Last week, fans were upset to hear that FOX had axed newbie sitcom Breaking In after just a handful of weeks on the air. Though the sitcom’s numbers were pretty good, the series lost a huge portion of the American Idol lead-in audience and it seemed like the network felt they could do better with the timeslot.
Not long after the cancellation news, word came that Breaking In might not be dead after all. FOX and Sony Pictures TV were looking into possible ways to keep the series alive.
There’s one episode left and the network has now decided to see how it will do in another timeslot, this time paired with the already-renewed Raising Hope sitcom. If it does well enough, FOX might reverse its decision.
Co-creator and executive producer Adam F. Goldberg tells TV Guide that the cancellation came as a surprise because he believes that the network loves the cast and the show and have been pleased with the ratings. He notes that FOX entertainment president Kevin Reilly called the cancellation “a heartbreaker” and wasn’t even fully committed to it when he called Goldberg to give him the bad news, saying that it wasn’t a definite pass.
Goldberg knows that schedule change comes at the last minute but hopes that enough people will find it and tune in for the season (hopefully not series) finale.
In addition to tonight’s ratings, Breaking In’s future may have a lot to do with the network being able to find a compatible series to pair it with. Goldberg said, “They just really don’t know what to do with it… When you have a family show or a relationship show, they really know how to promote that and make that a hit. But if you have a show about a bunch of geniuses who do heists every day, that’s hard for any network to figure out.”
What do you think? Is Breaking In worth saving? If you were programming the network, where would you put it?
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I’m watching it from France, and merde ! that’s a good show.
I’m really digging it. I hope it’ll come back
I kinda agree it would pair well with The Big Bang Theory, if it was on the same channel
I haven’t laughed this hard in awhile. Keep this show on the air!
After Raising Hope. Has similar humor. Put it there & It’ll do well.
PLEASE dont cancel this show to many other ones have already gone its funny and my husband and i really enjoy watching they have already taking some of our favorites away such as human target there are to many reality shows on. Bring human target back and put them back to back on wed and see were we can go from there give us a (CHANCE}
Its a v. good show, funny and original. Deserves a second chance. I loved it.
Please keep breaking in, So funny one of my faves
they better not cancel this show…its awesome and christian slater is funny….they need to put it with a show thats comedic like…or even after a drama…all the intensity of a drama….then why not get in a lot of laughs afterwards..hell id watch Law and Order SVU reruns and then go watch HAppy endings because it was so intense that i needed something light to pep me back up.
AMAZINGLY….I just HAPPENED to look at the TV line up last night and found Breaking In!! No information was put out about the series, which seems to indicate to me that they WANTED it to go quietly. I mean, otherwise why would you move a show that has only been on the air for just over a month? It is FAR better than 1/2 of the animated crap out there and at least provides some laughs in between all the reality based stuff out there, but of course- there are some actual actors on the show, so rather than deal… Read more »
This is a very entertaining show, we really enjoy it. I would put it after House or Bones. A bit of levity after a serious show always works for me.
This show MUST be saved!!!!!! Too many great shows have been lost and I do not want this show to be another one of those great shows that are lost because of crap shows like American Idol!!!!!!!!
I really like the show I believe it needs a second chance.I look forward to this show each week. please don’t cancel
If they don’t know where to put it sell it to CBS and pair it with The Big Bang Theory!
LOVE Breaking In!!!! Keep it on the air!!!!
I record it and watch it on the weekends – due to it’s time slot.
Chuck, Breaking In, Merlin, and NCIS are the best on TV.
It is a good show to watch, its original to what i see on tv these days breaking in deserves a second chance, or they can sell it to USA Network and have Characters Welcome.
it needed to go with big bang theory but its on a different channel 🙁