Pivoting was a surprise cancelation at Fox after it emerged that the critically acclaimed comedy would not return for a second season.The move came after lengthy negotiations between the network and studio Warner Bros Television.Michael Thorn, President of Entertainment at Fox, said that canceling the show, which stars Eliza Coupe, Ginnifer Goodwin and Maggie Q, was a “hard call”.“Liz Astrof and Aaron Kaplan are great partners and we have to make tough decisions.
We had to look at it holistically, not just as a show, but as a business and in this case we were sorry not to renew it,” he said.Pivoting had been considered a strong bet for renewal.
A favorite of the Fox brass, the show had a rare 100% on Rotten Tomatoes as one of the best-reviewed new broadcast series and also was a strong performer on Hulu, which the network has been able to monetize.In the immediate aftermath of the cancellation, there is the inevitable finger-pointing, with each side feeling that they did all they could to secure a renewal.According to some sources, Fox was high on Pivoting and gave the single-camera show a conditional renewal, contingent on the series moving from Los Angeles to Vancouver to save money, which was a no-go as the stars could not uproot their families.
Additionally, there reportedly was a second attempt by the network to renew the series by asking for a substantial reduction of the license fee, which also was unsuccessful as the studio could not find a way to do it.According to other sources, Fox showed intent to renew Pivoting but did not make a strong push to secure it.
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