Is it the end of the road for 'The Cape'? The fledgling superhero drama seems to be in serious trouble as NBC has cut the number of episodes for this debut season down from 13 to 10.

Deadline.com reports that falling ratings --this week's episode was a series low -- have forced the network to step in. As the drama is currently wrapping its tenth episode, production will now stop altogether.

The tenth/final episode of 'The Cape' will reportedly air Feb. 28, and after that the Monday 9PM ET time slot will be filled by 'The Event,' returning for the second half of its debut season.

'The Cape' stars David Lyons ('ER'), Summer Glau ('Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles') and Keith David ('Crash'). The story revolves around a police officer who becomes a superhero after he is framed for murder. The pilot episode garnered warm critical reviews, and the series notched up respectable ratings at first.

However, since moving from Sunday to Monday 'The Cape' has been steadily shedding viewers, and Monday night's Episode 5 was down 6 percent on the previous week. Our own Ryan McGee described it as "plodding."

Returning sci fi drama, 'The Event,' has had its own share of problems, and although NBC has placed a full series order of 22 episodes, rumors have persisted that it's also in trouble. However, producers have been reworking aspects of the show during its three-month winter hiatus and have supplemented the original cast with new recurring characters.

'The Cape' airs Mondays, 9PM ET on NBC.
New episodes of 'The Event' are due to air Mondays, 9PM ET on NBC, from March 7.