The “T.V show ax” just keeps chopping.

FOX has pulled the plug on it’s reality TV show Utopia just a month after reducing the episode count.

Shrinking the episode count didn’t help matters as the series drew in less than a 0.5 rating with barely 1.5 million viewers.

Utopia was a reality series about a group of strangers group together in an isolated camp for a year.

The decision goes into effect immediately. Starting Nov. 7 Masterchef Junior reruns will take it’s place. 

NBC cancelled two shows from its schedule earlier this week.

The network announced that it will not produce any more episodes of the two Thursday comedies, Bad Judge and A to Z. It will however,  air all episodes from the initial orders– 13- episodes in total. Five episodes each have aired so far.

Bad Judge has shot 10 episodes to date, while A to Z has shot 11, so they’ll be continuing production until the end of their “season.” Good news for fans, they’ll actually get some closure.

The comedies started off with good ratings, but dropped significantly after facing competition from ABC’s Scandal an other comedies in the same time block.

Recently, Bad Judge scored a 0.9 rating with 4 million views, while A to Z pulled in a 0.7 with 2.6 million. Both fell under the deadly 1.0 rating and didn’t go back up.  I guess they still have time to prove themselves, since NBC is sort of giving them a second-chance.. or at least an extended run. I doubt this will make NBC change it’s mind though. It’s surprising their being this “giving” but I’m assuming it’s because they have nothing better to replace the show with for now. Plus, they’d probably lose more money trying to the pull the plug completely.

Bad Judge centered on a party loving judge. A to Z was a romantic comedy about a couple. Very broad, I know but I feel like the reason these comedies don’t work is because they are so cliche. There is nothing new and exciting about them. Why should I watch a show about some middle-aged woman stuck in her 20’s that can’t get it together? Or another romance comedy, when I deal with my own romantic timeline and also invest in dramas where I can ship my favorites, but the story doesn’t only revolve around their love.

The Blacklist will take over the time slot on February 5th.

UPDATE: Producer Rashida Jones tweeted out that A to Z isn’t officially cancelled. We now have to look up the word cancelled in the dictionary. Oh wait…. The announcement was followed by this statement from NBC.

“[The] show is not officially canceled. For the time being, NBC has decided not to order any more episodes after its original 13-episode order. We always have the option of changing that later on.”

So like I said in my earlier post, it’s a second chance but not really. Let’s be honest, who is going to invest more time in a show that’s hanging on by a string?

Jones even started a petition on Twitter with the hashtag #saveatoz.

So if you love the show, go share your excitement and petition. I’ll be tuning into to Scandal. No hard feeling…

The next show to watch out for is Mulaney. If anyone is getting the ax, it’s the FOX show. It has dipped drastically in ratings, hitting a low of 0.7 this week. Seriously though, ratings are plummeting, reviews are bad. It’s only a matter of time.

Other shows I’m concerned about include Jane the Virgin and The 100. Both CW shows aren’t getting the best ratings, which kind of upsets me because I kind of really like Jane the Virgin. We’ll have to wait and see. What shows do you want off the air? Let us know and vote in our poll!

Photo Credit: NBC/A to Z