Ugly Betty begins its slow death

'Ugly Betty' has been sidelined in the States until the summer, with 'Samantha Who?' and a new Megan Mullaly comedy taking over instead.

Ratings of the show have tumbled constantly since its first season and it now looks like it will struggle to be picked up for a fourth year.

The second season of 'Betty' wasn't GREAT, and the Writers' Strike last year can't have helped. Since the Strike some of the country’s most popular shows have struggled to cling on to their audiences, and are now in real danger of being axed. One such show is ‘Heroes’, which last year lost millions of viewers, and has continued to do so ever since. ‘House’ and ‘Brothers and Sisters’, neither of which really took off in the UK (CRIMINAL), have suffered a very slight drop, but are still performing amiably and should hopefully be re-commissioned.

Medical drama ‘ER’ is definitely coming to an end after fifteen years on the air, and it’s been confirmed that ‘Prison Break’ has been axed after seeing its ratings plummet. Relatively new shows ‘Dirty Sexy Money’ and ‘Pushing Daisies’ have also been told that no more episodes will be ordered when their second season draws to a close. Bad times :(