NBC Kills Its Own Worst Enemy and Leaves “Lipstick Jungle”

By Rebecca Brody
15:24, November 14th 2008
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NBC Kills Its Own Worst Enemy and Leaves “Lipstick Jungle”

NBC decided to eliminate its own worst enemy for good. The Peacock network will suspend the airing of two of its newest series, “My Own Worst Enemy” and “Lipstick Jungle,” as the shows have brought nothing but low ratings.

NBC will nevertheless continue to run episodes of both series until the current orders run out, but will not order fresh installments when it finishes broadcasting the remaining nine episodes of the show starring Christian Slater and the thirteen episodes of “Lipstick Jungle,” starring Brooke Shields.

In spite of the fact that “My Own Worst Enemy” benefited from widespread promotion, the series was not able to draw impressive audiences. In the show, Christian Slater plays, on the one hand, Henry, an ordinary man leading a normal life, and, on the other hand, Henry’s alter-ego, who is a secret agent and trained assassin.

Luring less than 5 million viewers every week, the series occupied an anemic 61st position in the Nielsen Media Research season standings and the result seems to represent a real impediment to its continuation.

“Lipstick Jungle,” a show following the hackneyed “Sex and the City” formula, managed to draw only 4.2 million viewers per episode this season, according to figures by Nielsen.

Thus, the series depicting the lives of three successful women in their 30s can’t see a life beyond the current order.

And all these lineup changes leave us wondering: Which series is next?



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