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Breaking In: Last Chance to Save the Cancelled Sitcom?

by Trevor Kimball, May 17, 2011

Breaking In season two chancesLast 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?

Wondering where the rest of your shows stand? Check our FOX cancel/renew page.


Image courtesy FOX.

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Jaime
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Jaime

PLEASE SAVE BREAKING IN! Such a fantastic show. Great actors, great concept. Please give it another shot!

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May 22, 2011 8:51 pm
Odoiporos
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Odoiporos

I just finished watching all the episodes. I think it deserves a chance! I found it really funny and although I never liked Cristian Slayter I think he did a great job. I read other reviews that said that it resembles to “Chuck”. “Chuck” is boring and not funny at all. KEEP THE SHOW ON THE AIR!!!!

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May 22, 2011 11:25 am
Jason
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Jason

I don’t know why networks end a show after 1 season. 1 season is NOT enough time to see if it’s just a crappy show or if it’s just time slot or whatever. I believe that when they create a show such as this then they should keep it on for 3 years. In 3 years they will know how it goes. Not to mention they can change the writing, cast, time slots, etc to see if it’s just as good as it was season 1 to improve it. If networks keeps this up then I won’t watch new series… Read more »

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May 22, 2011 10:46 am
Melissa
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Melissa

I totally missed that it was going to be on last Tues instead of Wed. I was so mad to watch American Idol and then go to the news. Then we looked it up and learned. It was on Tues. Bad advertising Fox. We did not even know it moved to Tues or maybe I missed. Something. It was becoming one of my favorite shows and only becoming because it was only 7 episodes old. Please bring it back for another season or pass on to another network. I want my breaking in.

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May 21, 2011 10:04 pm
allison
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allison

I cannot believe they renewed Bob’s Burgers for season 2 but are going to cancel a show like Breaking In. I’m tired of lame animation and gross things that literally make me sick to watch. Breaking In has everything real television is meant to be, creative writers, comedy, and most of all…A STORY LINE! Do NOT Cancel Breaking In. Other than Bones, it is the ONLY show I watch on Fox, everthing else has fallen to the wayside for me on this network, they are right behind following NBC, which I no longer even care to check out what new… Read more »

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May 21, 2011 1:07 pm
Bruce
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Bruce

Love this show, come on Fox. It’s fun, it’s addictive. Give it shot.

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May 21, 2011 8:26 am
Jimmy S
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Jimmy S

NO! Fox has become really idiotic over the past few years, axing out decently well shows with great potential. Lone Star had a bright future, and an amazing plot… This show can go far. American Idol is practically dead ever since Simon left, that hardassed ****. Killing this show would be idiotic.

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May 20, 2011 5:41 pm
Cass
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Cass

Geez… they have a great show, with great actors, its unique and fresh and funny… I LOVE this show and they should at least put it on a day when American Idol isn’t on to see if people will naturally hook on… This is as good as Two and a Half Men, Psych, and Big Bang Theory… Hopefully they’ll look at the gem they have before throwing it away.

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May 20, 2011 4:24 pm
sharp
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sharp

please give breaking in another chance! it’s a great show!

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May 20, 2011 2:44 pm
Lowe Raivio
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Lowe Raivio

This Show is Awsome! they cant just Quit it :'(
cancell another cop show or somthing ^^

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May 19, 2011 10:34 pm
angela gillooley
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angela gillooley

please dont cancel breaking in its so fun and i love the cast im a huge huge fan of christian slater and so sick of his shows being cancelled

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May 19, 2011 8:36 pm
Latinwill
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Latinwill

If anything I would have TNT pick up the show and pair it with Leverage.

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May 19, 2011 7:14 pm
Cliff
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Cliff

Sell it to CBS to put alongside Big Bang Theory. Fox will find a way to screw it up eventually if they don’t. Gee, if only they had another show with a large nerd following behind it, like Firefly, or Futurama.

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May 19, 2011 6:32 pm
Terrie
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Terrie

I like this show…they should keep it going.

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May 19, 2011 6:05 pm
janette
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janette

please give it another shot!! it’s a great show…the american idol fans are either too old or too young for this sort of edgy show…after raising hope is definitely a better slot for it.

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May 19, 2011 4:56 pm
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