HBO Cleans Out Half-Hours (But Keeps 'Enlightened')

[Mark Jeffries]

The Mike White sitcom starring Laura Dern, which initially was panned
but followed Barnhart's Rule of Premium Channel Shows in getting
better as it went along, according to some critics, got renewed--gone
after three years are the male pimp sitcom "Hung" (despite Thomas
Jane's Golden Globe nomination) and the Zach Galfanakis/Ted Danson
show "Bored to Death," while "How to Make It in America" leaves after
two seasons:

http://www.deadline.com/2011/12/hbo-renews-enlightened-cancels-hung-bored-to-death-how-to-make-it-in-america/

"Enlightened" may be the only returning live-action half-hour on HBO
next year (unless Larry David decides to do another season of "Curb
Your Enthusiasm")--among the new shows are Ricky Gervais' midgetcom
"Life's Too Short," which has already aired on BBC2 in the UK.