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Liz Truss Held on Longer than These Infamous 6 TV Flops
Although it s hardly a compliment to have outlasted Cavemen
Mark Peikert Oct 20, 2022 11:10 am Share This Article Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Print Talk “Cavemen” ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection Liz Truss resigned from her position as Prime Minister on October 20, making her 44-day tenure the shortest in history. (For context, over the course of those 44 days, noted Swiftie Truss could have listened to "Red (Taylor's Version)" 528 times.) But as any true pop culture fanatic knows, six weeks can be an eon in terms of TV. That's how long it took for the second season of "Fleabag" to air! Of course, not all shows are able to hang on as long as Truss did - with the notable exception of "Joey"; at least Truss is leaving with a shred of dignity intact. While the political pundits discuss what will happen now, let's take a look at six infamously short-lived series that got pulled before Truss did. “Emily’s Reasons Why Not” ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection1 Emily s Reason s Why Not br Length of Run 1 week
Poor Heather Graham. This rom-com about a self-help book editor struggling with her dating life aired exactly one episode in 2006. (In that episode, Emily dates a Mormon man and assumes, because he doesn't want to have sex with her, that he is gay.) Maybe Truss herself compiled a list of reasons she should not remain in power. If not, many others probably had it handy before her announcement. “Lone Star” 20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection2 Lone Star br Length of Run 2 weeks
Is "Lone Star" the most famous TV show that got away? Critical word-of-mouth was high for the Texas-set drama starring James Wolk as a con man when it premiered in 2010. Then the first episode premiered to "just" 4.1 million viewers on Fox. When it lost a million viewers for its second episode, the show got yanked, and Wolk had to wait for his recurring role on "Mad Men" for his breakout. Will Truss get hers now? Maybe a season of “Strictly Come Dancing”? “The Playboy Club” NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection3 The Playboy Club br Length of Run 3 weeks
Before That Trial, Amber Heard starred as a Playboy Bunny in this 2011 network riff on "Mad Men" set in and around the original Playboy Club in 1961 Chicago. The cast included Carrie Coon, Eddie Cibrian, Laura Benanti, and Jenna Dewan, but two barely seen episodes led to NBC pulling the plug. (Creator Chad Hodge went on to create the delightful "Good Behavior" on TNT.) “Ironside” NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection4 Ironside br Length of Run 4 weeks
Remember this Blair Underwood-starring reboot of the Raymond Burr classic? It aired on NBC in 2013? Underwood played a detective in a wheelchair? Huh, neither do we actually. Probably what we’ll be saying about Truss in a year. “Hank” ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection5 Hank br Length of Run 5 weeks
If you ever wondered, "When is enough enough for Kelsey Grammer?" then the answer is, "Hank." Grammer himself called Warner Bros. to ask them to cease production on this sitcom, about a rich man who ends up broke and unemployed and moves to his wife's hometown with his family. And after setting the global economy on fire, no doubt this is also Truss’ next move. “Cavemen” ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection6 Cavemen br Length of Run 6 weeks
Liz Truss just barely outlasted ABC's 2007's sitcom inspired by Geico commercials. Strangely enough, the series about three cavemen roommates in San Diego (one of them played by Nick Kroll) aired for six weeks before comedy evolution caught up with it. So it’s official: Liz Truss is the “Cavemen” of British politics - something nobody asked for, wanted, or liked. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. This Article is related to: Television and tagged cancelled, Liz Truss, Lone StarGet The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox Subscribe