ABC Cancels Applegate's 'SAMANTHA WHO?'

Variety is reporting that ABC has canceled the Christina Applegate lead "Samantha Who?" , which had been expected to return, but got caught up in this year's belt-tightening trend at the networks reports the paper.

According to an insider close to the show, decision to shutter "Samantha" came down to numbers. The show couldn't slash it budget deep enough to make a third-season pickup work, according to Variety. To read the full article on the cancellation click here.

Samantha Who? was created by Cecelia Ahern and Donald Todd. Todd and Peter Traugott serve as executive producers. Samantha Who?, which is filmed in Los Angeles and premiered on October 15, 2007, is from ABC Studios.

Applegate earned a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for her performance on the television series "Samantha, Who?" where she portrays a woman who wakes from a week long coma to find she remembers nothing about her life. She also has earned an Emmy for her portrayal of Jennifer Aniston's sister on the series "Friends", but is perhaps best known for her first major role as Kelly Bundy in the series "Married With Children."

Applegate made her Broadway debut in the hit musical Sweet Charity. She received a Tony Nomination for playing the title role of Charity Hope Valentine, the optimist but unlucky-in-love New Yorker. Applegate was able to prove that she could not only act but sing and dance as well. She opened the show at the Al Hirschfield after recently recovering from a broken foot from the out of town tryout to critical acclaim.

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