NewsNBC Cancels "Best Time Ever" – Neil Patrick Harris, "I'm Proud of What We Did - Live!"NBC has opted to cancel the television variety series "Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris" after a single season, according to Deadline Hollywood.
December 16, 2015
Harris tweeted his response:
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@BestTimeEver happened. Super grueling yet exuberant fun. I'm proud of what we did - live! - and still believe in variety. Stay tuned.
The hour-long show, adapted from the British variety series "Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway," was a festival of high-energy stunts and gags. It debuted Sept. 15 to respectable ratings, but was moved into different time slots several times during its two-month first season, ending up at 9 PM Tuesdays, where it failed to draw enough viewers to warrant renewal.
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Harris has made several Broadway appearances, notably his Tony Award-winning turn in the title role of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and hosted the annual Tony Awards broadcast.
The Fred Ebb Award recognizes excellence in musical theatre songwriting, by a songwriter or songwriting team that has not yet achieved significant commercial success.