HBO Cancels 'Hung,' 'Bored To Death' And 'How To Make It In America,' Renews 'Enlightened'

HBO has canceled three of its shows: "Hung," "How to Make it in America" and "Bored to Death," Variety was the first to report. But the primetime cable network did spare one series. According to TVLine, the struggling "Enlightened" was renewed.

"Hung," which just ended its third season, starred Thomas Jane as a gym teacher-turned male hooker. Jane Adams, Anne Heche and Rebecca Creskoff also starred. The Season 3 finale aired on Dec. 4 and pulled in under 1 million viewers.

The Bryan Greenberg-fronted "How to Make it in America," about breaking into New York City's fashion scene, just ended its second season. The show, which also starred Lake Bell and Victor Rasuk, brought in under 600,000 for its Season 2 finale.

"Bored to Death" wrapped its third season in late November. The show starred Jason Schwartzman as a fictional Jonathan Ames as well as Ted Danson and Zach Galifianakis. Despite its impressive cast, "Bored to Death" only had 200,000 viewers tune into the Season 3 finale last month.

The survivor, "Enlightened," starring Laura Dern, will return for a second season. The show recently picked up several Golden Globe nominations, including one for Best Comedy.

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[Steff Duncan]

02:13 PM on 03/29/2012

Not Bored to Death!!!!!!!

[gramzy]

02:58 PM on 12/27/2011

do not let them cancel Real Time with Bill Maher, the powers that hate liberals are after him!!

[Helena Williamstom]

06:21 PM on 12/22/2011

I'm a former Hung viewer. However, I could no longer tolerate the female "madam". Her weekly weakness nearly made my blood boil. After the first season, I called it quit. Perhaps, the show (this particular character) improved after I dumped it. However, due to the fact that the show is being cancelled, I can only assume overall progress was never made.

[Whoozthaboss]

03:44 AM on 12/22/2011

I thought HTMINA was pretty good.. As well as Hung. I could have done without Bored To Death though... I got it... But it wasn't for me.

[Bud Fallbrook]

10:14 PM on 12/21/2011

gaaah. Bored to Death will be sorely missed !!

[thedavegilloran]

01:57 PM on 12/21/2011

Bored to Death never new what it wanted to be. They tried a little comeback but unlike Ted Danson's hair it just didn't stick. Enlightened has Mike White.

[Orphie]

01:42 PM on 12/24/2011

"knew"... the word is "knew."

[thedavegilloran]

01:47 PM on 12/24/2011

thanks spellchecker

[ABCD]

01:22 PM on 12/21/2011

Since all I can think to say is "so" I think HBO made a good decision. :) Merry Christmas.....

[stevefl11]

01:12 PM on 12/21/2011

'Bored To Death' WAS DOWN BECAUSE HBO PULL THE EPS ON ONDEMAND A WEEK B4 THERY AIRED

[stevefl11]

01:11 PM on 12/21/2011

I LOVE 'Bored To Death' WTF HBO

[FiredUpRTG]

11:54 AM on 12/21/2011

BTD was a pretentious mess, like watching someone pleasure themselves while thinking of themselves. Plus it was shot in a mixed neighborhood that was never demographically represented on the show. Bottom line, it was only funny to the three guys that look like the actors.

[Orphie]

08:21 PM on 12/21/2011

Wrong. I don't look like any of them and thought it was funny and different. You don't always get that combination.

[jgray75]

03:16 PM on 12/22/2011

Your opinion does not rule. Furthermore, who cares if was shot in a mixed neighborhood? What's your point? You need to know the demographics before watching any television show? What happens if the city is fictitious? What do you do then? Can you handle it? On another note, I am a female who loved the show.

[FiredUpRTG]

03:58 PM on 12/22/2011

No, but part of the marketing (I live in NYC) was that it used the neighborhood as a character. Maybe that marketing strategy didn't happen elsewhere. It didn't help my opinion of the show; it exacerbated my negative feelings about it. But that's what opinion is; one person's feelings.

[Michael Lassell]

11:44 AM on 12/21/2011

Now, see, I cancelled my HBO a while back because I wasn't watching it enough to justify the cost. Now I've saved myself all the pain of losing a show I might have liked. If I had liked it. If I had watched it. Which I didn't.

[Frank Weller]

11:39 AM on 12/21/2011

Never even heard of these three shows. Sorry!

[Orphie]

08:22 PM on 12/21/2011

Never hesitate to broadcast your ignorance among strangers. Stay strong.

[jgray75]

03:17 PM on 12/22/2011

LOL.

[lilygirl05]

11:33 AM on 12/21/2011

I'll miss Hung. Boss with Kelsey Grammer on Starz is good.

[Womanvoter4Obama]

10:58 AM on 12/21/2011

What??? How to Make it In America too???? Damn Damn Damn! I think the problem was the pacing. It took too long for them to see success. Kind of like when you run a real business. I guess for televised purposes they should have had them make it big..and be the next Entourage. (Which was kind of boring to me..they always landed on their feet..ALL the time.)

[cmacattack]

10:33 AM on 12/21/2011

Bored to Death was one of my favorite shows. Sad.

[Womanvoter4Obama]

10:58 AM on 12/21/2011

Mine too..George and Ray were my favorites..always having adventures.