Necessary Roughness cancelled

USA has cancelled 'Necessary Roughness' after three seasons. The USA sports drama will not return for a fourth season. The series, which starred Callie Thorne, showed promise with its debut in summer 2011 but the show didn't prove strong enough in the ratings.

The network released the following statement: "We are proud of this show and its writers, which had a unique ability to address topical subjects before they unfolded in real life on the sports pages. We want to thank Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro, the incredible cast led by Golden Globe nominee Callie Thorne and our partners at Sony Television".