ABC cancels ‘Ugly Betty’

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by James Hibberd | January 27, 2010 at 12:47 pm | View Comments

The current fourth season of “Ugly Betty” will be its last.

ABC will pull the plug on the dramedy after its finale and is announcing the decision early to give producers some time to craft a suitable ending — and fans ample warning that the show’s days are numbered.

"We’ve mutually come to the difficult decision to make this Ugly Betty’s final season, and are announcing now as we want to allow the show ample time to write a satisfying conclusion. We are extremely proud of this groundbreaking series, and felt it was important to give the fans a proper farewell."

The decision was increasingly anticipated given the show's meager ratings. ABC shifted "Betty" from Thursdays, where it struggled to provide an adequate lead-in for "Grey's Anatomy," to Fridays last fall, where it performed poorly, then tried recently moving the show to Wednesdays after the network's comedy block.

Now in its fourth season, "Betty" helped re-popularize the hourlong broadcast dramedy, a format that continues to find viewers this season with Fox's "Glee."

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