The CW canceled the Ashton-Kutcher-produced drama after just its second episode, and it’s pretty obvious why. Despite using near-nude models to promote the show, just over one million people watched The Beautiful Life’s most-recent episode last Wednesday. How few people is that? As Variety points out, more people watched a repeat of Magic’s Biggest Secrets Revealed on My Network TV. Yes, there were more viewers interested in learning tricks to perform at a 12-year old’s birthday party than viewers who wanted to see Mischa Barton act.

The show has nothing to blame but itself for its demise; it was scheduled in a great time slot (9pm on a Wednesday night), it was perfectly paired with the network’s most popular show (America’s Next Top Model), and it had tabloid-worthy news going into its debut (Barton’s mental illness). So what went wrong? A few things called acting, writing, and substance.

Anyway, many things happened in so many characters during this episode. Chris is given a second chance by Claudia. Claudia bailed that long haired model from jail (the one who got caught with heroin, sorry still dont have the name).. Misha’s brother was kidnapped, Sonia’s daughter was found out by a paparazzi but she gave him another photo to feast his eyes with..

The ending is still good.. now Chris wont be sleeping on the floor or “We’ll see…” as Misha Barton puts it.

You can watch the beautiful life pilot episode online in streaming video here. Enjoy!