“they knowingly put out a failure.”
I don’t believe that for a second. Just an excuse for a dog of a show no one wanted to watch in the 1st place IMO. As far as being intended to be a closed-ended order of 13 episodes, if it was a hit I’m sure they woulda found a way to keep it on. I wonder if it’s up against the new last Man Standing sitcom. If so THAT would explain the decent into the dumper....not that they would ever admit it.
Yes, they are being diengenuous. All new shows start out with an order for a certain # of shows, usually 13, like this Murphy Brown rehash. If the show is successful, it gets announced that the network has ordered a full season (13 more episodes). Obviously, this show (deservedly) tanked. Why would CBS have thought a show that had already run its course would be successful in a reboot in which its once beautiful star was fat and several original cast members had died or simply retired?