Fans won’t be seeing what happens to Olivia Lockhart in a fourth season of Cedar Cove. Hallmark Channel has cancelled their first scripted TV show after three seasons and 36 episodes.
Cedar Cove revolves around Olive (Andie MacDowell), a single mother from a small seaside community who’s also a municipal court judge. Olivia does her best to balance her career with family and finding love — all the while doing her best to care for the township she calls home. The rest of the cast includes Dylan Neal, Teryl Rothery, Sarah Smyth, Colin Ferguson, Bruce Boxleitner, Barbara Niven, Brennan Elliot, Corey Sevier, Sebastian Spence, Tom Stevens, Jesse Hutch, Jesse Moss, Emily Tennant, and Timothy Webber.
Hallmark’s first scripted TV series debuted in July 2013 to 2.62 million viewers. Though the TV show lasted three seasons, the ratings dropped each year. The first season of Cedar Cove averaged about two million viewers. The second season averaged 1.87 million and the third season averaged 1.67 million.
The cable channel announced the cancellation on their Facebook page. Here’s the statement:
Cedar Cove was the first series launched on Hallmark Channel, and we are incredibly proud of the exquisitely beautiful three season arc it delivered. It was an honor to bring to life the kindness, consideration and courage of this story that Debbie Macomber envisioned. Our heartfelt thanks go out to the extraordinary cast, writers, artists and designers — especially Andie MacDowell, executive producer and show runner Sue Tenney, and of course, Debbie Macomber. It is a privilege to continue a creative working relationship with the incredible talents associated with this series — both in front of and behind the camera – for upcoming projects on Hallmark Channel USA and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
That was followed up by:
While Cedar Cove won’t be returning for Season 4, our beloved #CedarCove cast are all still part of the family! You’ll see Andie MacDowell produce & star in “The Beach House” based on the novel by Mary Alice Monroe. “Debbie Macomber’s Dashing Through the Snow” premieres 12/12 on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. You’ll see Barbara Niven star with Alison Sweeney in the next installment of #MurderSheBaked: A Plum Pudding Mystery” premiering 11/22 also on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. And you’ll see Brennan Elliott star with Mariah Carey & Lacey Chabert in the premiere of #AChristmasMelody Dec 19th on Hallmark Channel USA!
The last episode of Cedar Cove aired on September 26th and ended with lots of unanswered questions.
What do you think? Do you like the Cedar Cove TV show? Do you think that it should have been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season? Would you like to see the characters return someday?
So disappointed from Hallmark for discontinuin Cedar Cove provided the sense of family, friends and trials of life, modern day stories, sorting/dealing with others and everyday situation . It gave urgency to oneself of contentment, yet hope was always abundant in the episodes. So sad that it was discontinued……..
Loved the books. Loved the show. My next life goal is to move to the state of Washington.
Please bring back this show!!!!
Bring Cedar Cove back!!!! Best show in a LOOOOOONG time
I love Cedar Cove and awaited each season- I would love to see it come back the cast is great.
Please bring Cedar Cove back. Finally a good series worth watching and it gets canceled. Such a shame!!
I have been waiting and checking. I loved the characters and setting. FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED.
Please bring Cedar Cove back at least for Season 4! The faithful fans deserve to have closure to so many unanswered questions and to have that “happily ever after” ending. We LOVE Cedar Cove! Thank you, Hallmark Channel. And thank you for continuing to employ such talented actors and actresses!
Taking a great show off. It will be replaced no doubt with no brainer TV. Cedar Cove was lighthearted and a joy to watch. Come on Hallmark where are your morals?
This is typical of so many networks! Here they had a show that was #1 in their time slot yet they cancel it because the viewing audience was not as large as they wanted. Makes no sense. No doubt, they will replace it with nonsense as we so often see. A real shame.
I loved this Series! It was one of the best series I have ever seen. I preset my satellite to record the series. So disappointing to hear about the cancellation. Knowing there are more books to the series, gave me hope that it would continue. Please bring it back, if possible.
I would like to see it back if only to bring closure and answer the questions. I liked the show!
Recovering from cataract surgery so the series was wonderful when I couldn’t read! Devastated today when it ended so suddenly and with so many unanswered questions. Big disappointment.
Yes absolutely would love to have it back! It is displays healthy and realistic relationships without the sexual overtones. Loved it!
I really liked Cedar Cove and I am so disappointed that there will be no season 4!!! I greatly hope you will reconsider the idea to have a new season of this high quality show. It was a real pleasure to watch it and I was looking forward to every new episode!