TV Jots

Fox Yanks Bigamy Drama

Well, folks, we finally have the first cancellation of the new fall television season. Yesterday, September 28, Fox removed rookie Monday-night drama Lone Star from the network’s schedule after just two airings. The show’s lousy ratings inspired the decision.

The Texas-based series followed the exploits of conman Bob aka Robert Allen (James Wolk), who was married to a wealthy woman (Adrianne Palicki, Friday Night Lights) in one part of Texas and about to marry another woman (Eloise Mumford, Crash) in another area of the state. David Keith (The Class) and Jon Voight (24) also starred.

The second episode of Lone Star attracted a measly 3.23 million total viewers during its September 27 premiere, sealing the drama’s doomed fate immediately.

I caught the first episode — on Hulu, no less — and found it okay but nothing special. What I couldn’t figure out while watching is why anyone, such as the show’s creators and producers, would think Lone Star would interest a large number of viewers. The subject matter isn’t especially riveting.

For the people who did love the series, however, maybe you’ll get lucky and Fox will post the remaining produced episodes on Hulu or elsewhere online, like ABC did with Happy Town last season. One can always hope.