Sonja Flemming/CBSIt looks like The McCarthys will be moving to TV heaven. Hey, maybe they'll live next door to The Millers? CBS has yanked The McCarthys, the freshman drama starring Laurie Metcalf and Joey McIntyre, from its schedule early.
According to The Futon Critic, the show was set to air on Thursday, Feb. 5 and Thursday, Feb. 12, but has been replaced by The Big Bang Theory reruns.
The comedy as set to hit the bench on Thursday, Feb. 19 to make way for the Two and a Half Men finale with the new Thursday schedule being The Big Bang Theory, The Odd Couple, a Big Bang Theory rerun and Mom.
The McCarthys was created by Brian Gallivan and also starred Tyler Ritter, Kelen Coleman, Jimmy Dunn and Jack McGee. The series followed a close-knit family from Boston whose father takes his youngest son, Ronny (Ritter), who just so happens to be gay, under his wing as assistant basketball coach.
CBS never ordered a full season, but increased the episode order from 13 to 15 in late 2014. Ratings were never super strong for the comedy (by CBS standards), but a recent episode had 7.1 million viewers and a 1.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
There's no official word that it's canceled and there are unaired episodes. No word on whether those will make it to air, but that's never a good sign.