666 Park Avenue and Last Resort Axed by ABC

Network yanked the freshman dramas off the air after dismal ratings failed to improve

By Jenna Mullins Nov 16, 2012 11:41 PMTags
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It's a cancellation party today, and now both Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue are invited.

ABC has opted not to give full-season pickups to the freshman dramas, but they will air all 13 episodes of both series as planned, the network confirms to E! News.

Last Resort and 666 Park both debuted with less-than-impressive numbers, and they never quite recovered. On Sunday, 666 Park was given a lead-in from Revenge, but could never maintain the ratings. On Thursday, the critically applauded Last Resort got hammered by the competition, going up against The Big Bang Theory and The X-Factor.

Last Resort star Autumn Reeser mourned the show by tweeting her thanks to fans today. "Thank you so much to all our #LastResort fans for your support! All 13 episodes will air, and there are some AMAZING stories coming up!!"

In our Save or Sink It polls taken by you guys, 89 percent voted to save Last Resort, while only 68 percent wanted to see 666 Park live on. 

The only new ABC series getting full season orders so far this season has been Nashville and The Neighbors.

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