No Fireworks: FOX Bumps 'Drive' Burn-Off

Zap2It.com | July 2, 2007
Nathan Fillion on 'Drive'
Nathan Fillion on 'Drive'
Discuss this story now

FOX airs 'Anger Management' instead

If you'd planned to spend the Fourth of July watching the last two episodes of "Drive" on FOX, you'd better make alternate plans.

FOX has pulled the scheduled "Drive" burn-off from this Wednesday's (July 4) line-up, replacing the swiftly cancelled racing series with a presentation of "Anger Management," the first film to pair Adam Sandler with Oscar winner Jack Nicholson.

Since barbeques and fireworks render Independence Day one of the year's least watched TV nights, FOX had already preempted "So You Think You Can Dance," making it seemingly the perfect night to fill out the "Drive" run as six episodes.

Instead, FOX has rescheduled those two episodes of "Drive" for nine days later, appropriately Friday the 13th.

FOX pulled "Drive" from its schedule on April 25, after only three airings and four programming hours. The series averaged only 5.6 million viewers overall and a 2.3 rating in the key 18-49 demographic.

haydenpanettiere2_heroes_140

Greatest TV Character Poll

Vote for your favorite characters.


familyguy_140

Emmy Nominees List & Gallery

Find everything you need to know about the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards.


oliviamunn_140

Comic-Con 2009

Get all the latest Comic-Con news and pictures.


joshholloway_lost_s5_140

Get Zap2it Daily News Alerts & Updates

Sign up for our new daily e-mail newsletter so you'll always know what to watch and where to watch it.


chevychase_community_140

Fall TV Preview

What's new, what's coming back and what to watch.


jasonstackhouse_trueblood_140

Pick your favorite channels

Customize our TV listings to show only the channels you care about.

Find it fast

couples_retreat_300x125
 

What's On Tonight
Cleveland Show (FOX) Cleveland Show (FOX)

'80s musical duo Hall & Oates vocally guest star on a special Thanksgiving episode. 8:30 p.m. ET

TV Listings Guide

All Times Eastern

View Complete Guide to TV Listings




Too lazy to read our stories? Let News at Seven, a virtual broadcast created by Northwestern University's InfoLab, do it for you. It's not your average newscast.

Watch News at Seven now »
Let us know what you think »