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Canceled: NBC cuts 'Free Agents'

NBC has canceled "Free Agents."

I really like Hank Azaria and wish this had worked out for him. It wasn't a terrible show, and the ratings weren't awful, but that's the way it goes sometimes.

NBC will fill the timeslot with a repeat of "Whitney," a fairly lame sitcom that NBC has already picked up for a full season.

Also canceled today, "H8RS," a CW reality show produced by Mario Lopez in which unlikable "celebrities" confront and try to win over people who hate them. That's a just cancelation right there.

THE NEW FALL SEASON: "Free Agents"

In "Free Agents" (10:30 tonight, NBC), Hank Azaria is Alex, a recently divorced and still fragile father. Kathryn Hahn is Helen (is it just me or does she look like Ana Gasteyer to you too?), whose fiance died, leaving her with a lot of wine-fueld lonely nights. The two work together at a PR firm and can't seem to stop jumping into bed with each other, although it doesn't seem like the best idea.

The show isn't flat out funny, but the two leads are likable enough that I might stick around and see if they can take this difficult concept in different directions.

But I'm skeptical.

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