'Smash' Finale Is Not Quite a Magnet for Viewers

Leave it to Smash -- or at least Smash's self-referential second season -- to end on a winking note of meta commentary. The series' last song is a cheeky, Chicago-esque duet that finds rivals Karen and Ivy putting aside their differences, donningThe NBC show “Smash” was canceled earlier this month.SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE SERIES FINALE OF SMASH!!!!] After two seasons, the curtain has closed on NBC's ambitious musical Smash.NBC's Smash on Sunday night played to a final audience of 2.4 million total viewers while scoring a 0.5 rating — up 20 percent and a tenth from its previous outing, which aired on a Saturday. RELATED | Smash Series Finale Recap: And the Tony AwardNBC moved the series to Saturdays at 9 p.m. in April — a justifiable decision, considering Smash's expensive nature and low ratings. The net wasn't justified,

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