C-In-C Honored by UN, Canceled by ABC

I've written before about the travails suffered by ABC's Commander in Chief, the drama which features Geena Davis as the president (post here). Today Davis was honored by the UN for pretending to be the president on TV:

To the strains of "Hail to the Chief," actress Geena Davis accepted an award night for her television portrayal of the first woman president of the United States from an organization which is seeking to turn fiction into reality.

You know, if I was in Davis' shoes and the UN wanted to honor me for playing a role on a TV show, I'd be inclined to suggest they spend their time trying to fix the situation in Sudan or get back the oil-for-food money that was stolen, rather than throw silly accolades my way.

Apparently the UN hadn't heard that the show was essentially canceled by ABC:

ABC TV has put an abrupt term limit on its freshman drama, "Commander in Chief."

The network Tuesday announced it was pulling the Geena Davis series for the rest of May sweeps and running the newsmagazine "Primetime" in its 10 p.m. Thursday slot for the final three weeks of the season, Zap2it.com reported.

The series started as one of the most-watched in the fall and Davis won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of the first female U.S. president.

However, two extended breaks and behind-the-scenes changes as well as a schedule move from Tuesday to Thursday all contributed to a deep slide in ratings.

I would imagine that the fact that it wasn't that good a show also contributed to its demise.