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Despite built-in brand recognition and heavy marketing blitz during the summer, the Miami-set reboot from "Smallville" duo Alfred Gough and Miles Millar failed to make a dent against heavy Thursday night competition.
Production has already been shut down. The remaining episodes will continue to air until the network makes a decision on what will take its place and when. On Thursday, Oct. 27, ABC will air "The Great Pumpkin," "Charlie Brown" at 8 p.m.
In its Sept. 22 premiere, the Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor and Annie Ilonzeh starrer attracted 8.7 million viewers and a 2.1 rating in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic against competition including the second night of Fox's "X Factor" premiere. As the season progressed, the hourlong drama failed to match its debut ratings, sinking each week.
After critics and viewers blasted the show following its premiere, the action drama that counts Drew Barrymore as an executive producer dropped 29 percent, collecting 7.2 million viewers and a 1.5 in the demo. For its third episode on Oct. 6, Angels attracted 5.9 million viewers and a 1.2 in the demo, matching the CW's "The Vampire Diaries." Last night, "Angels" saw a slight uptick, improving to a 1.3 rating.
ABC recently picked up "Suburgatory" and "Revenge" for full seasons and ordered additional scripts for "Happy Endings." The net rolls out "Man Up!" and ambitious fairytale drama "Once Upon a Time" next.
"Angels" joins NBC's "The Playboy Club" and "Free Agents," as well as CBS' "How to Be a Gentleman" and the CW's unscripted show "H8R" as rookie series that failed to catch on.
– The Hollywood Reporter
