Lbsed in the ratings

The Mark Feuerstein streak continues - after just three weeks, "3 Lbs." is done. All eyes are on you, fellow ratings poison Josh Cooke and "Big Day," which got miserable ratings after its debut Tuesday.

Let's count the brain surgery/medical puns in the Variety article linked above:

1) "Brain drain: '3 Lbs.' goes to early grave"
2) "It's not brain surgery, but it's canceled."
3) "New CBS medical drama "3 Lbs." has been declared brain dead after just three weeks"
4) "the Eye has yet to pull the plug officially."
5) "After weighing the latest Nielsen numbers,"
6) "Killing "3 Lbs." was a no-brainer"

That's six puns in a 268 word article - which is a stunning 44 words-to-pun ratio. Clear space on your mantle for that Pulitzer, Adam Dawtrey, Josef Adalian and your collegue also named Josef Adalian.

Take a chance on him

ABC has been rolling out the promos for "Big Day," starting November 28 (not to be confused with "Day Break," which starts tomorrow). It looks well, uh - the important thing is that it stars Josh Cooke, which means this is his third midseason replacement in as many years. In 2005 he had "Committed," which starred Jennifer Finnigan (who inexplicably went on to star in an actually successful CBS legal drama) and Eddie Winslow. 2006 was "Four Kings," and I never watched that show and I've never met anyone who did.

He's quickly becoming the new Mark Feuerstein - the king of failed shows, including "Fired Up," "Conrad Bloom" and - of course - the beloved "Good Morning, Miami." To Bring It All Back Home, Mark Feuerstein has a new show ("3 Lbs.") which started tonight.

Word of warning to Mr. Cooke - don't make a video as lame as this one.