diversity isn’t enough of a reason to keep supporting a show that’s just not that great. A very “by the numbers” show will get very stal very quickly. I bet if there was a show that was for example based entirely on the “gangster” element of the Wire (assuming you had the writing staff etc etc) , it’d keep going. A show about Stringer Bell? I’d watch that week after week!

  3. Haven’t watch it yet but I have been collecting them, since it’s unlikely to air here now. I hope to check it out over the summer.

    I’m thinking Chuck is hanging on because its built a following over the last few years and they don’t want a repeat of the Subway incident LOL

  4. It’s a pity when people complain (here and also in North America), that there’s not enough ethnic diversity displayed in TV shows and not enough shows with non Anglo Saxon actors in the lead parts, yet when something is offered, people don’t watch.

  5. With J.J. Abrams this could have been good but it was very by-the-numbers. You’ve got the ex-partner to create the love-triangle, the geek who can hack into anything, the sister who doesn’t know that they are spies, and, of course, the recruiter with his own agenda. It’s been done before and better.

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