( EW.com ) -- Fox is pulling the plug on `` Almost Human . '' The robot cop drama will not return for a second season . 'The Following ' post-mortem : EP on who 's REALLY dead . `` Almost Human '' starred Karl Urban and Michael Ealy as two cops , at least one a robot , who fought crime in the future . The freshman drama struggled in the ratings on Monday nights , where the last few episodes averaged about 5.6 million viewers and a mere 1.5 rating among adults 18-49 in the overnight numbers . Tricia Helfer to star in new Syfy space drama . The somewhat similarly premised CBS freshman drama series `` Intelligence , '' which stars Josh Holloway as a crime fighter with a cyber-wired brain , is still on the bubble for a renewal after likewise struggling on Mondays this season . The decision came down on the same day `` Almost Human '' executive producer J.J. Abrams announced the cast for one of his other sci-fi projects , `` Star Wars : Episode VII . '' See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Fox has pulled the plug on `` Almost Human '' The freshman robot cop drama starred Karl Urban and Michael Ealy . It struggled in ratings on Monday nights .