CBS Tells "Pirate Master" to Walk the Plank

In a summer filled with premature cancellations, I shouldn't really be surprised by any network pulling the trigger.

That said, I was stunned to learn that CBS has canceled reality series Pirate Master, which had recently moved to Tuesday nights after launching a few weeks ago (and failing to find traction) on Thursday.

Five unaired episodes of Pirate Master, from reality maven Mark Burnett, remain and will be burned off on CBS.com, with new episodes appearing every Tuesday at 3 am ET/midnight PT, beginning tomorrow.

Pirate-themed reality series, which failed to find an audience this summer, will also be made available to the CBS Audience Network.

Hmmm, maybe the pirates shouldn't have voted Joe Don off the ship after all.