ABC’s ‘Lucky 7’ 1st show of new season to get axed

The Associated Press

11 years ago

In this Aug. 4, 2013 file photo, “Lucky 7” cast and crew, from left, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Jason Richman, David Zabel, Lorraine Bruce, Matt Long, Luis Antonio Ramos, Isiah Whitlock, Jr. and Anastasia Phillips attend the Disney/ABC Television Group’s 2013 Summer TCA panel at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. The ABC drama “Lucky 7” has won a dubious derby as the first television show of the new season to be cancelled. ABC said Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, the show is gone after two episodes. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK — The ABC drama “Lucky 7” has won a dubious derby as the first television show of the new season to be cancelled.

ABC said Friday the show is gone after two episodes.

The show is about a group of lottery winners. It’ll be replaced on Tuesday night’s schedule temporarily by reruns of the network’s hit show “Scandal.”

“Lucky 7” is a remake of a British series. It even counted Steven Spielberg as one of its executive producers. It focused on seven gas station employees from Queens who struck it rich.

Its premiere was seen by 4.4 million people, the lowest fall premiere ever for an ABC drama. This week’s second episode had 2.6 million viewers, a 41 percent drop.