“Drew is not going forward at CBS but is being shopped to other outlets by CBS TV Studios. I hear the pilot tested well but skewed too female for CBS’ schedule. [At] the end of the day, I hear the network had no 8 PM or 9 PM slot available.”
News of Drew’s cancellation has come over days after the announcement that Supergirl, another CBS genre gem that features a female protagonist, will move to The CW for its second season. And while the correlation between these two nuggets is circumstantial at best—namely, that CBS is of the opinion that “[skewing] too female” is inherently detrimental to ratings, despite the fact that women have been defacto TV taste-makers for awhile now—it’s still…notable, to put it lightly.
WWNDD, though?
The fact that our 21st century Nancy could have been a woman of color played by Sarah Shahi, whose dimples are still one of the very few reasons I can stomach re-watching
The L Word, is enough to make me sit shiva:
“Written/executive produced by Rater and Phelan, Drew stars Sarah Shahi as Nancy — now in her 30s — a detective for the NYPD where she investigates and solves crimes using her uncanny observational skills, all while navigating the complexities of life in a modern world. Anthony Edwards, Felix Solis and Rob McClure co-star in the project, also executive produced by Dan Jinks.”
Despite the news of Drew’s untimely death, there is still one sliver of hope: CBS has picked up the pilot for Doubt, a legal procedural which will feature actress and trans activist Laverne Cox in a major role, making it the first show to feature a trans actress as a series regular (and a trans woman of color, at that!). It will also star Katherine Heigl, so apparently those kitty litter commercials were worth it after all (?).
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