NBC Cancels 'Best Time Ever' – Neil Patrick Harris, 'I'm Proud of What We Did - Live!'

NBC Cancels "Best Time Ever" – Neil Patrick Harris, "I'm Proud of What We Did - Live!"

News NBC Cancels "Best Time Ever" – Neil Patrick Harris, "I'm Proud of What We Did - Live!"

Dec 16, 2015

NBC has opted to cancel the television variety series "Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris" after a single season, according to Deadline Hollywood.

Harris tweeted his response:

So @BestTimeEver happened. Super grueling yet exuberant fun. I'm proud of what we did - live! - and still believe in variety. Stay tuned.
— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) December 16, 2015

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.

Pics! See Highlights From the Premiere of "Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris"

Neil Patrick Harris and Nicole Scherzinger 2015 NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Neil Patrick Harris, Nicole Scherzinger 2015 NBCUniversal Media, LLC

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Watch a video of the farewell "End of Show Show" performance, most of it done in a single long take.

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.

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