Though Eureka remains one of Syfy’s most popular TV series, the cable channel cancelled it earlier this week. What’s even more perplexing is that Syfy announced that Eureka had been renewed for an abbreviated sixth season last week. They even issued a statement to assure viewers that they hoped to continue the show beyond that. Why was it cancelled?
Eureka executive producer Amy Berg shed some light on the move via Twitter, indicating that Syfy didn’t want to cancel the show but financially, Comcast mandated it. She said, “We are the network’s golden child in every way, except profit margins. Fact is, #Eureka is an expensive show to make. And we could not maintain the quality of our show with the cuts it would take to make us profitable for Syfy’s new parent company. Our creative execs at Syfy fought hard to keep us. Trust me, they LOVE us. We just couldn’t make the numbers work.”
The cast and crew were in the midst of filming the end of season five when the cancellation news came down. With such short notice, it seemed unlikely that they would be able to bring the show to a satisfying conclusion with such short notice.
Thankfully, Syfy has now ordered one additional episode so that, as Berg puts it, “we can end the series on our terms.” She indicated that she’s working on the series finale and it will be shot the week of the 21st.
For those keeping count, this means that there are 19 episodes of Eureka left; five more for this season and 14 for season five.
What do you think? Are you glad to hear there will be a true series finale? How would you like to see the show end?
Image courtesy Syfy.
If cancelling viewer favorites is purely an economic issue, why don’t you run profitable infomercials on Saturday nights instead of the paying to produce those grade Z embarrassingly awful movies you put on. Seriously, they’re the best reason I ever seen to shut of the set and read a good book.
The comments by anonymous, hit the nail on the head.
Eureka has the potential to follow star trek.
Success will come from following the publics opinion.
Stop allowing bean counters to dicatate; get some balls
What shame SYFY will lose two more viewers withe loss of EUREKA. Eureka was there best show.
i really like this show.DON’T CANCEL!!!! this show was different it was something beside detective or REALITY shows. i am so sick of reality shows before long viewers aren’t going to have a choice that’s all that will be on. they will find any reason for a realty show. most of them are just STUPID! please tell me you aren’t replacing it with reality if so i think i’m done with syfy channel. don’t cancel what the viewers want, a variety.
I’ve watched Eureka from the beginning and have enjoyed the series. The characters have grown and the story has progressed. I also look at it as a warning to the scientific comunity to be sure they know the possible side effects of their research before delvng into unknown territory. I will definitely miss it when it’s gone. I’m also one who remembers the original Star Trek and I watched the first show in black & white. And I do not like most so called “reality” shows that are mostly anything but reality. Besides I live in reality and I get… Read more »
Plz send the show to usa or tnt or a local net work so the show can b continued I don’t mind reruns of the show but I want to c the show continue for more seasons. The show is awsome and it sucks that they think it has to go cause they think they have money issues get rid of the reality crap cause no one watches and if they do its because nothings good on plz try this and let’s hope it helps http://m.facebook.com/messages/read/?tid=id.416022741764322#!/profile.php?id=290499597630383&__user=1032004261
I think its stupid that they are cutting the show its a great show I don’t c how its not making enough money. They should really keep its great I and my husband love the show and would really love it if they kept it going. Eureka is one og my favorit shows that’s currently number one please fine away to keep the show going
why cancel a show everyone enjoys. then they put some stupid reality show on that sucks. it has a meaningful story line that theaudience can relate to on many different levels.this shows that people are intellectual,and knows a good show when they see one.
I just started getting into sci-fi because of netflix but its bitter-sweet when you get into shows like Caprica, SGU AND Eureka to see these amazing shows are all cancelled or on their way out.
for some reason they did not accept my post here is a second try whoever is responsible for it being cancelled is using poor judgement nbc used extremely poor judgement when they cancelled the original star trek fans world wide wrote letters of protest about 500,000 a day went to nbc various governments in behalf of their people wrote to the state department who talked to nbc and helped them realize their mistake it was put back on and is still showing in reruns 40 years later hopefully the powers that cancelled it will get a wakeup call and realize… Read more »
this is just another case of bureaucratic stupidity they cancel all the good shows and put more garbage on that no one will watch nbc made that mistake with the original star trek until fans and governments al over the planet sent nbc a message put it back on or else 500,000 letters a day to nbc to complain and a few irate governments contacted the state dept to put pressure on nbc who finally realized they made a major mistake and put it back on the air and it is still on 40 years later in reruns of course… Read more »
Bull ****… Bring back eureka or Atleast have a sixth season.. Just like fire fly messed up.. George Lucas please save eureka
Eureka was great Science Ftction. I liked the show enough to watch it. I rarely watch current shows and I dislike “reality shows”. Well, back to NETFLIX for me. 1st, STAR TREK. Then, DROP DEAD TED. Now, EUREKA. Like Mr. Roddenberry said, “too cerebral” for us , the viewing audience.
WON’T BE WATCHING SYFY ANYMORE. NOTHING GOOD LEFT AFTER EUREKA GOES. WHAT A SHAME.
i really love this show i just started watching so i had to show the other seasons and it is great i wish it need not have to be canceled i will really miss it. i hope that jo and zan are finally together in the last epoisodes as well as allison and carter