ABC Cancels ‘Ugly Betty’

By Admin • January 28, 2010

And another TV series bites the dust … Entertainment Weekly is reporting the bad news that ABC has announced the cancellation of Ugly Betty. I, personally, stopped watching the show ages ago but I know that there will be many fans very upset by this news. David is an Ugly Betty fan and he is pretty bummed. Read on for the sad deets:

ABC has just informed Ugly Betty producers that the show’s current fourth season will be its last. What’s more, the network has trimmed the show’s episode order from 22 to 20. Although not a complete shock given the show’s heinous ratings, the news is nonetheless a total bummer — particularly in light of Betty’s creative resurgence this season. The good news is that ABC has given Betty’s bosses enough time to craft a satisfying series finale. Exec producer Silvio Horta and ABC president Steve McPherson confirmed as much in this joint statement: “We’ve mutually come to the difficult decision to make this Ugly Betty’s final season, and are announcing now as we want to allow the show ample time to write a satisfying conclusion. We are extremely proud of this groundbreaking series, and felt it was important to give the fans a proper farewell.”

Yeah, I don’t know that the “good news” is that producers have enough time to “craft a satisfying series finale” … but, c’est la vie. Well, actually, c’est la mort. I understand Betty suffered when ABC exiled it to Friday nights and many believed the network’s decision to move it from Fridays would be its saving grace. I guess not. Even tho I’ve not been a Betty fan for some time, I’ll admit that I’m bummed at the show’s cancellation. Any Betty fans out there upset by this news? You can figuratively pour one out for Ugly Betty in the comments below.

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