NBC Cancels Freshmen Comedies BAD JUDGE and A TO Z

NBC's freshmen comedies BAD JUDGE and A TO Z are officially dead.

Deadline has confirmed that the network has pulled the plug on both series following last night's episodes. Both will air the remainder of their 13-episode seasons.

Per Deadline: "Neither comedy got traction on what has been a very challenging night for NBC, most recently logging a 0.9 and 0.7 Live+Same Day ratings last night. They were not helped by a very low-rated lead-in in The Biggest Loser, which most recently logged a 1.1 last night as NBC finished behind Univision with a sub-par nightly average of a 1.0 demo rating."

No excuses, no apologies, no compromises. Wild child Rebecca Wright (Kate Walsh, "Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice") knows how to have a good time, but she also happens to be one of L.A.'s toughest and most respected criminal court judges. She has a reputation for unorthodox behavior in the courtroom, including creative rulings and saying exactly what's on her mind. Her private life, on the other hand, is anything but innocent. While there's no shortage of male admirers who would love to spend time with her, she's not ready to settle down.

The cast also includes Tone Bell, Ryan Hansen, John Ducey and Miguel Sandoval.

Writer Chad Kultgen ("The Incredible Burt Wonderstone") serves as executive producer with Adam McKay ("Anchorman," "Talladega Nights"), Will Ferrell ("Step Brothers"), Anne Heche ("Men in Trees"), Jill Sobel Messick ("Baby Mama"), Kevin Messick ("The Other Guys"), Betsy Thomas ("Guys with Kids," "My Boys") and Kate Walsh. "Bad Judge" is a production of Universal Television and Gary Sanchez Productions.

"A to Z" tells the story of Andrew (Ben Feldman, "Mad Men," "The Mindy Project") and Zelda (Cristin Milioti, "The Wolf of Wall Street," "How I Met Your Mother) - a pair that almost wasn't - and all that happened from the day they met.

Andrew Lofland, while a guy's guy, has always been a secret romantic... not above crooning to Celine Dion while driving to work, with dreams of finding "the one." He imagines her to be just like that shimmering beauty he spotted that night in that silver dress at that concert two years ago. Zelda Vasco is a no-nonsense lawyer who has strong feelings about being her own person and prefers the control of online dating. However, when a computer glitch sends her a total mismatch, she's asked to come in for an interview at Wallflower Online Dating, the agency where Andrew works.

Andrew and Zelda meet for the first time and despite their differences, sparks fly. She thinks it's chance. He thinks it's fate. After all, he's convinced she's the shimmering girl in the silver dress. Is it true love forever or just a detour in destiny?

While at work, Andrew must navigate around Lydia, aka "Big Bird" (Christina Kirk, ("Girls," "Taking Woodstock"), his boss and general manager at Wallflower, who has a way of making everyone in the office uncomfortable. Hardly the romantic, she believes her job is not helping people find true love, but rather keeping them paying their monthly membership fee. Stu (Henry Zebrowski, "The Wolf of Wall Street," "White Irish Drinkers") is Andrew's loyal friend, colleague and roommate. Intense and eccentric, Stu has no qualms offering up his misplaced insights and doling out unsolicited advice.

Meanwhile, Stephie (Lenora Crichlow, "Fast Girls," "Being Human") is Zelda's best friend, roommate and colleague at the law firm where Zelda works. A fool for love, she has a wedding Pinterest page, even though she has never been engaged.

Also working at Wallflower are Lora (Hong Chau, "Treme") and Dinesh (Parvesh Cheena, "Brothers and Sisters"), two programmers whose work skills have been known to come in quite handy when Andrew needs a favor.

Featured as the narrator is Katey Sagal ("Sons of Anarchy").

Andrew and Zelda will date for eight months, three weeks, five days and one hour. This program is a comprehensive account of their relationship - from "A to Z."

Ben Queen ("Drive"), Rashida Jones ("Parks and Recreation"), Will McCormack ("Celeste & Jesse Forever"), Bill Callahan ("Psych") and Michael Patrick Jann ("Reno 911!") serve as executive producers. Queen wrote the pilot, which was directed by Jann. "A to Z" is a production of Warner Bros. Television and Le Train Train Productions.

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