TV bosses in America have cancelled Jason Lee's cop drama Memphis Beat after just two seasons.

The show, which stars My Name Is Earl actor Lee as a police detective in Memphis, Tennessee, drew four million viewers when it debuted on the TNT network last year.

However, the program's ratings plummeted when the second season kicked off in June, and TV chiefs have decided not to bring it back for a third run, according to Variety.com.

TNT's Southern cop series Memphis Beat just kicked off its second season yesterday. To get the dish on what's coming along, I sat down with star Sam Hennings, who plays Charlie "Whitehead" White, the veteran partner of Dwight Hendricks (Jason Lee). Here's what Sam had to say about the new season and his impressive career (which spans longer than my entire life!).

Tell us about where your character is headed this upcoming season.

The whole season is such a richer bouquet from last [season]. The first year is such a growing issue - figuring out who's who and what works and what doe...

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