Fox’s ‘Do Not Disturb’: the first casualty of the TV season

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After airing three episodes of ‘Do Not Disturb,’ starring Niecy Nash and Jerry O’Connell, Fox has declared the new comedy dead, a network spokesman confirmed Saturday.

Talk about disturbing! Not so much because we were such big fans of the show, but because the untimely demise demonstrates how extremely difficult it’s becoming for producers, writers, and actors to succeed on broadcast television. Folks can’t catch a break!

With an average four million viewers -- which, by the way, would be a hit on cable TV -- Fox executives chose to get out while they still could avoid a financial disturbance. We understand: It’s been a tough week on Wall Street. Not to mention Main Street.

-- Maria Elena Fernandez

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