Well, the $#*! may have hit the fan. It’s being reported that William Shatner’s sitcom, $#*! My Dad Says, has been cancelled after one season on CBS.
$#*! My Dad Says revolves around a young struggling writer who’s out of money and must move in with his cranky and opinionated father. The TV show stars William Shatner, Jonathan Sadowski, Will Sasso, Nicole Sullivan, and Stephanie Lemelin.
Despite people’s doubts that a Twitter feed could inspire a sitcom, the TV series got off to a solid start in September with a 4.0 rating and 12.58 million viewers. The next two episodes fell 18% and 12% respectively but the series was still doing well.
The numbers went up and down a bit over the course of the season but the series still ended up averaging a 3.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 10.42 million viewers. Since the rest of CBS’ schedule is doing so well, that rating put the series squarely on the bubble. Had it been on NBC, it would have been safe.
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The one problem that $#*! My Dad Says had was that it lost a significant amount of the lead-in from The Big Bang Theory. That sitcom averages a 4.0 in the demo so $#*! loses 25% of that prime audience. Despite that, $#*! was reportedly still in contention up until recently, though it was looking like co-star Jonathan Sadowski might have been dropped.
Ultimately, it seems that CBS execs believe that they can do better with another show in the timeslot. Rules of Engagement didn’t perform as well as $#*! but was renewed anyway. The fact that CBS co-owns Rules, which is close to having enough episodes for syndication, likely had a lot to do with that decision.
CBS has cancelled $#*! My Dad Says as well as fellow newbie Mad Love. CBS introduced three new sitcoms this season and only one, Mike & Molly, is expected to survive.
All 18 episodes of $#*! My Dad Says have aired with the series finale having run on February 17th.
We don’t know what Ed Goodson would have to say about this but series co-creator Jonathan Sadowski tweeted, “I regret to inform you that S**T MY DAD SAYS has been cancelled… Thanks for the memories!”
What do you think? Should $#*! My Dad Says have been renewed for season two? Will you miss it?
Wondering where the rest of your shows stand? Check our CBS cancel/renew page.
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I have to say that, after reading the book this is based on (which is one of the funniest things I’ve ever read), I can’t watch this show without seeing how watered-down it was from the original premise. I watched all the episodes, but I can’t say I’ll miss it.
Typical, just when a show comes on people really can get into (regardless of their age) it gets canned in favor of some crap.
Shatner was great. Supporting cast was weak. Show should have been tweaked & given another year. But, hey…thats CBS.
With the exception of Tim Bagley, Shatner’s supporting cast was awful. I still found myself tuning in and enjoying the $#*! out of it. Hopefully another network picks it up and tweaks the cast a bit.
I thought the show was great. It did get off to a slow start, but got better & better. I agree about Mike & Molly. And if it wasn’t for Timmy, I wouldn’t watch Rules of Engagement. Big Bang & $#*! My Dad Said, made for a great hour.
I watched one episode of Mike and Molly, but watched all the episodes of Bleep my Dad Says and Mad Love. Don’t expect me to start watching Mike and Molly next season, CBS. You’ve made a bad choice.
Wow – so CBS is actually a group of stupid people. Ok. Got it. Good thing Seinfeld wasn’t a CBS show.
I’ve never watched Mike and Molly and Rules of Engagement is just OK. Bleep My Dad Says was fun to watch and I really like the cast. CBS FINALLY got a few good shows. I hope they don’t screw it up.
Mike and Molly is terrible! Mad Love and $#!% were much better!
I agree with Ray on this. Another good show pulled off the air by someone who thinks they know better. Don’t do it CBS keep $#*! my Dad says alive.
This show cracked me up. I mean out loud. Someone else should snag it
I didn’t think it was a bad show; CBS should have given it another try. 🙁
Oh, they cancel this but not Mike & Molly? Come on.
Exactly!