The action comes just a day after ABC Family canceled Barr’s new cooking show.
NEW YORK (AP) – Two days, two cancellations for Roseanne Barr.
ABC said Tuesday it was pulling the plug on “The Real Roseanne Show” after two weeks, replacing the reality show with comedy reruns until the new season starts in September.
A day earlier, the ABC Family cable channel canceled “Domestic Goddess,” Barr’s cooking show that was to begin airing Sept. 20. Barr is scheduled to undergo a hysterectomy this week and production had barely begun.
Since ABC’s “The Real Roseanne Show” was about her pitching the cooking show to various networks, its cancellation rendered the reality series pointless.
Its poor ratings didn’t help, either.
“We’re confident the audience would have grown, given time, but with ABC Family’s decision to cancel “Domestic Goddess’ due to Roseanne’s illness, the show’s dynamic shifted irrevocably,” said executive producer R.J. Cutler. “We are very sorry that it didn’t work out and we wish Roseanne the best and a speedy recovery.”
Starting Wednesday, it will be replaced by reruns of “George Lopez” and “The Drew Carey Show,” ABC said.
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