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NBC is reportedly not continuing its new series based on its hit program 鈥淐oach.鈥�

The network had previously ordered 13 episodes of a new show set in the universe of the show 鈥淐oach,鈥� which ran from 1989 to 1997 and starred Craig T. Nelson as a coach on a college football team.聽

On the new show, Nelson鈥檚 character Hayden Fox was going to return to coaching but be an assistant coach to his now-adult son. Barry Kemp, the creator of the original show, was set to return as a writer and executive producer and Nelson was on board.

There were reportedly between NBC and those behind the show and some felt the show felt too old-fashioned. However, those who created the show are reportedly offering it to other networks and streaming services, so a new 鈥淐oach鈥� show may still pop up elsewhere.聽

New versions or extensions of hit shows are extremely popular right now, with NBC also debuting new episodes set in the world of its show 鈥淗eroes鈥� this fall and Fox airing six episodes of its show 鈥淭he X-Files鈥� as well as planning a new take on its mid-2000s hit 鈥淧rison Break.鈥�

But there鈥檚 always the danger that audiences can feel like they鈥檝e seen all this before if a new show is revived. NBC has had trouble before with bringing back network stars for new programs, with such shows as 鈥淭he Michael J. Fox Show鈥� and 鈥淪ean Saves the World,鈥� starring Fox and 鈥淲ill and Grace鈥� actor Sean Hayes, respectively, both being canceled after one season, showing that just bringing back big names won鈥檛 bring in viewers if the material isn鈥檛 there. Networks have to provide enough of a new spin to entice fans, and if the new 鈥淐oach鈥� show was too old-fashioned, as some reportedly felt, then perhaps the show just felt like a retread, which is a label all the upcoming new versions of shows are trying to escape.

If too many of these new shows are labeled too familiar, networks may stay away from reboots and bringing back old shows in the future.聽