NBC has cancelled their new drama “Allegiance”.
According to reports, the spy drama has had really bad rating since it first premiered last month.
Allegiance was an American adaptation of the Israeli spy drama series The Gordin Cell. Allegiance centered around a Russian intelligence officer who approaches New York CIA Station Chief Sam Luttrell (Kenneth Choi) with information relating to a SVR plot to destroy critical infrastructure within the United States, gifted CIA analyst in Russian affairs Alex O’Connor (Gavin Stenhouse) is brought on to assist a joint FBI-CIA investigation into it. Unbeknownst to him, his mother, father and older sister are part of a Russian sleeper cell that have been reactivated with the purpose of monitoring him and preventing the identities of key Russian assets from being revealed in the course of his investigation.
With NBC pulling the plug on Allegiance it leaves an open time slot.
“Dateline: The Real Blacklist” will air at 8 p.m., leading into the 9 p.m. James Spader thriller. “The Real Blacklist,” hosted by NBC News’ Richard Engel, will focus on conspiracy-themed investigations and crimes that involve larger-than-life perpetrators and circumstances.
“The Blacklist” has been serving as the tentpole of NBC’s Thursday since its premiere in February, often drawing more than double the demo rating of the new shows on either side of it, “The Slap” and “Allegiance.” “Slap” is seen as having more potential going forward, hence its move behind “Blacklist” starting next week. [via]
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