TV SCOOP: NBC Shaves Off 4 Episodes Of 'The Player' Starring Wesley Snipes

“The Player” got played.

NBC has shaved off four episodes of their new series, “The Player,” bringing the season down from 13 episodes to nine.

The action-drama starring Wesley Snipes and Philip Winchester has been fighting an uphill battle on Thursday nights against football and baseball on CBS and ABC’s Shondaland arsenal.

Via Deadline:

NBC’s decision comes on the heels of The Player posting its first ratings uptick last night, rising a tenth in adults 18-49 from last week in Live+same day to a 0.8 in 18-49 (+4% in total viewers to 4.14 million).

Sony Pictures TV is currently filming episode nine. Once that is complete all production will come to a halt.

The show will continue to air in its Thursday 10 p.m. slot.

I was really rooting for Wesley and hoping this show would be his major comeback.

Scoop