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CMT Cancels Sitcom ‘Working Class’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday April 11, 2011 @ 5:21pm PDTTags: Cable TV, CMT, CMT Scripted Series, Country Music Television, Ed Asner, Jill Cargerman, Melissa Peterman, Working Class
Nellie Andreeva

CMT’s first foray into scripted TV proved short-lived. The music-driven cable network has canceled its first original sitcom, Working Class, after one season. “Unfortunately, CMT will not be pursuing a second season of Working Class,” a note posted today on the show’s Facebook page read. “We’re sad to see it go, but you can still catch Melissa Peterman in new episodes of The Singing Bee.” Working Class stars Peterman as a single mom trying to give her kids a better life by moving them to an upscale suburb. Ed Asner stars as the cranky, surly neighbor and co-worker. Word is the series, created by Jill Cargerman, is now being shopped to other networks, including TV Land. Working Class started off OK, drawing 1.2 million viewers and a .50 rating in adults 18-49 in its January premiere, but slipped subsequently during its run, which concluded with the first-season finale April 1.

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CABLE RATINGS: Solid Debut For ‘Working Class’, ‘Jerseylicious’ Sets Record

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday January 31, 2011 @ 12:49pm PSTTags: Cable TV Ratings, CMT, CMT Scripted Series, Jerseylicious, Style Network, TV, Working Class
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CMT Renews ‘Singing Bee’ For Season 3; Co-Creator Phil Gurin Signs With CAA

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday November 21, 2010 @ 3:11pm PSTTags: CMT, Melissa Peterman, TV, TV Deals, Working Class
Nellie Andreeva

CMT has picked up one of its highest-rated series, The Singing Bee, for a third season. The karaoke singing competition, from Juma Entertainment and the Gurin Co., is hosted by Melissa Peterman, who also toplines the network’s first scripted sitcom, Working Class, slated … Read More »

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