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?
” Why would CBS have thought a show that had already run its course would be successful in a reboot”
Because they think that left leaning crap sells, and when it doesn’t as in this case they make an excuse. Same with the elections. If you notice the libs explain away their election losses with every reason EXCEPT that people reject their philosophy, ideas and values.....Unfortunately I fear the scale may be tipping on that point.
Yeah, the mention of a “closed-ended order of 13 episodes” makes it sound as if that’s all they were ever going to do, even if the show was successful. There’s not an actor, producer, or TV executive in Hollywood that would only make 13 episodes of a TV show if there was a audience for it. In fact, it’s almost always the opposite- TV shows last until the ratings are unacceptable.