ABC is reportedly axing its new legal drama "Conviction" starring Hayley Atwell. While the network confirms that it will still air the rest of the episodes, the network has opted not to pick up any episode beyond "Conviction's" original 13-episode order. Meanwhile, ABC has not yet given any word on the rumors about the show being transferred to another time slot for its remaining eight episodes.
Cancelation rumors never left "Conviction" since it started with a low 0.9Live+Same Day rating. It was previously reported though that the show is far from being canceled as ABC is retaining the order for second season as well as keeping the original cast. Yet the freshman drama continued to struggle in its next episodes, leading to the network's latest decision to cancel its grant for second installment. The show's recent episode aired on Monday, Nov. 7 is said to record the lowest rating, far behind "Supergirl" and "Jane the Virgin" from rival network The CW.
"Conviction," however, is not the first short-lived ABC TV series for Atwell. The actress also starred in a previous show "Agent Carter" which only lasted for two seasons with a total of 18 episodes. "Conviction" remains a record breaker for her though with an unfortunate 13-episode run.
Created by Liz Friedlander and Liz Friedman, the legal drama "Conviction" centers on the former first daughter who turned into an attorney, Hayes Morrison (Atwell). She was then forced to join the Conviction Integrity Unit. Atwell stars the show alongside Eddie Cahill, Merrin Dungey, Shawn Ashmore, Manny Montana, Emily Kinney, and Daniel Franzese.
Alongside "Conviction" is another under-performing ABC drama series, "Notorious," which was recently trimmed down to only 10 episodes. On the other hand, the network has given full-season orders to new dramas "Speechless," "American Housewife," and "Designated Survivor" which seemed to performed better than the aforementioned series. ABC also picked up three more episodes of the sitcom "The Real O'Neals," which originally had a 13-episode season 2 order.
