Jerry O'Connell and Portia De Rossi's reboot of classic TV show The Munsters has officially been axed despite drawing millions of viewers over Halloween.

The cult 1960s series was revived as Mockingbird Lane starring O'Connell as Herman Munster, De Rossi as his vampire bride Lily, and Eddie Izzard as Grandpa Munster.

However, bosses at NBC had a mixed reaction to the finished product and put the sitcom on the back burner.

They aired the pilot episode as a Halloween special in October, drawing more than 5.4 million viewers, but TV executives have now decided to axe the project for good...

"Mockingbird Lane" is a remake of the classic 1960s comedy "The Munsters" and will air tonight on NBC. The network touts it as "a visually spectacular one-hour drama with a darker edge and tone."

Jerry O'Connell stars as Herman Munster, Portia de Rossi plays his wife Lily, Eddie Izzard is Grandpa, Mason Cook stars as Eddie, and Charity Wakefield is "normal" cousin Marilyn.

The special centers on teenager Eddie realizes he's more than he seems when hair starts growing all of his body during the full moon.

The Halloween special was originally intended to become a series. It's from Bry...