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 really hope that they do renew for season 7. I really enjoy watching Army Wives, it is my favorite series. It always seems like they cancel the good ones and leave the stupid series running. I know if they cancel I will not be watching anything on the network.
I cant believe Life Time is taking off ARMY WIVES……….This show is great! Lifetime should keep this show on it is one of the best shows they have made…..RENEW SEASON 7
Do not cancel army wives! With my SO deployed..this show always gives me something to look forward too!!
DON,T CANCELL ARMY WIVES–I LOVE THE SHOW-BUT PLEASE BRING CLAUDIA JOY BACK!!!!! I WAIT EVERY WEEK TO WATCH THIS SHOW….I HOPE YOU GET ENOUGH VOTES TO RENEW THIS GREAT SHOW.
i think it is ending i hate to see it it is the only good show on sunday night and against the wall was a good show too
Why do they always cancel the best shows? I agree, pay the actors to stay and they will. What other show does this network really have? Keep army wives on tv.
Its crazy that they are ending it:( this is really the only show I’ve watched every season of, besides Gilmore Girls, but it’s reality all good shows eventually have to end..but yeah this season was really crazy, It disappointed me that they added in some new characters and now they’re gone like Gloria and Roxys friend ( the girl that was from My Girl) but anyways it does seem like its the end soon..so sad, I hope there’s a good series finale atleast!!
Oh come on! Why would you cancel the best show on TV? Pay the money and get rid of some of the stupid show’s that is on your network. Bring back Army Wives!!
Love the show from the very beginning & will miss it!! Roxy moving to Tacoma and not freaking out sounds like it’s over!!! Too bad…
it’s Army (Military) life, no one stays in one place THAT long. Maybe it’s time to bring new people on??? Just like in real military life. You make friends, you move on and keep the friends in your hearts and in connections, and you meet new friends when you pcs!!
Don’t cancel, just bring in new members if you must.
hope this show gets another season!
please do not cancel army wives. I love this show and it gives me something to look forward to
I did pick up on the comment on August 12, and again tonight that it ‘will all end’ in 2 episodes. Doesn’t sound likely that there will be a 7 th season. Why else would Trevor and Roxy be moving to Tacoma? Where did Claudia Joy disappear to? Very sad, and not an appropriate ending for such a great show on a mediocre network. I don’t watch anything else on Lifetime and don’t plan to start! Why couldn’t they send some wives off and bring in new ones just like real Army life. I loved Gloria and thought maybe that… Read more »
Lifetime would be stupid to cancel Army Wives.
Army Wives is one of the good shows on T.V. I hope you can figure a way to keep it on.