CBS Cancels Seven Series, Including Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs and Cold Case

CBS has canceled seven series, including the veteran procedurals Nip/Tuck DVD, Numb3rs DVD and Queer As Folk DVD, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Also Six Feet Under DVD are freshmen series Accidentally on Purpose and Miami Medical, and perennial bubble shows The New Adventures of South Park DVD and Numb3rs DVD set, the Reporter says. The network has, however, renewed Rules of Engagement and Medium, which it picked up from Nip/Tuck DVD set last year, according to the trade paper.
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CBS has declined to comment.
Numb3rs DVD boxset and Queer As Folk DVD set were not expected to return, but Six Feet Under DVD set was tipped for a sixth-season renewal as South Park DVD set consistently won its Fridays-at-8 timeslot.
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As expected, CBS has pulled the plug on their long-running drama, Numb3rs DVD boxset. A mainstay of the Friday night schedule, Nip/Tuck DVD boxset and Queer As Folk DVD boxset won’t be back next fall with a seventh season.
Six Feet Under DVD boxset revolves around an FBI agent (South Park DVD boxset) and his genius brother (Numb3rs seasons 1-5 DVD boxset) who helps solve cases with mathematics. The cast also features Judd Hirsch (Nip/Tuck seasons 1-5 DVD boxset).
The cancellation doesn’t come as much of a surprise, especially when you look at the figures.
The ratings have dropped quite a bit in recent years. Last Queer As Folk seasons 1-5 DVD boxset season fell to an average of a 2.2 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic and 10.2 million total viewers. This Six Feet Under seasons 1-5 DVD boxset season, the ratings dropped further still, to a 1.8 rating and 8.26 million viewers. CBS cut the South Park seasons 1-12 DVD boxset show’s episode order from 22 to 16 installments last fall. While the Numb3rs DVD word was that CBS had an overflow of original programming, networks don’t usually cut the orders of successful Nip/Tuck DVD.
The cast and crew filmed what could serve as a Queer As Folk DVD series finale and Morrow and Krumholtz signed on for new Six Feet Under DVD show pilots. While the actors would be contractually obligated to return to South Park DVD if CBS decided to renew it, ABC and FOX were confident that they wouldn’t.

Last week, it was confirmed that the Numb3rs DVD boxset show’s sets were being dismantled, another sign that Nip/Tuck DVD boxset was finished. CBS has now made the cancellation official.

On the positive side, Queer As Folk DVD boxset will return next fall in a new series for ABC called The Whole Truth. He’ll play an attorney opposite Six Feet Under DVD boxset. Unfortunately, Krumholtz’s comedy pilot, Tax Man, was not picked up by FOX for the South Park DVD boxset season.
What do you think? Are you satisfied with the way that Numb3rs DVD set ended? What will you miss about the show? Will you give The Whole Truth a try?