‘Do Not Disturb’ Fall’s First Cancellation
September 26, 2008 by Chandra
Who didn’t see this coming, like, during the very first episode?
Entertainment Weekly reported the rumor first on Thursday: after just three little-watched episodes, Do Not Disturb will allegedly air no more due to Fox’s decision to cancel the series. Of course, since the unofficial confirmation came from some of those always unidentified “inside sources,” the network hasn’t had the chance to play catch up with a formal announcement yet. I reckon it won’t be long now.
This entirely expected outcome — it was only a matter of when, not if — follows right on the heels of a September 22 Variety article that detailed the Do Not Disturb production team’s request for a second chance to overcome the series’ awful showing and reception up to that time.
The industry publication clarified that Do Not Disturb’s producers had sent a letter of apology to several television critics acknowledging the poorness of the sitcom’s premiere episode “Work Sex,” which Fox swapped with the intended pilot (last scheduled to air on October 
for whatever reason. A DVD of a different episode that producers believed was better accompanied the letter.
As a result of the cancellation development, repeats of ‘Til Death will take over Do Not Disturb’s former 9:30pm to 10pm EST slot on Wednesdays, presumably starting on October 1 … provided this rumor is actually true.
If it is, so long, Niecy and Jerry! I know you both can do much, much better next time.
***The cancellation is official as of September 26, 2008.
Is it wrong to be happy about this? I mean, it’s not as bad as Jezebel James was, but it was simply not good. The premise of the show wasn’t funny, so I’m not sure how any set of actors could have made it interesting.