( EW.com ) -- NBC is pulling the monkey off the stage . The network is yanking freshman sitcom `` Animal Practice '' from Wednesday nights next month . Not only that : The returning NBC comedy that you 've all been waiting for finally has a premiere date . That 's right ... `` Whitney '' is coming back ! ( No , there 's no word yet on `` Community '' ) . `` Animal Practice '' will be replaced by `` Whitney '' starting November 14 , which means fans of the wacky veterinarian hospital comedy still get a three more episodes before its gone . 'Nashville ' week 2 : Ken Tucker 's take . Networks avoid the c-word when making these announcements , but the show 's production is being halted after the eighth episode wraps this week ( five have aired , three to go ) . Last night 's `` Animal Practice '' fell 9 percent to 3.8 million viewers and a 1.0 in the adult demo , ranking as the lowest-rated broadcast show in the hour ( including The CW ) . Lead-out `` Guys With Kids , '' by comparison , at least had 4.3 million and a 1.4 rating . Fall TV Death Watch : Which shows are most ( and least ) likely to survive . This marks the second cancellation of a new fall show . Previously , CBS pulled freshman legal drama `` Made In Jersey '' from Friday nights . See the original article at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
NBC is yanking `` Animal Practice '' from Wednesday nights next month . The show was a ratings hit for the network last season and has been renewed through at least 2021, but it will be replaced by new comedy series starring Amy Poehler, which debuts in September.