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?
My husband & I enjoyed watching the show. We love the way the humor was injected so unusual, it was so fresh. All the casts were great. Just keep running the rerun until it catches on. I thought it depicted this generations quirky reality that when presented in that context comes out to me really funny.
Rake is one of the wittiest, funniest, sharpest, well-crafted, well-acted, and well-cast shows of the season. It would be a heinous act to take a show that actually challenges a viewer off of the air.
The decision to move Rake without adequately notifying the fans was a sure way to get a show cancelled. I was very disappointed in Fox for doing this. I had to hunt around on the internet to find out why it wasn’t on that Thursday that it had been moved, and then again when they put in on Saturday. I love the show. Fox, you have not given people a chance to tune in. I felt like an idiot after having told friends to watch it on “Thurs. ” nights, and then it wasn’t on! A good show like this… Read more »
Rake is a great show with good stories, and a quality cast? WHO the hell makes these decisions, and WHO are they talking to?
I agree! I enjoy this show!!! I am sick and tired of these reality programs!
I have been reading all these wonderful comments to save Rake for weeks now!! Is someone from Fox also looking at all these?? Will all our efforts to save Rake go unnoticed?? Not to mention all the comments on Rake’s Facebook page…What else can we do?? Where else can we write?? Would love to know that public opinion can actually save and give a show another chance!!!
One of the funniest new shows this year. So disappointed if it gets cancelled. Great acting but sometimes character development takes more than a couple of episodes.
PLEASE go to F.B. and do search for RAKE….it will take you directly to the FOX website and you can make your comments there – maybe it will carry more weight RAKE is my favorite show too.
Really good show!!! but as always since it ‘s not for the ages of Mileys, TSwizzles and JBs… i t\i will cancelled!!! hey there are people older than 20s somethings!!! and those age groups are paying a lot of the services!!!
Great show…….everything my wife and I like gets the boot……..Wake Up FOX!!!!!
I will dearly miss this lovely, smart, funny and wise series. It did not catch on because people are addicted to social media and are losing the ability to focus for one hour on a television drama. Instead more and more people are drawn to shows (reality t.v.) that require a minimum of engagement. People not addicted to social media and able to sit still and focus for one hour recognized what a thoughtful, well written, and hilarious series this is.
I enjoy the show. Greg Kinnear is outstanding.
I love Greg Kinnear, and I loved this show. Very disappointing to see yet another formula standard replace it.:(
DO NOT CANCEL RAKE !!! The only show on Fox with substance and real life events ,if you want to cancel something make it be The Following ,what an unrealistic fairy tale.
Give Rake a chance to find a following , there must be more intelligent watchers out there , advertise and give it a spot for season two and people will watch.
I love this show!!! It’s one of the best on tv. Please keep it on the air.
I Hate Fox for cancelling the tv show Rake…why???????…the show had a little of everything that goes on in real life….a show people can actually relate to had only one season with as it seems no ending….The Show is great..
Don’t cancel Rake. Give it a chance!!!!! My wife and I both enjoyed the show. Fox is replacing it with what? Other than American Idol, which is on the way out, Rake is the only other show that we watched other than Sports.