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The Writers Guild Strike Contributed To Pushing Daisies‘ Demise

Dubbed a “forensic fairy tale,” Pushing Daisies received critical acclaim and a number of awards, including 17 Emmy nominations and seven wins. Signed for a 22-episode first season, it only was able to complete nine because of the Writers Guild Strike (2007-2008). Instead of finishing up the first season, the second season was a completely new 13 episodes. The ratings were poor and ABC decided to cancel it. The world clearly disagreed with this choice; in 2013 the TV Guide listed the show as one of the 60 shows that were “Cancelled Too Soon” and in 2015 it was voted #1 in Esquire’s “TV Reboot Tournament.”