FOX didn’t make a decision about the fate of its freshman comedy, LA to Vegas, during upfronts last week but it looks like they have finally sealed the show’s fate. The network has canceled the series after just one season.
FOX had been looking to get LA to Vegas executive producer Will Ferrell to appear in the Season 2 premiere in order to create buzz around the comedy’s return. Ferrell was open to possibly guest starring in an episode next season but would not commit to doing the Season 2 opener. While not the crucial factor, that, along with the network’s reduced shelf space because of the addition of Thursday Night Football, contributed to Fox’s decision to cancel the comedy starring Dylan McDermott.
LA To Vegas got off to a promising start with its premiere ranking as FOX’s highest-rated Tuesday comedy telecast in nearly a year and quickly earned an order for three additional episodes but its ratings have dropped off since.
LA to Vegas follows an airline crew and the eccentric passengers who, every weekend, take a no-frills roundtrip flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas with one goal in mind: to come back a winner.
With the decision on LA to Vegas, FOX has canceled all of its existing live-action comedy series — all of them single-camera — with the exception of Ghosted, whose fate is still up in the air. The network has three multi-camera comedy series for next season, the Last Man Standing revival as well as The Cool Kids and Rel.
