ABC Yanks Freshman Drama ZERO HOUR from Schedule

After just three episodes, ABC has pulled its freshman conspiracy drama, ZERO HOUR, from its prime time schedule, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The one-hour series, starring ER's Anthony Edwards, debuted to a middle-of-the-road 6.4 million viewers, but has consistently dropped off in the ratings since the premiere episode. This week's episode drew in just 5 million, despite being the only original program in its time slot.

Reruns of the network's hit show Shark Tank will fill in ZERO HOUR's gaps until WIFE SWAP premieres on March 21.

It's still unclear whether or not the series has been cancelled - though all signs point to 'yes' - but the network is reportedly considering airing the rest of the produced episodes during the summer season.

For the original report, head on over to The Hollywood Reporter.

As the publisher of Modern Skeptic Magazine, Hank Galliston has spent his career following clues, debunking myths and cracking conspiracies. But when his beautiful wife, Laila (Jacinda Barrett), is abducted from her antique clock shop, Hank gets pulled into one of the most compelling mysteries in human history, stretching around the world and back centuries.

Zero Hour" stars Edwards as Hank Galliston, Carmen Ejogo ("Sparkle," "Chaos," "Away We Go") as Rebecca "Beck" Riley, Scott Michael Foster ("Californication," "Greek," "The River") as ArRon Martin, Addison Timlin ("Californication") as Rachel Lewis with Jacinda Barrett ("Matching Jack," "Middle Men," "New York, I Love You") as Laila Galliston and Michael Nyqvist ("Mission: Impossible - Ghost Patrol") as White Vincent.

"Zero Hour" was created and written by Paul Scheuring ("Prison Break"), who is also an executive producer along with Zack Estrin ("Prison Break," "The River"), Lorenzo di Bonaventura ("The Transformers," "GI: Joe" franchise, "Salt," "Red") and Dan McDermott ("Human Target"). The pilot for "Zero Hour" was directed and executive-produced by Pierre Morel. The series is produced by ABC Studios.