CBS cancelled its BrainDead TV show after just one season. Back in October, we reported the summer series’ cancellation was due to low ratings.
A comedic political thriller, BrainDead starred Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Danny Pino, Aaron Tveit, Tony Shalhoub, Nikki M. James, Johnny Ray Gill, Charlie Semine, and Jan Maxwell. Now TV Line reports co-creator Robert King admitted the show was probably not meant for CBS or any broadcast networks.
About the BrainDead TV Show Cancellation
BrainDead follows fresh-faced, Laurel Healy (Winstead), who has returned DC to work for her brother, Senator Luke Healy (Pino) on Capitol Hill. King created the Washington DC political comic-thriller with wife Michelle King.
Here’s more from King, via TV Line:
Speaking to reporters Monday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, exec producer Robert King was asked what lessons he learned in the wake of the offbeat political dramedy’s demise after just one season.
“Avoid satire,” he responded with a laugh. “It was a show that was trying to be as weird and anti-network as could be, and it was probably a mistake to do that on a network. But I loved that show.”
The one silver lining of BrainDead‘s cancellation: It freed up him and partner Michelle King to take on a larger role (as showrunners) in the forthcoming Good Wife spin-off The Good Fight.
What do you think? Did you watch the first season of the BrainDead TV show? Do you think it might have had a longer run on premium cable or a streaming platform? Sound off in the comments.
sedih boh.. so sad.. im from malaysian..hpe this show can be continue… i loved this show..
I loved this show. Sorry to hear it was canceled
We have a replacement now…SANTA CLARITA DIET… but you producers should put it on NETFLIX if possible…. like that show….I loved Brain Dead.
I loved this show and I will pay for whatever network they put it on. I’m so disappointed that it’s been canceled. The acting was incredible and the storyline was so great.
We Loved this show and will miss it tremendously. It was SUPER funny. It was SO fun to put a comedy spin on current politics. Defiantly something we all need right now. Somebody PLEASE pick this show up and continue it.
The show was awesome! I REALLY hope some cable co picks it up. It was funny, well written and beyond strange! BRING IT BACK< PLEASE
My husband and I loved this show and have been looking forward to the second season. We are so sorry to learn it was cancelled. Really a shame. Would love to see it on another venue.
I have this thought: What if “BrainDead” had aired on the Fox Network instead of CBS? Fox’s animated shows like to take jabs at the network they air on (which is called “Biting-the-Hand Humor”). I haven’t seen “BrainDead” take any jabs at CBS during its run, though.
I thought the show Braindead was fantastically original and very funny, plus the acting was great, especially by Tony and Mary. Sad to see it go.
Yes and a USA channel would have been a better fit.
I thought it was great, and I’m hoping that either CBS Access or any other streaming service does the planned second season. I guess it was too smart for the normal network audience (not to mention critics more than willing to overpraise anything on Netflix or Amazon), and streaming services have much lower viewer thresholds. So I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
The show was funny, witty and smart. It’s a shame it got cancelled. Maybe it would have done better on Netflix or Amazon.
Braindead was an amazing show that should of been on a cable network, it didnt work on the usual channels, it was very well written and alot of people did not understnad what the Krings were trying to say but those of us who did thought it was amazing and it will remain a cult one season tv show in my opinion, one of the best new tv shows of 2016
I tried to watch this show, because it was a major network taking a risk (i.e. not another formula police procedural, hospital drama or reality show), but it was awful.
It was mistake to do it at all. Season one had worse ratings than season three of Under The Dome, and CBS did everything possible to sabotage Under the Dome. Sometimes you just need to call a lousy show a lousy show. Tell the Truth for once.