It doesn’t come as a big surprise considering the ratings of late but FOX has announced that they’re cancelling Prison Break after four seasons. Will there be a conclusion to this high-suspense series?
Prison Break follows Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), a young structural engineer whose half-brother (Dominic Purcell) has been framed and incarcerated for murder. To save his brother’s life, Michael concocts a detailed plan to have himself sent to prison and then to free both of them. Along the way, they realize they’re involved in a far-reaching conspiracy with dire consequences for all around them. The rest of the show’s large cast has also included Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Wade Williams, Sarah Wayne Callies, William Fichtner, Paul Adelstein, Marshall Allman, Rockmond Dunbar, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, Robin Tunney, Stacy Keach, Leon Russom, Phillip Edward Van Lear, Peter Stormare, Muse Watson, and Patricia Wettig.
The FOX drama debuted on August 29, 2005 to solid ratings of over 10.5 million viewers and a healthy number of 18-49 viewers. Prison’s first season finished with an average audience of 12.1 million. The second season declined a bit with an average of 10.1 million viewers. Season three dropped further to 8.2 million and the current season has averaged just 6.1 million viewers.
Based on the year four numbers to date, many have suspected that this season would be the drama’s last. Prison was missing from the midseason schedule and the network said it wouldn’t return until at least Spring. A spin-off had been in the works in 2007 but, with Prison’s declining numbers, those plans were put on hold.
Today, FOX announced that Prison would be ending after four seasons. FOX president Kevin Reilly said, “Prison Break had a hell of a run, but the run has ended. This will be the last year of the show.” Reilly claims that the decision wasn’t mandated by ratings but rather by the show’s storyline. He said, “The show has just played out. You get to a point creatively where you feel all the stories have been told, and you want to end strong and not gimp out in the end of the season.”
As longtime fans are well aware, Prison has plenty of ongoing and unresolved storylines. In November, the show’s writers pitched the network with the possibility of extending the season by two episodes. The idea was originally envisioned as a way to make up for the abbreviated season three (because of the writers strike). Now, they may be used to wrap things up.
The final six of Prison’s season four episodes are scheduled to kick off on Friday, April 17th. It’ll be taking over the timeslot of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles when that’s finished completing its sophomore year.
Reilly says that the network is contemplating ordering a couple more installments to finish out the show. Of the producers’ story ideas to wrap the series, Reilly said, “They have a really cool ending, actually. I know where they end, and it’s a hell of an idea.”
Apparently, those additional episodes aren’t a done deal yet. Hopefully the network will decide to pay a little extra so that we can actually see the ending that the producers want to do. After four years of watching Linc and Michael run, will viewers be satisfied with how the story ends?
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THIS TV SHOW IS AWSOME AND I CANT BELIEVE THEIR STOPPING IT COME ON WENWORTH MILLER DOMINIC PURCELL SARA WAINE COLLINS AMAURY NOLLASCO WILLIAM FITCHNER MARSHALL ALLMANS WADE WILLIAMS THEIR ALL AWESOME PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT FINISH IT MAKE MORE SEASONS ALSO WHY DID MICHAEL HAD TO DIE COME ON FOX NEWS PLEASE DON`T
THOSE PEOPLE THAT I JUST WROTE ARE AWSOME AND THEY SHOULD THINK ABOUT IT IM THE ONE THAT WROTE THE NOTE ON THIS NOTES TOP
I am wonder to know for sure it will be 5 season of prison break, just a little question, please, please, please, please give me that answer, i will be very happy a lot.
thank you a head!!!
what was the question you sent me
I have a question for the admin here! What is the possibility that there will be a season 5??i really love this show and i would really want to see what happens and so do alot of people here! Please!
@Rita: No, the cast and crew have all moved on to other projects. Sorry.
are u really sure it’s OVER??????????????????????
So tbere is no way at all?? Well that sucks! But can u at least please tell me if michral dies or not?
So well then what is gonna happen
this is all abit weird if they are not doing another series because Michael Scofield didnt die he was hiding i saw the trailer and it has said that there is a series 5 but when ?
i really do think they sholud bring it back so many people will be happy
I have a question for the administration why won’t they make season5 all those great actors are waste with out prison break why won’t they make another season what was that final break it was the season4s last episodes what the actors got tired I know it was the viewer problame 16mil 12mil 8mil 6mil I hope u guys get this message because I am very dissapointed
Fox please bring back prison break, it was the BEST show on t.v. When you think about it all of those great actors are now no more. I hope you do something about it because i gaurentee that prison break will bring 10 million plus people back to watch it every week. Please please read some comments from people posting onto this wall and in the prison break polls, and you will all at fox realise how many people want prison back, thanks!
I am soo disapointed with the ending when he dies!!! I even cried!! i couldnt believe it! Then i saw the trailors and immedietly started looking it up and hoping because i would be the first person to buy! My mother even loves this show and we both were dissapointed, we are planing on watching season 5 every week if they make it! A bunch of my family even watches it! If season five comes out we are planning on buying all five movies! I REALLY AND TRULY HOOPE PRISON BREAK HAS A SEASON 5!!! p.s. We hope Michael isnt dead but hiding!
Sincerely I<3 Prison Break!! ♥
Please fox. This show was amazing. I even got emotionally attatched to this show, I felt as if I had left reality. Please. Bring It Back.
This show is wayyy to good to cancel so soon, it has the talent to have 14 seasons, please bring it back!!!!! Bring it back!!!! Bring it back!!!!!!!!!!!! Fox!!!
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