ABC "Work It" cancelled after only 2 shows

Condolences to Ben Koldyke and Amaury Nolasco, erstwhile stars of ABC's cross-dressing comedy, Work It, which ABC is reporting has been canceled after only two episodes.

Readers here will recall the weird furor inspired by the series last month, when ABC published a promo poster for Work It featuring two men in drag hoisting up their skirts at a urinal -- a tone deaf image, which either attempted to capitalize on or demonstrated a woeful ignorance of the ongoing debate in the United States about gender and public accommodations. But it wasn't a lack of political correctness that sunk Work It; it was a lack of audience. The show's debut drew an anemic 6.1 million viewers, and the next episode saw a 20% falloff. Work It will be replaced in its timeslot by reruns of Tim Allen's Last Man Standing.