NBC's Monday night drama The Black Donnellys will have its last outing on April 16, having lasted just eight episodes, the network has indicated.

The gritty fare from Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, which follows four young Irish-American brothers involved in New York City organised crime, has performed poorly in the ratings despite strong lead-in numbers from shows such as Deal or No Deal.

NBC has indicated that starting April 23, The Real Wedding Crashers - a hidden-camera reality show based on the similarly-titled movie - will air in the slot, and no announcements regarding Donnellys have been forthcoming.

The Black Donnellys was picked up in the UK by ITV.