Nathan Corddry says he and his co-stars on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" were relieved to hear NBC ordered a full season of their drama.

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Rumors circulated last fall that the how would be axed due to disappointing ratings.

"We're thankful that NBC didn't pull the plug a couple of months ago," Corddry said in New York while promoting his new animated film, "Arthur and the Invisibles."

"Thank God we still have jobs and we're kind of playing with the house money now. We have nine episodes to go and (are) praying that the numbers improve and we can come back for a second season," he added. "But there was definitely a dark cloud hanging over the show for those couple of weeks when, I think, Drudge reported it first and then Fox News picked it up that it was going to be canceled."