After a disappointing run on ABC, the network announced that they were cancelling The Goode Family. It turns out the show’s creators aren’t ready to throw in the towel just yet.
The Goode Family is an animated series from King of the Hill’s Mike Judge, David Krinsky, and John Altschuler. Featuring the voice talents of Judge, Brian Doyle Murray, Dave Herman, Linda Cardellini, and Nancy Carell, the sitcom follows a working-class family who find it difficult to live politically-correct lives.
The show debuted to low ratings (3.93 million and a 1.6/5 in the 18-49 demo) on May 27th and was shuffled off to Friday nights after three episodes. In its new timeslot, The Goode Family’s viewership dropped even further and averaged a little more than a million viewers each week. It came as little surprise when ABC officially cancelled the show the day after the season finale aired.
The creators of the show aren’t ready to give up on a second season though. Just prior to the cancellation, they wrote to their fans, “The fact that our number of viewers has grown steadily without any network promotion is heartening, especially since DVR hits aren’t counted in the summer. If you like the show, please spread the word. Because of your interest The Goode Family has a shot to live on.”
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Later that day, Altschuler followed up with “We will keep you posted as soon as the re-launch of the show is nailed down. We look forward to a decent time slot and some promotion so people get a better chance at seeing it.”
At the time, it seemed as if there were plans to continue the show on ABC. But, after the cancellation news came out, a message from Krinsky and Altschuler made it clear that they have another venue in mind.
They wrote, “That was our first season. We will let all of you know as soon as we have our new network and time slot. A lot of people have asked how they can see episodes they missed and we will try and find an answer. This show has been the most creatively satisfying thing we have ever done and we look forward to continuing it.”
Could The Goode Family truly find new life on a cable channel like Comedy Central or Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim? Should it? Would you change it in some way? What do you think?
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Me&my family loved watching the goodes and would love to watch more. Please make more season series.
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THE GOODE FAMILY IS THE BEST SHOW EVER AND WHOEVER DECIDED TO TAKE IT OF THE AIR IS A ******* ****** THAT NEEDS TO BE FIRED IMMEDIATELY!!!
I was EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED when I learned that there wasn’t a second season. Biggest bummer of my life. It needs to be put on a tv network where the viewers arent retards because whatever network they aired it on wasnt the right one.
I WANT MORE OF THIS SHOW SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD YOU DONT EVEN KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3
This show just wasn’t that good. A few laughs, but other than that I haven’t been that impressed. It’s not a bad show, but I can’t say it’s good. I like the idea, but it seems like the creators come up short when it comes to delivering clever comedy rather than trite observations.
Never the less, I’d still like to see them try at another season. Many other shows that I like started out lousy, so I’m hoping The Goode Family can pick itself up.