Lifetime hasn’t renewed Army Wives for a seventh season but has instead ordered 10 additional episodes for season six. The cable channel initially ordered 13 episodes last May and has now increased that number to 23 installments. Prior to this, the drama’s biggest season order has been 19 episodes.
According to Deadline, the cast and crew are currently filming the sixth season and this move will keep them in continuous production. Army Wives and Drop Dead Diva are the cable channel’s strongest shows and they understandably want to keep them going until they can launch other successful series. Last summer’s new dramas — The Protector and Against The Wall — weren’t big performers. One was cancelled and the other hasn’t been renewed yet.
The original Army Wives actors’ salaries expire at the end of the sixth season. By tacking on additional episodes, Lifetime doesn’t have to renegotiate with them to get more installments. The cable channel is supposedly offering each of the leads an increase of $10,000 per episode, far less than what they’d get if their contracts were renegotiated. The longer season will likely be broken up into two parts.
The cast and crew were expected to wrap season six by February which would have allowed the actors time to audition for new pilots. With Lifetime ordering 10 more episodes, pilot season will be long passed by the time they’re available. Sally Pressman has a holding deal with NBC that will have to be pushed back and Catherine Bell had been fielding offers from networks for new pilots.
It’s been suspected that season six is the show’s last. If that’s indeed true, Lifetime is getting as many episodes as they can out of the cast without having to renegotiate and increase their talent costs.
What do you think? Will there be a seventh season or is season six the end? How long should Army Wives go on?
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i live in the uk and we love army wives over here to unfortunatley we lost out after season 3 but i have kept up online and will be gutted if there is no season 7
noooooooooo dont take the show off….there are so few good shows and this is one of them along with Drop Dead Diva.
Cancel Army Wives??? Why? It’s a great show. With all the other junk on TV it’s the one show I really look forward to. Please, reconsider!
No! It cannot end!
You need to keep it for another season. A great show. Gives a lot of support to our military spouses and families. Especially at a time of war.
are you guys crazy that show is the best thing that has ever happened to lifetime and i think you are nuts for canceling it. my daddy always said if it aint broke dont fix it. i will never watch lifetime again you can bank in that.
My whole family watches and loves Army Wives. We can’t understand if Army Wives is one of the best Lifetime has to offer why they won’t pay the additional salaries of the leads and keep it going. This is the best show we have seen on Lifetime and it should continue!!!!!
PLEASE KEEP ARMY WIVES!!!!! I LOVE THE SHOW!
But seriously, keep Army Wives for a seventh season! It’s my favorite show on TV and the only one I watch religiously. I’ve been dedicated to the show since season one and I’ll cry if there isn’t a seventh season
Please keep Army Wives on the best show on television……I have been watching this show from the beginning I am a number 1 fan of this show……PLEASE KEEP ARMY WIVES……
I love army wives. I miss the episodes where thewomen are a close-knit
Family unit instead of each of of them fending for themselves.
Please bring them back. It is different without character Claudia Joy
On the show; not as cohesive.
This is an amazing show!!! Please bring it back for another season!!!!!
This is one of the best shows on TV and I look forward to it every Sunday Night. I know I am not the only one who enjoys watching the cast. I say the actors are worth every penny for their performances. Please do not take this show away.
Please keep Army Wives
Please keep Army Wives!!!! It is the only show I love it!
I love army wives !!!! One of my favorite shows !!! Don’t cancel