NBC had high hopes for the show , as it was created by the once-respected Bloodworth-Thomason , however the show was savaged by many critics , one calling it a train wreck . Lagasse was said to be hesitant to participate in the project . The show was in the middle of filming when the September 11 terrorist attacks occurred ; the show was scheduled to premiere on September 18 , a week after the attacks , but was delayed by a week . Despite this , the opening sequence still featured the World Trade Center towers standing . Those involved with the show blamed the terrorist attacks as the reason the show was never able to find much of an audience . Others blamed its non-acting leading man and objectively unfunny scripts . The sitcom quietly went off the air by November 2001
September 11 terrorist attacks
September 11 attacks
Emeril (TV series)