The Baskets TV show wasn’t cancelled last year, despite a sizable drop in Nielsen ratings. Now that it is back for a fourth season, will the numbers continue to plummet, or can it regain its footing and recover some of its audience? Will Baskets be cancelled or renewed for season five? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
An FX black comedy-drama, Baskets stars Zach Galifianakis, Louie Anderson, and Martha Kelly, with Alex Morris recurring. The surreal series centers on rodeo clown Chip Baskets (Galifianakis), his twin, Dale (Galifianakis), and mother Christine (Anderson). In season four, Chip decides it is high time to move out but has a hard time adapting, despite the help of Martha (Kelly) and a life coach.
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For comparisons: The third season of Baskets on FX averaged a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 407,000 viewers.
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What do you think? Do you like the Baskets TV series? Should FX cancel or renew it for a fifth season?
*8/1/19 update: FX has announced that the Baskets TV show is ending with season four.
I am just reading that baskets has been cancelled and am so disappointed ! It was a great show. You could not help but get involved with the characters and story line. Very sad.
I loved Baskets . This makes me so sad . I don’t know how I’ll live without Christine in my life !
It’s sad to hear that such a great show was cancelled. Perhaps the de-emphasis on comedy hurt the ratings. While the characters and stories became more interesting and rich, the lack of outrageous humor was missed by me.
I love Baskets. The characters are funny and at the same time sensitive and the story lines are poignant. The characters have grown and developed in such a great way. Sad to see it end but honestly one of my favorite shows EVER!!
RENEW BASKETS FOR SEASON FIVE! PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL! We love BASKETS and look forward to watching it every week! Entire cast does a GREAT job! Thank you, Zach, for keeping us entertained!