Fox's 'Lone Star' fizzles out after just two episodes
Fox's conman drama "Lone Star" earned the dubious distinction of being the first show canceled in the 2010-11 television season after just two episodes.
The drama, about a Texas hustler juggling two families and his overbearing father, failed to generate a spark with viewers despite getting lots of praise from television critics.
"Lone Star" averaged just 3.7 million viewers in its two airings, according to Nielsen, and was losing more than half of its lead-in audience from "House."
Fox said it would fill the 9 p.m. Monday slot "Lone Star" occupied with new episodes of its drama "Lie to Me," which stars Tim Roth.
— Joe Flint
It was a good show. Too bad...it should have been allowed to try to build an audience. Lie to Me is boring beyond belief - just another formulaic b.s. detective show.
Posted by: Andy | September 28, 2010 at 03:19 PM
I thought Lone Star had a lot of potential & was fun to watch. What a disappointment to have it so quickly taken off the air. What a dumb thing to do. Yet another Fox stupidity.
Posted by: bola | September 28, 2010 at 03:38 PM
Hey...I liked this show. Like Andy said Lie To Me is boring and it sucks!
Posted by: Larry | September 28, 2010 at 03:52 PM
TERRIBLE decision.
The show was GREAT!! Monday night it was up against Monday night football that was a big one to watch....so you cant base it on Monday against football. They really should have given it more of a chance....the show was fantastic and the acting was great. I really liked the premise of it.....really bad move to pull the plug on it. I hope another station can pick it up.
Posted by: Dave | September 28, 2010 at 04:16 PM
This was a GREAT show! What genius at Fox decided to air a critically acclaimed show opposite 2 1/2 men? Hey Fox genius, you own baseball world series! Why on earth wouldn't you have kept Lonestar for it's debut after the series? Seriously, you guys just blew a really interesting and smart show.
Posted by: Mark | September 28, 2010 at 04:29 PM
Good riddance! And welcome back Lie to Me!
Posted by: Sorana | September 28, 2010 at 04:39 PM
Fox should be tarred, feathered & run out of town on a rail for canceling "LoneStar"! Just when the show was really interesting & catching your attention after last night's episode. Fox never gave them a chance! Hopefully TNT, FX, Showtime or HBO will pick-up this very excellent series!
Posted by: Gerry | September 28, 2010 at 04:51 PM
Unbelievable! That was my favorite show of the season. It was unique and interesting. Not the same old, same old. Where did all the smart TV execs go?
Posted by: Jerry | September 28, 2010 at 05:20 PM
Goodbye boring Lone Star that critics loved but audiences didn't.
Posted by: lindsay | September 28, 2010 at 07:53 PM
I really enjoyed this show, and looked forward to it on Monday nights. Guess its best to just watch cable shows. Then I know the entire 13 episodes will air.
Posted by: Paul | September 28, 2010 at 09:19 PM
Thank god! Awful mess of a show-terrible performances, stupid story line, drip of a lead actor. Goodbye and good riddance!
Posted by: leigh | September 28, 2010 at 10:01 PM
What a huge blunder! Every time I turned on the TV for the past three months I'd see "Lone Star" being heavily promoted. Yet the show "fizzled out" after two episodes!
Posted by: billyjoe | September 29, 2010 at 02:57 AM
My husband and I were watching this show and really getting into it. Why wasn't it given a fairer shake??? Is there a chance another network could pick it up?
Posted by: Terri Dunn | September 29, 2010 at 03:48 AM
The only new show on Fox that I enjoyed. Only goes to reinforce my opinion of Fox. They never gave it a fair chance to develop. Bye Bye Fox.
Posted by: Lilbuddy | September 29, 2010 at 04:06 AM
Lone Star was good. Too good for Fox really. Perfect for FX. Too bad it wasn't a cop/investigation show. That's the only thing that passes nowadays with one "sci-fi" show for each network (Fringe, The Event, Medium, V). TV viewers are begging for better ideas and less reality tv. Cancel after two, really? Can't even move it to Friday at least try to pretend to put up a fight for it? Jon Voight people! You can't cancel a show with Jon Voight!
Posted by: AgainFox? | September 29, 2010 at 05:29 AM
Thats to bad. It was a great show and something completely different. They should have given it more of a chance or moved it to a timeslot without so much competition. Too bad and bad move Fox.
Posted by: Megs | September 29, 2010 at 07:21 AM
They ought to air more of those programs where folks get knocked into the water.
Posted by: Grandpa | September 29, 2010 at 08:48 AM
Maybe Fox should have had Keith and Voigt perform dance routines to low-brow teen music...
Posted by: DeDe | September 29, 2010 at 10:50 AM
We need to start a write-in campaign to save the show. Why couldn't they have moved it to another night when there's nothing on that's good? Well I won't have to keep flipping back and forth between Lone Star and the CBS comedies. Lie to Me is a horrible, stupid show and I won't waste a second watching it. BRING BACK LONE STAR!!! you dummies
Posted by: lynn | September 30, 2010 at 10:33 AM
Great show and James Wolk and supporting were right on, right out of the box. Did you see the 1st run of Bones, I like the show but I thought it would never end, I am bored with Bones. Keep Lone Star on....the story line will catch on and build.
Posted by: Tony in Dallas | September 30, 2010 at 05:13 PM