ABC has pulled Six Degrees from its schedule after it performed poorly in the ratings last Friday.

The J.J. Abrams-created drama had only just returned to the air after a hiatus. Preliminary Nielsen Media Research data from Friday night registered the show as performing particularly badly in the key adults 18-49 demographic on a night where ABC trailed its network rivals in fifth place.

Five episodes of the series - picked up in the UK by ITV - remain unaired.