NBC's The Money Pit pilot collapses in cloud of plaster dust

Yet, in an even more perfect metaphor, it’s likely the show will not be watched by anyone, as the network is putting the pilot on hold. Producers are citing difficulty finding two leads to stand in for Long and Hanks, though it’s possible they also realized the limits of how many things in a house can break over 100 episodes. (Perhaps when the house’s owners start running out of ideas, they can clear out the entire second floor and turn it over to Jay Leno.)

NBC can at least put one piece of positive spin on the news, which is that it’s ordered so many new comedies, it’ll hardly miss this one. With Craig Robinson’s Mr. Robinson, Canadian import Working The Engels, and the Tina Fey-created Tooken already slated to air, there’s a crowded field of new shows vying to push Parks And Recreation out of its timeslot for weeks.