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Looks like Josh is getting evicted. CBS has cancelled its 9JKL TV show, after just one season. In November, the Tiffany Network ordered three additional scripts and subsequently the full episodes, but it seems that’s where the good news ends. It is “effectively cancelled,” according to THR, although the news outlet didn’t bother with any qualifiers in its tweet on the 9JKL cancellation.
A CBS sitcom, 9JKL stars Mark Feuerstein, David Walton, Elliott Gould, Linda Lavin, Liza Lapira, Matt Murray, and Albert Tsai. From creators Dana Klein and Feuerstein — a married couple — this sitcom is loosely inspired by the time they spent living next door to Feuerstein’s family. It centers on newly divorced actor, Josh Roberts (Feuerstein), who moves from LA, back to New York City, to an apartment between those of his parents, Harry and Judy (Gould and Lavin) and his brother Andrew (Walton) and sister-in-law Eve (Lapira).
#LivingBiblically becomes CBS' latest freshman comedy to get the ax – 'Me, Myself and I' and '9JKL' have also been canceled https://t.co/LsEsJqbw8C
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) April 20, 2018
9JKL: A Look at the Ratings
The first season of 9JKL averaged a 0.96 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.29 million viewers. When we sort the 25 scripted CBS TV shows we’re tracking by the demo, 9JKL currently ranks 15th, but drops to 20th place in terms of average total viewers.
CBS Comedies Considered Cancelled
As referenced in the tweet above, yesterday, CBS pulled Living Biblically from the schedule, and it seems to be cancelled, too. Meanwhile, Me, Myself and I has been considered over since early November of 2017.
What do you think? Did you watch the first season of the 9JKL TV series? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for season two on CBS?
So disappointed to see 9JKL was cancelled!! It was refreshing, funny and one of the greatest sitcoms since Seinfeld. I laughed in every episode!! Truly a great comedy. Maybe it was “too clean” and they need sex, drugs and cheating on shows…to bring bad influence to the next generations. Sad to see all these great shows terminated, but keep all these other toxic shows on air. Somethings got to change.
I was so looking forward to second season 9JKL.
I thought this show was hilarious and had a great cast. I think it needed more promoting and a better time slot!
oh come on man, bring it back! i enjoy it so much, it brings purpose to my life
Loved this show! So sad to hear it was cancelled! If can’t compete in its time slot give it a different one. It was funny and loved the characters – hard to find a good sitcom anymore.
9JKL was corny, cute, and a welcome antidote to these turbulent times.
A pleasant 30 minutes one could count on every week. Hey CBS, bring it back !
Why are all these producers and TV show owners so stupid the cancel all the good TV shows and there are only eight on TV for less than 30 minutes please take all these horrible shows keeps them on and makes them our shows you take good Township shows and keep stupid ones on that’s never make anything only thing I should be making it straight into the garbage put 9jkl back on that’s not the only good show that you should be put back on the matter is CBS ABC all these producers in CEOs are morons don’t know… Read more »
This was a great new sitcom. Leave it to the networks to take away good family fun and replace it with more violence. They don’t give sitcoms a chance anymore. Learn from ABC, people do appreciate and watch a good sitcom, and now you’ve murdered another great one with a genius cast. Terrible!!
Bring 9JKL back. It was funny with a likeable cast. I’m disappointed that it was cancelled.