NEW YORK (

TheStreet

) -- We called it.

Free Agents

has become the second NBC series to be cancelled this week.

The network pulled the plug on the remake of the British comedy of the same name, just days after it gave the axe to

The Playboy Club

.

Neither of the cancellations should come as a surprise, with

The Playboy Club

seeing just 3.8 million viewers in its second week, a 19% drop from its premiere, and

Free Agents

drawing just 3.1 million viewers last week for a 1.0 rating.

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The star of

Free Agents

, Hank Azaria, practically begged people via Twitter to watch the show on Wednesday night. He tweeted: "Okay, it's do or die time for my show Free Agents -- we need eyeballs tonight at 8:30 on NBC!! Watch tonight or we may go away."

This makes

Comcast's

(CMCSA)

NBC the first network to pull the plug on a new series. The network has been in fourth place so far this fall, a spot it has held for the past six seasons. And it doesn't look like

The Playboy Club

is the only new show from NBC on death row, with at least three other series at risk of being cancelled.

But at the very least, NBC has an ace up its sleeve with the mid-season premiere of

Smash

, the musical drama starring

American Idol

alum Katharine McPhee and Debra Messing.

NBC also gave two other comedies,

Whitney

and

Up All Night

full seasons.

Typically, networks are hesitant to pull shows this early in the season, as it sets bad precedent and often results in more mediocre material that doesn't boost ratings. But now that NBC has made the first move, the gate is now open for other networks.

ABC's

Charlie's Angels

and CBS'

How to be a Gentleman

also appear to be on death watch.

-- Written by Jeanine Poggi