By RODNEY HO, filed originally Sept. 14, 2014
TBS's "My Boys," a mildly amusing sitcom starring a female sportswriters and her drinking buddies, has been cancelled, according to Entertainment Weekly scoop man Michael Ausiello.
It was never a big hit for TBS, typically drawing 1 to 2 million viewers the first three seasons. The fourth season, where it was placed in a competitive Sunday evening slot against the likes of "Mad Men," it did worse. The finale episode on Sept. 12, against the MTV Video Music Awards (and its 11.4 million viewers), drew a mere 689,000 viewers. That had to have been the show's death knell.
(In comparison, the Tyler Perry sitcoms on the network almost aways draw 2 million plus viewers no matter what the competition is.)
Honestly, while I liked the show, I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did. After a 22-episode first season, TBS only parsed out nine episode seasons after that. That wasn't enough to leave a deep impression on people, and TBS certainly did not repeat it very much. It also didn't get much promotion this season. My guess is it drew decently young demographics for advertisers and didn't cost TBS very much, seldom steering far from two set pieces (the bar and P.J.'s apartment.)
The show had its moments, mostly thanks to the natural (and often funny) interplay among the characters while they hung out together. And though Jordana Spiro's character was supposedly a baseball beat reporter, her job was seldom mentioned or referenced. In fact, she didn't even seem to carry around a Blackberry or iPhone, a necessity for any reporter on a beat like hers. (One way to argue that away is to say the show only portrayed her during the off season, when she'd have more free time.)
Too much baseball talk would have driven away the female demographic and would sound instantly dated, anyway.
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