NBC cancels ‘Playboy,’ picks up comedies

NBC has put away its bunny ears and cancelled “The Playboy Club.”Focusing on the bright spots of a struggling fall schedule, however, the network has given full-season orders to “Whitney” and “Up All Night.”With “The Playboy Club” now off the air, NBC will air repeats of “Prime Suspect” to run at 10 p.m. Mondays until Oct. 31 when freshman newsmagazine “Rock Center With Brian Williams” will begin. “Rock Center” will run until Feb. 6 when midseason drama “Smash” is set to debut. “The Playboy Club” has been a huge disappointment for the network, registering a 1.2/3 rating in the 18-49 demo and 3.4 million total viewers Monday night. The series never got any traction after getting off to a slow begin Sept. 19.Peacock has intended to build a comedy front on Wednesdays where “Up All Night” resides, but has had tiny success from “Free Agents,” which has struggled.

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