I read this article in today's Sun:
Bad Girls to be killed off
By SARA NATHAN
TV Editor
BAD Girls is being axed after ratings slumped, TV Biz can reveal today.
ITV bosses had been on the brink of dumping the prison drama for weeks — now insiders have admitted: “It’s finished.”
The show will end after the current eighth series, but production firm Shed already has a new prime-time drama to replace it.
Rock Rivals — billed as a cross between the X Factor and Footballers’ Wives — is about two warring record labels run by an ex-husband and wife. An ITV source said: “There’s lots of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.”
A pilot is being filmed and the series is set to start next autumn.
Bad Girls began in 1999 and has shocked viewers with lesbian romps, drug taking and violent bullying.
The show was recently dealt a blow when sexy Danielle Brent quit her role as bitchy Natalie.
ITV boss Simon Shaps insisted last night: “Absolutely no decision has been taken about the future of Bad Girls — and won’t be until after this series ends when we can sit down and assess its performance in total context.”