New Amsterdam: FOX Cancels Immortal Show
FOX has decided to cut short the run of New Amsterdam, the dramatic TV show about an immortal cop from the Big Apple.
The series has had a rough ride at the network. Amsterdam was initially scheduled for Fall 2007 but was pushed back to mid-season. On top of that, FOX cut its episode order from 13 to eight episodes.
On the positive side, the series was scheduled for an unpopular Friday night timeslot but was ultimately given a shot on Monday nights.
Amsterdam’s season average of 8.34 million weekly viewers isn’t great but it certainly outperformed and outlasted Canterbury’s Law.
Though FOX considered continuing the story of John Amsterdam (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) for another year, the network ultimately decided his story had come to an end. Still, Amsterdam executive producer David Manson hopes that the series will live on and find a new home on another network. Will that happen? Stay tuned! 
35. Jennifer said,
another Fox show I loved bites the dust………this is the 2nd Fox series that had me reeled in waiting for more to unfold…….at least with this show it wasn’t supposed to have an actual “ending” like when Reunion was cancelled leaving everyone hanging as to who did it………3 years later and I am still awaiting an actual ending……they could have at least gave us a finale show so we knew how it actually ended. I am tired of Watching the Fox network because you never know when your favorite show will be canned and then leaving us hanging……but then again that is what this network does…….Why even bother with a new show at all if you are only going to give it 8 episodes?? Sounds like such a waste of time and money on everyone’s part. I can’t imagine how the actor’s in these series feel……..blow smoke up their tushes and then pull the rug out from underneath them, but then again you still have a job at the end of the day don’t you big executive’s, you don’t care if those underneath you have a job or not any longer as long as it suits you? Well I say can the executives and get someone who actually gives a shite about their audience…….maybe if you promoted it better and put it in a decent time slot it would have faired much better……it takes money to make money and you never even tried to make this one work……..how many other shows are you going to start and then never see them through??
34. Cinderella in Piscataway said,
Yet another plea for a network with a programming exec who has a 2-digit IQ to pick up New Amsterdam, give it a decent time slot and promote it ! How are ratings determined anyhow - by polling gerbils?
33. Sandy said,
I loved the show. I loved how it gave the history of NYC mixed into everyday life of John Amsterdam.
Give the show a break, mid season placement, short run, not really well advertised. I too love HOUSE but I love NEW AMSTERDAM. It was interest mingling of crime and history. I found it interesting how they mixed the history of NYC and of John together. It wasn’t just a cop show, it was so much more.
Please reconsider or let someone else pick it up.
32. Denise said,
I cant belive that this great show was cancelled. I really “over” reality TV shows. Thanks FOX for making TV not even worth watching anymore.
31. Katie said,
This news really is quite crushing. I knew it didn’t have a huge fan base yet - being brought up mid-season and all didn’t help much. But to find out it was canceled just ruined my day. I didn’t discover the show until later on, and because of work I had to watch it online, but the second I could I would watch each episode and New Amsterdam quite quickly, and unexpectedly, climbed to the very top of my favorite shows list. Yes, it was my favorite show of fall ‘07, and easily one of my favorite shows of all time. Competing with legends and big names like the old Twilight Zone series and House MD. At least Life didn’t get canceled, because that show is also very great.
30. The Fox executive idiots said,
We truly are idiots. This was a great show and well received. With a little more time, it would have had 10-20 million viewers. Hopefully another network, with intelligent executive producers who know what to do with a potentially highly watched series, will pick this series up.
Get the message, somebody please pick this show up! It was GREAT!!!!!!!
29. Terry said,
What can be done to keep this fascinating series on the air?
28. Star said,
New Amsterdam was an awesome show. Each week my family and I would watch it together. I thought it was very well done and loved the storyline, shadows of Highlander, which we all loved as well. Hope someone revives the show for the 8.34 million of us that looked forward to watching New Amsterdam each week.
27. Matt said,
I’ll miss the show…it reminded me of Highlander. Really looked forward to the next season…that’s so bumming.
26. Carol Ingle said,
I did not know that the show had been canceled. My husband and I loved the show. Oh well every show that we like gets the ax.
25. Nef said,
New Amsterdam was the concept for an immortal I have seen since Highlander the series. Hope that it is truly immortal and lives on it’s a great show.
24. Mike said,
This was a great show. Wondered what happened to it. The internet answered the question. Hopefully another network will pick it up.
23. Sherrie said,
Fox lost out when they cancelled that show. I really enjoyed it. It seems that some of the best shows end up getting cancelled. Sad.
22. tim said,
This sucks, i thought it was the best new show on TV. I hope another network is smart enough to give it a chance.
21. Danielle said,
I feel like I was robbed 8/13 show’s! Why not show them all?
Some of us LOVED New Amsterdam… A creative inventive show… wow that’s so bad.. The travel throught the era’s the drama it created the family aspect… I looked forward to each episode… this show brought me back to watching Fox again..
So whatever I don’t need fox but I really did LOVE did I mention LOVE that show.