First came Fox's "Lone Star," two low-rated episodes and out. Next was ABC's " My Generation," poorly reviewed, poorly received, and gone. The cavalcade of failed new shows that followed was both disappointing and utterly unsurprising.
In an industry propped up by hits, the programming landscape is typically dominated by misses. Roughly 80% of all new shows fail; about a third of this year's freshman crop won't even make it past January. Figures like these have driven many to question network television's costly model, but none to actually alter it. And so it goes, another season of turkeys, as we've affectionately dubbed the shows that have already gotten the ax or are dangerously close to it.
Following a 2009 season filled with first-year standouts like "Glee" and "Modern Family," this year's incoming class was widely viewed as a letdown from the outset. The offerings were too dull, too narrow, and too unimaginative, and the expectations were lowered accordingly. To date, there aren't any newcomers among the 10 shows earning the highest ratings this season, according to The Nielsen Company.
"Lone Star" was in many ways the exception. Heading into the fall, the series about a Texas oil conma [...]
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