"Vanished" For Good

Just one day after FOX pulled "Vanished" for the rest of the sweeps promising to bring the TV series back starting December 1, an official press release from the network has made it clear, the execs are now putting the conspiracy drama out of its misery.

Unlike the previous seasons when ratings-challenged serialized dramas had been taken off air before they wrapped up their storylines causing frustration among their small but normally loyal fan base, this year the TV networks in America are increasingly relying on the Internet to not only provide additional promotion, but also a platform to offer the unaired installments without causing any further damage to their prime-time schedules.

That is why the remaining four episodes of "Vanished" will stream on the drama's MySpace page, with a new episode posted every Friday at 12:01 PT, beginning Nov. 17th. Three episodes will be kept up at a time. The series finale will be posted online on Friday, December 8th.

"Justice", which has also been pulled for the rest of the sweeps and was scheduled to return December 11, will now take over the Friday at 8/7c spot in what is the drama's second move. "Justice" is, however, also considered dead as the remaining 5 episodes now scheduled to air December 1-29 are the show's final. FOX has discontinued production on the series. The network hopes the final episodes of "Justice" will bring more viewers than "Vanished" whose most recent telecast pulled in just 2,9 million.

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