Last Friday I wrote a review on my new favorite show, Kings, based on the life of King David in modern times. Less than a week later NBC decided to pull the plug after airing just 4 episodes.

According to The Live Feed, the choice was pretty ironic: 

NBC's Kings episode was seen by 3.6 million viewers and received a 1.1 rating among adults 18-49. Yet Dateline had a 1.5 rating in its half hour leading into Kings. NBC suspects an expanded Dateline will provide a better lead-in for 9 p.m.'s Celebrity Apprentice, which has seen some audience erosion in recent weeks that might be attributed to Kings...

...Incidentally, over on iTunes, the most-recent episode of Kings currently ranks as the most-downloaded TV show.