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Bob ♥ Abishola is currently airing its fifth and final season on CBS, but one of the series’ creators is hoping the series may still see a sixth season.
Starring Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku, the series follows couple Bob (Gardell) and Abishola (Olowofoyeku) and their extended families.
CBS renewed the series for its fifth season in January 2023, but it was revealed in November that the season would end the show. When Bob ♥ Abishola was renewed, 11 people in the show’s cast — Christine Ebersole, Matt Jones, Maribeth Monroe, Vernee Watson, Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe Jr, Gina Yashere, Bayo Akinfemi, Anthony Okungbowa, and Saidah Arrika Ekulona — were reduced to recurring status.
Series co-creator and executive producer Gina Yashere spoke about wanting to find Bob ♥ Abishola a new channel or outlet. She said the following, per The Wrap:
“I’m leaving that to Chuck [Lorre] because he’s the boss. But we’re hoping. There’s nothing that can stop someone else picking up the show and continuing the legacy, and I’m all for it. I’ll be here ready with my laptop, ready to take the show to whoever wants it next. Netflix, where are ya? …
Some shows they end, they go into hiatus, and they don’t know whether they’re coming back or not. So you see shows that end, and you don’t get the same amount of satisfaction because they didn’t know. We can tie up some loose ends, continue stories and do some stuff that we might have pushed back to the following season. …
Our show is successful, it’s one of the top comedies on television. So for me, personally, I was like, I don’t get it. We’ve still got so many stories to tell. There’s still this huge appetite for what we do, and our audience is building. …
Who knows? They might bring us back in five years or whatever.”
What do you think? Are you a fan of this CBS comedy? Do you want to see Bob ♥ Abishola saved or revived for a sixth season someday?
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