ABC's attempt to double-up on originals of Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, before the Tuesday sitcoms make an early exit from the schedule in March, has been cut short.
The network announced Tuesday that Sunday's planned episodes of Happy Endings and Apartment 23, intended to air at 10 and 10:30 p.m. respectively, will be replaced by an encore of Shark Tank.
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Both shows have given modest showings at their regular Tuesday time slots. On Sundays, both slipped to series low and this past week didn't even reach a 1.0 rating among adults 18-49. They will still continue to air on Tuesdays, at 9 and 9:30 p.m., until Dancing With the Stars' results show moves into the hour later this season.
“We love those two shows. They're incredibly distinctive, and they’re water-cooler shows,” ABC Network Groups president Paul Lee told reporters at the Television Critics Association winter press tour just last week.
Though Lee would not comment on the future prospects of either series, he did note that the Sunday specials were intended to give audiences more of a chance to see the series.
