The fall TV season has just started but already, new shows are dropping like flies.

The CBS crime drama, “Smith,” and NBC’s “Kidnapped” were the first to go.

“Smith,” which aired Tuesdays at 10 p.m., was taken off the CBS schedule “until further notice” after only three airings. The network made the announcement on Friday, and will fill the now vacant time slot with reruns of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “Criminal Minds.”

The high-profile show featured an all-star cast of Ray Liotta, Virginia Madsen, Amy Smart and Simon Baker, but was unable to maintain high ratings.

Meanwhile NBC announced on Friday that the network will air the “remaining original broadcasts” of “Kidnapped,” on always-dead Saturday nights beginning Oct. 21. The show had been scheduled in for Wednesdays at 10 p.m., but will now be filled with Dateline NBC. Based on the network’s statement, it doesn’t appear NBC will be ordering new episodes any time soon.

“Kidnapped” was last week’s least-watched drama series, pulling in just 6.3 million viewers.






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