Martha Stewart just doesn't fit in

NBC announced that "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart" will not be renewed for another season.

With the buzz concerning Stewart's release from prison "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart" was heavily promoted as part of NBC's fall schedule. However, right from the start, the show did not bring in the expected number of viewers executive producer Mark Burnett had hoped for.

However, both NBC and Burnett said Monday that the mediocre ratings had nothing to do with the short run.

"The plan from the very beginning was to produce only one cycle of the show," NBC said in a statement. And according to Stewart's company, "doing a second round of "The Apprentice" would have conflicted with the ongoing production of her new daytime show "Martha" which launched Sept. 12th."

The show will end December 21st with a two hour finale.