By Kate O'Hare
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - At a Jan. 18 press conference in front of
assembled TV critics in Hollywood, UPN entertainment chief Dawn Ostroff
stated, "'Jake 2.0,' as you know, we put on hiatus."
Executive producer David Greenwalt replies, "To say we're on hiatus is about
the same as saying that O.J. and Nicole Simpson are having a trial
separation."
The sci-fi drama starring Chris Gorham ("Popular") as a secret agent
supercharged by an infusion of nanobots -- molecule-sized computers --
struggled to find an audience all season in the very competitive Wednesday,
9 p.m. ET, time slot (also home to "The West Wing," "Angel," "The Bachelor"
and "The O.C.").
But it was the performance of another UPN show in that slot that apparently
was the nail in "Jake's" coffin.
"We put 'Top Model' in," Ostroff said, "and with the repeat we did a good
number."
"When you've got a show like 'America's Next Top Model,'" Greenwalt says,
"that costs a tenth of what 'Jake' does, and scores better with a rerun,
we're f***ed."
But he does give UPN and studio Viacom credit for supporting the show as far
as they could.
"They gave us a back nine," he says, "which became a back six."
"Jake 2.0" goes off the schedule with four unaired episodes. According to a
UPN spokesperson, no decision has been made as to when or if those episodes
will air.
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