The ABC ax continued to fall Friday, with the network cancelling alien family comedy The Neighbors.
The critically panned series about a couple who move into a community populated by aliens was moved from Wednesdays to Fridays for its sophomore run. Among adults 18-49, the Jami Gertz and Lenny Venito single-camera vehicle has averaged a 0.9 -- down 50 percent from its first-year average and only rising 33 percent when factoring in DVR. The series ranks as ABC's least-successful Friday show, between sturdy Last Man Standing and ratings hit Shark Tank.
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Meanwhile, co-star Toks Olagundoye booked NBC's Feed Me in second position and showrunner Dan Fogelman already has a new show on the network. ABC on Thursday picked up Fogelman's high-concept musical fairy tale comedy Galavant to series.
Olagundoye broke the news Friday morning via Twitter. The move comes as little surprise after Galavant was ordered to series. ABC declined comment; more cancellations, renewals and series orders are expected to come today.
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The Neighbors joins freshman comedies Mixology and Trophy Wife in the canceled stack. Returning comedies to the network include rookie The Goldbergs and veterans The Middle and Modern Family. Glavant, meanwhile, joins a roster of new half-hours including Anthony Anderson's Black-ish and Emily Kapnek's Selfie.
