Bravo's DeathWatch Kills Off NBC Show Prematurely

Bravo may be a part of NBC, but that doesn’t mean it has to root for the network — at least, not its fall shows. As Broadcasting & Cable notes, Bravo’s brilliantbutcancelled.com broadband site is hosting a DeathWatch for the fall television season, replete with odds on which shows will fail.

Last week, the list was top-heavy with ABC shows, led by Men in Trees at 3-to-1 odds. But things got weird on Thursday when news broke that NBC had put a sleeper hold on new drama Kidnapped, prompting DeathWatch to fire off an e-mail blast to all bettors declaring the show dead.

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