By Stone Martindale Oct 5, 2007, 15:27 GMT
Comedy Central has pulled the plug on "The Showbiz Show With David Spade."
David Spade - © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi
The weekly series exec produced by Spade closed its third season in June.
Comedy Central declined to comment on the decision not to renew.
Variety reports that Pariah and Brillstein Entertainment produced the show, which both celebrated and skewered celebrity life.
When Comedy Central picked up the series for a third season last fall, topper Lauren Corrao noted that it had "turned into appointment viewing for our celeb-crazed culture."
Variety claims "Show" averaged about one million total viewers in each of its three seasons.
Spade currently stars in the CBS relationship laffer "Rules of Engagement," which has turned into a hit for CBS after coming on as a midseason replacement last year.
Comedy could replace "Showbiz" with a similar project in development, "David Allen Grier's Chocolate News," in which the comedian examines pop culture in a faux-newsmagazine format.
Variety writes that "Showbiz" had a long history at Comedy Central, gestating at Comedy Central as the Greg Giraldo-hosted "Gone Hollywood," with Spade executive producing.
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