NBC Officially Cancels DC Comics Sitcom Powerless

After pulling it from NBC’s regular Thursday schedule, “Powerless” has officially met it’s unfortunate end. The show started off with a deep, talented cast. Vanessa Hudgens plays the lead role of Emily Locke, the new Director of Research and Development at Wayne Security and Alan Tudyk as Bruce Wayne’s cousin Van who also happens to be the firm’s boss.

“Powerless” offers a unique premise, as it follows the characters in different situations that involve creating products that protects ordinary citizens from the dangers and fallout of superhero fights in their home, Charm City. Throughout the first few episodes, it appeared as if the rest of cast was able to carry the show out until it’s season finale. However, the show failed to pick up ratings and positive response, causing NBC to officially pull the plug.

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According to Deadline, “Powerless” has been cancelled after only nine episodes. Three episodes remain and have yet to air when NBC suddenly pulled the show from it’s weekly timeslot. One of the episodes even features a cameo from the original TV Batman, Adam West. It’s still unclear whether the unaired episodes will be available for viewing.

The show slowly dropped from the ratings since premiering on February 2. The pilot episode pulled in 3.1 million viewers, dropped to 2.52 million for the second episode and had an all-time low of 1.81 million viewers for the sixth episode. Despite NBC pulling the show off from the schedule, it wasn’t until today that they have officially decided to call it quits for “Powerless”

“Powerless” seemed like a fun potential for a comedic take on DC’s comic book universe. It’s a quirky workplace sitcom that goes well along the lines of NBC’s original comedies like “Brooklyn 99′ and “The Mindy Project.” It’s a common thing for sitcoms to pick up after their first season, so this comes as a very unfortunate fate for “Powerless.”