LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Fans of NBC's "Boomtown" will be pleased to know that the show is no longer on hiatus. At least now the hoping can stop. NBC has finally officially pulled the plug on the cop drama, which drew critical raves and lukewarm ratings.
NBC put "Boomtown" on hiatus nearly a month ago and at the time, The Hollywood Reporter suggested that the show would return after a three week absence. Instead, with "Third Watch" relocated to "Boomtown's" former Friday night haunt, Graham Yost's sophomore effort has been cancelled. Airing on Sunday nights at 10 p.m. last season, "Boomtown" averaged just over 10 million viewers per episode, but was still considered to be on the bubble when NBC announced its new fall schedule. The show's renewal was given a further boost with the announcement that Vanessa Williams was joining the show for a number of episodes this season. The show's season premiere attracted a disappointing 7.77 million viewers on Friday, Sept. 26 and after the second episode dropped over a million of those viewers, NBC had no choice but to make other plans. While never a popular success, "Boomtown" earned a variety of awards and nominations. Co-star Mykelti Williamson received an NAACP Image Award nod and composer Philip Giffin was nominated for an Emmy for his opening title theme. "Boomtown" received four nominations at the annual Television Critics Association Awards and won for outstanding achievement in drama and outstanding new program of the year. ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
