CBS Cancels How To Be A Gentleman

Its the fourth cancellation of the season. This time CBS has pulled the plug on "How To Be A Gentleman". And as many expected, "Rules Of Engagement" will take over the timeslot, on October 20. HTBAG premiered with a 2.7 rating in adults 18-49, losing a big amount of its strong lead in (The Bing Bang Theory- 4.9 rating). On Thursday night, the second episode was down to a 2.5 rating, retaining only 49% of TBBT's audience. While it'd be a hit on ABC or NBC, it was a failure for a CBS comedy. Rules Of Engagement which was supposed to premiere next Saturday is a utility player for the network and had performed strongly even opposite American Idol. HTBAG will resume its run on Saturday October 15, airing its 7 remaining episodes. (Its episode order was cut from 13 to 9 last night). While its just a burn off, CBS has already sold a Saturday comedy block to the advertisers. Expect repeats of cbs procedurals to return on the timeslot pretty soon.