CBS Removes THE MCCARTHYS From Schedule

According to Deadline, CBS has pulled its freshman comedy THE MCCARTHYS from its schedule, effective immediately. Repeats of THE BIG BANG THEORY will air during its Thursday timeslot.

The network did the same in THE FALL with THE MILLERS. No new episodes of that series, lead by Will Arnett, were ever ordered.

Per Deadline: "The decision comes after CBS' Thursday 10 PM drama Elementary saw its Live+same day adults 18-49 rating (1.3) plunge -13% last week with a new McCarthys as a lead-in vs. the previous week when a Big Bang repeat aired in the slot. That is despite a new Big Bang anchoring CBS' lineup at 8 PM last Thursday vs. a rerun the week before."

THE McCARTHYS is a multi-camera comedy about a close-knit, sports-crazed Boston family whose somewhat athletically challenged son, Ronny, is chosen by his father to be his assistant high school basketball coach, much to the surprise of his more qualified siblings. Ronny wants nothing more than to move away, join the singles scene and find a partner. His distraught mother, Marjorie is not upset that her favorite son is gay, but that he wants to leave Boston and his family. Ronny's plans change, however, when his politically incorrect and outspoken father, Arthur stuns everyone with his choice for an assistant. Touched by his father's offer, Ronny embarks on a completely different future - and he can be sure that his loving family, including his twin brothers Sean and Gerard and his sister Jackie, are going to have a very vocal opinion about it.

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