For the last couple of weeks, the ID network hasn’t shown the new episodes of James Ellroy’s LA: City of Demons. The speculation about the reason has been identified, it was canceled:
Mr. Ellroy’s early January tour was part of his selling of “James Ellroy’s LA: City of Demons,” a television series that aired on cable’s Investigation Discovery until it was canceled last week midway through its run due to low ratings. The series recounted Los Angeles crime stories, many from the 1940s and 1950s, through re-creations, interviews and Mr. Ellroy’s barked, almost yelling-at-the-audience narration. A talking, animated dog named Barko appeared in some segments with Mr. Ellroy, but the less said about Barko, the better.
But there is some hope for it coming back:
According to Investigation Discovery, the show was pulled due to low ratings but will hopefully be relaunched at another point: “We fully stand behind the strength and uniqueness of the show though and are hoping to find a new home for it later this year,” a spokeswoman said.
or the 
) and Ellroy’s mother’s murder (as well as a couple recent murders) and Ellroy is off from there with Lana Turner, Confidential Magazine, LA Police, LA Gangs and a whole lot of other things you only read about in Ellroy’s LA Quartet (and you did read them didn’t you?).