Kelsey Grammer's "Hank", Whedon's "Dollhouse" canceled

By Nellie Andreeva

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's the end of the road for Kelsey Grammer's "Hank" and Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse".

ABC has canceled the new comedy series starring former "Frasier" star, Grammer. The show is filming episode 10 and will stop production after wrapping that episode. ABC, which has aired five half-hours of "Hank", has no immediate plans to run the remaining five segments.

For the next few weeks, ABC will air a combination of comedy repeats and holiday specials in Wednesday 8 p.m. time slot occupied by "Hank."

"Hank", in which Grammer played a wealthy New York businessman forced to downsize, was mostly bashed by critics and has underperformed in the ratings in its time slot.

It was Grammer's second failed bid to follow up his successes in "Cheers" and "Frasier" His 2008 comedy series "Back to You" on Fox, in which he played a pompous news anchor, was pulled from the airwaves after one season.

"Dollhouse" was canceled by Fox after being picked up for a second-season despite low ratings. The sci-fi show starring Eliza Dushku is currently filming episode 11 and is expected to finish its 13-episode order.

After some dismal performances in the fall, despite the ratings bumps "Dollhouse" got from DVR viewing, Fox benched the show for the November sweeps after four episodes. It was not clear if Fox will air the remaining episodes starting December 4 as planned.