Low Ratings and Cancellation
Outlaws was considered a "high concept" series, mixing three separate genres - time travel, the Western, and a detective series. After very high ratings for the series pilot, Outlaws aired its regular episodes on Saturday nights, which at that time was the lowest watched night of broadcast television. Eventually the series was taken off the air for weeks at a time, and its final episode aired with virtually no promotion at all.
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