After just three weeks on the air, new television show “The Book of Daniel” has been pulled from the NBC schedule, due to massive criticism from media and television viewers across the U.S. for its "edgy" content.

“Daniel”, which stars 46-year-old Aidan Quinn as the Reverend David Webster, has drawn criticism for the “edgy” behavior of the Webster family, which includes a homosexual son, a pot-dealing daughter, and an alcoholic wife. The show has drawn controversy over its “morally bankrupt” characters and it’s portrayal of Jesus Christ as a, “wimpy, white-robed visitor who cares little about evil, addictions and perversity,” according to a statement released by Focus on the Family.

Jack Kenny, the program’s writer and producer, said that he never intended to, “poke fun at Jesus,” saying that the show’s characters “believe in God...[and] believe in Christ as their savior,” according to Religion News Service

Since the airing on January 6, the show sank steadily in the Nielsens in its two subsequent broadcasts. Nine affiliates, including stations in Nashville, Tennessee, Little Rock, Arkansas and Terre Haute, Indiana, refused to air at least some episodes of the show.

NBC has scheduled no further episodes beyond last Friday's telecast, and the drama, originally slated to air until February as an eight-part limited series, is not expected to return to the airwaves, network insiders said.

NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly expressed his disappointment with the ratings of “Daniel” on Sunday to a gathering of TV critics and that "it's been tough sledding on the advertising front."

Furthermore, "Daniel" was far from Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion of the Christ," which inspired Reilly to develop the show, according to Reuters.

The show averaged just 7.6 million viewers overall in its first three weeks. By comparison, NBC's most watched show this season, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," draws about 14.6 million viewers.