The CW’s ‘The Beautiful Life’ Dies Young
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Mischa Barton as troubled model Sonja on The CW’s ‘The Beautiful Life’
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‘High School Musical’ star Corbin Bleu graduates to the fashion industry as Isaac on The CW’s ‘The Beautiful Life’
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Sara Paxton stars as Raina in The CW’s ‘The Beautiful Life’
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Nico Tortorella broods as Cole on The CW’s ‘The Beautiful Life’
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FIRST PUBLISHED: September 25, 2009 7:19 PM EDT
LAST UPDATED: September 25, 2009 7:25 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
“The Beautiful Life: TBL” is over.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The CW show is the first of the fall season’s freshman series to get the axe, earning a cancellation after just two episodes.
The show was produced by Ashton Kutcher and featured former “The O.C.” star Mischa Barton as a troubled model, but its star power generated less than runway-ready ratings – Wednesday’s episode was watched by a scant 1 million people, or less than a third of Ashton’s Twitter followers.
However, the network is eying several new shows, announcing pick-ups for a pair of reality programs, “Fly Girls” – about Virgin airline attendants – and one on a real-life “Gossip Girl,” New York socialite Tinsley Mortimer.
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