Megan Mullally Show: Dunzo

Looks like after a mere 5 months, The Megan Mullally Show has been canceled. At least Joan & Melissa were able to go check it out before it all went down.

The low-rated "The Megan Mullally Show" has been canceled and production has been halted, NBC Universal Television Distribution said Wednesday. Original and repeat episodes of the show, which debuted last September, will air through January.

"I am extremely proud of the show we created and am thankful for the passion and tireless efforts of (executive producer) Corin Nelson and the entire staff," Mullally said in a statement Wednesday issued by NBC Universal.

The actress was an audience favorite on "Will & Grace," NBC's long-running sitcom that wrapped last May after eight years. But that popularity failed to convert to talk-show strength, with her new show drawing just over 1 million daily viewers. In comparison, "The Oprah Winfrey Show," the top syndicated talk show, is watched by about 8 million viewers.

Mullally became intrigued by the idea of hosting a talk show after subbing for David Letterman on his "Late Show" in 2003. "It had never occurred to me that hosting a talk show was a job that you could actually have," she told The Associated Press before her program bowed last fall. "It had seemed like a very far-fetched profession. Like being an astronaut." [Yahoo]