Pushing Daisies. 1:1 and 1:2. How the heck does ABC run Dancing With The Stars and The Bachelor type series multiple times a week (sometimes) and let a very imaginative and unique show rot on the vine?
Simple answer: the ratings just weren't there to justify the production costs of the show. Blame TV watchers in general.
Duh. (I know you're being informative) It just infuriates me that there's nothing but crap on TV and one decent show gets cancelled. I get the revenue and ratings aspect, PM. It's the law of TV. What can make money stays. What can pay for itself gets a second chance... sometimes.
I'm party to blame too. I didn't watch Pushing Daisies when it originally aired. I get used to seeing so much poor TV advertised that the good stuff gets passed by.