A couple weeks ago, FOX shifted their low-rated Rake series to Friday nights. Now, the show is on the move again.
Rake follows a lawyer (Greg Kinnear) who tries to do good but just can’t seem to get beyond his numerous addictions that cause him so much trouble. The cast also includes John Ortiz, Necar Zadegan, Bojana Novakovic, David Harbour, Tara Summers, Miranda Otto, and Ian Colletti.
The series is being replaced by Kitchen Nightmares as of this Friday night. A rerun of the Gordon Ramsay series will lead into the one-hour series finale of Raising Hope at 9pm. Season six of Nightmares kicks off on April 11th.
Back-to-back episodes of Rake will air on Saturday, April 5th, starting at 8pm. That will leave one episode unaired — the sixth installment produced, titled “Mammophile.” No word on when or if that will see the light of day.
One thing is clear however. Despite the fact that FOX hasn’t cancelled it yet, there’s no way that Rake will be returning for a second season.
What do you think? Have you been watching the Rake TV series? Why do you think it hasn’t caught on?
Fox would be making a huge mistake giving up on this show. By far one of the better shows I have seen on T.v in a while. Greg Kinnear nails this roll and the rest of the cast is great around him. This show has so much potential to be carried on for a at least 2 more seasons. Fox you have a diamond in the ruff… Nothing wrong with this show but the time it’s been on. You will regret giving up on this.
I wasn’t with it at first, but each episode got better and better. It’s not a show that will hook you in one sitting. I got to know the characters and the theme and now love this show. Please give this series a chance, and promote it more!
Having been an avid fan of Greg Kinnear , having
Said that – the show is Trash !! It was funny
At first with the poor image and misguided
Indulgences ; however , the writers obviously
Decided to put everything abominable in the show
And push the envelope hoping everyone would
Embrace it ! Too bad for Greg to waste his talent
On trash and absurdity – he is too good of an actor
For this pay check !! Stick to quality shows Greg , you
Are better than this !
Thankfully, Jan, you’re in the 1% minority. Read the comments. The majority of us love this show & especially Greg’s role in it.
I love this show! I think they should air repeats over the summer on a decent night and see if it finds an audience and give it another season-so much better than most of what is on TV!
Rake is a clever written and funny show that takes on serious problems and shows there are solutions. The sub plots are really good and I am so sorry Rake is going off. I guess it is too intelligent for our society!!!! Look who they voted in as President.
Agreed, Tom.
A very clever and entertaining show and I would love to see a second series. Who wants to watch Gordon Ramsey bleeting and gobbing off at people, its old and tired, get rid of that Fox!!
I thoroughly enjoy this show..Greg Kinnear is terrific. Such a unique character and a show that is different than ALL the other crime shows Please don’t cancel. Give this show a better time slot and a chance to grow.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT CANCEL RAKE
ITS ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS ON TV.
WE LOVE IT
Great show. Great characters. Closest subject matter to something on FX or premium channels. Pretty the lead in with AI was part of the problem.
Love Rake. Please do not cancel!!! This show will has an audience and needs more promotion.
My wife & I love this show. So smart & clever. We were hooked from day 1. Please do not cancel.
Love this show. It’s funny with a great story line. Greg Kinnear is so good, I an totally hooked on this show. I would hate to see such a great show cancelled.
This is a good show, that’s why it’s going to be cancelled. That’s why i don’t even bother with much tv anymore.
Completely agree. I swear it is like every show that I find out about and start to watch and really like gets cancelled as soon as I find out about it and start to like it. EVERY SHOW. Yet they keep some of the stupidest stuff that I don’t even know how it made it to TV to start with. It’s pathetic. I agree, I don’t even know why I have TV any more it’s all just a huge disappointment.
This show is witty and fun, and so different. The fact that they are moving it from its regular day of the week is the kiss of death. They did the same to Firefly. A lot of people watch this on Hulu like I do so Fox doesn’t really know the real audience that this show has.
Please do not cancel Rake! This show is fresh , funny& very very well written!! Fox should be ashamed of itself for shuffling it around like a chess piece & not promoting it before it even aired!!