Hardly a “hit”. It garnered less than 300,000 viewers per episode, 16% of what The Sopranos took in each episode (18.4 mil). More like a ratings and financial disaster for the network, kept on so long solely because of the liberal bias of its star.
I doubt that, business is business even in Hollywood. If you at hemoraging cash you run. They can claim liberal ideology all day long but they are some of the most ruthless business folks on the planet.