Lucky Louie: HBO Series Cancelled But is There Hope?
Lucky Louie, the multi-camera comedy series starring and written by Emmy-winning writer-producer Louis C.K., has been cancelled by HBO after one season. Though they’ve had great success with single-camera shows like Entourage and Curb Your Enthusiasm, Lucky Louie was a more traditionally shot sitcom and utilized multiple cameras in front of a studio audience (a format created by actor-director-producer Desi Arnaz for I Love Lucy). In content, the show however was anything but traditional and has inspired a devote (though small) audience. Described as a bluntly realistic portrayal of family life, the show drew an average of 1.3 million viewers a week, losing about a million viewers from its Entourage lead-in.
There are no hard feelings at HBO. Following the cancellation notice, HBO Entertainment Chief Carolyn Strauss issued a statement saying, “Louis is an incredible talent and a wonderful partner. We loved trying our first multi-camera show with him, and we look forward to other projects with Louis in the future.”
But Louis and fans aren’t prepared to let the show die just yet. On his official website, Louis had initially expressed interest in bringing the Lucky Louie series to another network. He has rethought that and now asks fans to rally together and to contact HBO to encourage them to change their mind and order a second season. Could that work? Hard to say. HBO was recently deluged with similar requests to renew the popular Deadwood series and the result was plans for a pair of two-hour movies that will conclude the western series.
The last original first-season episode of Lucky Louie aired on August 27, 2006. The series is expected to be rerun on HBO starting on October 16, 2006. Will there be a second season? Time will tell. Stay tuned! 
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June 30th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
I wish you would bring Lucky Kouie back! I loved the show, own the series and lots of my friends do also!! PLEASE BRING BACK KUCKY LOUIE!!! That was a real funny show
June 18th, 2009 at 10:52 am
HBO needs to realize they are a ship and the ship is bieng held up by the show! and the ship should be soaring buddy! Soaring in a sea of whats next!
February 7th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
IT IS SUCH A SHAME THAT THIS SHOW WAS CANCELLED IT WAS SO DAMN FUNNY AND I NEVER EVER HAVE LAUGHED LIKE THAT FROM WATCHING A SITCOM WHAT A WASTE
April 29th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
God I miss this show…HBO is a bunch of morons for letting this one go
April 10th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
THIS SEASON IS A CLASSIC
March 6th, 2008 at 1:52 am
one word….TRAGEDY
how stupid can a network be?
September 11th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
HBO will regret doing this. What a dumbass move The show would have become an hbo classoc
August 28th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
WHAT A WASTE OF A GREAT SHOW…AS A YOUNG COUPLE WITH A 4 YR OLD LITTLE GIRL ME AND MY HUSBAND FOUND THIS EXTREMELY ENTERTAINING. I THINK THIS SHOW WOULD HAVE DONE SO MUCH BETTER WITH MORE ADVERTISING. WE PURCHASED THE FIRST SEASON ON DVD AND ARE TRULY UPSET THAT THE SHOW WON’T BE RETURNING. I WORK FOR A CABLE COMPANY AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THE SHOW ADVERTISED. I WOULD CANCEL MY HBO IF IT WERE NOT COMPLIMENTARY.
June 2nd, 2007 at 8:16 am
I was disapointed when I heard that Louie was comming back….What a shame.