NBC has decided to cancel its long-running midseason staple, Medium, after five seasons on the air. Do you think Allison DuBois saw it coming?
Medium revolves a wife, mother, and psychic (Patricia Arquette) who uses her abilities to help the local police force. The show also features Miguel Sandoval, Maria Lark, Jake Weber, Sofia Vassilieva, David Cubitt, Miranda Carabello, Tina DiJoseph, John Prosky and Kendahl King.
The drama has been longtime midseason player for the peacock network, starting off in January 2005. Season one averaged almost 14 million viewers. Later seasons have attracted fewer people but the show has remained a good utility player for NBC. This season, the series built on the rapidly declining lead-in audience of Heroes.
But ultimately, the renewal decision came down to dollars and cents. NBC wanted financial cutbacks and a limited episode order. As a result, talks with the show’s studio, CBS TV Studios, stalled last week and NBC has passed on season six.
There is a strong possibility that Medium could move to CBS next season. The show’s already in syndication and the studio would reap big benefits by producing new episodes.
One possible scenario has Medium being placed on CBS’ Friday night schedule, sandwiched between compatible Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs. What do you think of that schedule?
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i am so depressed that the show ended please!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! BRING THIS SHOW..."
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Please, Oh, please, do NOT cancell Medium, it’s my favorite show as well as many of my friends favorite show. Friday’s would be great between Ghost Whisperer and Numbers……keep it going for at least 5 more years, what a story with the daughters coming into their own as well. It’s the best show going!!!!!
Yes it will be a great back to back shows that I love, Ghost Whisperer and numbers with Medium in between. I can’t get enough so please do continue for more seasons.
It sounds good to me. I love all those shows.
I think one facet of the show they dropped the ball on was young allison, those episodes when we saw a young allison hanging out with her friends and learning about how alcohol quietened the voices etc were really interesting and the actor that played the role did a really good job, i almost thought they could have a “young allison series” if not, i agree with another comment earlier about as the show gets along bring the daughters into it more, except marie, is there something wrong with her, how old is she now and she says like 1 word an episode if that, the olsen twins were carrying “full house” at a similar age
If CBS does not pick up Medium, I swear I will be pissed off. I am already pissed off at NBC for canceling the damn show in the first place. They said they never got one fan letter???? I find that hard to believe, but either way, this is my fan letter now. I love medium, and it helps me with my struggling abilities. SO, please please, start a new season.
O, and I love patricia!
I am not surprised by NBC’s decision to cancel an intelligent; think out of the box; a show that casts excellent and talented actors; keep you on your seat story lines….after all “The Office” does that and more (not really)…. I sincerly hope that CBS will pick up the show – put the show where you want CBS, I’ll watch… and a final note for NBC Execs…you are the biggest losers….
CBS would be using their intelligence to pick up Medium and put it between Ghost Whisperer and Numbers. What a great lineup! NBC isn’t using any decent logic to cancel Medium. Go CBS!
Please leave Medium running. It’s a terrific show and it deserves to stay!
I love this show. I’ve been waiting all summer for it’s return.
Medium was always interesting and original. It was also one of the few shows with a ‘familiy ‘ setting. So many others shows are staged as “office, thirty something’–BOOORRRRIINGG.
CBS or some network>>>>pick it up please.
Patricia and the other actors are just excellent and deserve their pay and respect. I also must echo some of the other comments here–’reality ’shows suck and no one stays up in my house for Leno.
Sad to see this was cancelled. I was waiting for it to start up again. Characters seem like people I know. Hope CBS picks it up.
I love this show, which was the only reason I watched this channel. This show is very original and none of the other shows like this. This channel will loose a lot off viewers because of this bad decision.
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