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?
I loved this series. In these times we need to see pure shows without violence and politics.
Please bring back another season for hallmark viewers to enjoy.
I cannot I believe I invested all that time watching the series on Netflix only to have Hallmark cancel the show with no finale. Very bad decision, shame on you Hallmark! Even if you only had one more show bring the story to an end with information on the future of the characters. Not a happy fan!
I AM SO DISAPPOINTED!!! HALLMARK HAD NO RIGHT TO CANCEL A SHOW WITH A CLIFFHANGER LIKE THAT!!! I WILL NEVER WATCH ANOTHER HALLMARK ANYTHING. THEY TOOK AWAY A SHOW THAT WAS HEARTWARMING, FUNNY, CUTE, AND SAD AT TIMES. NO VIOLENCE OR CRUDENESS. THE CAST WAS AMAZING AND IT HAD SO MUCH MEANING BEHIND IT.
PLEASE, NETFLIX, PICK IT UP AND FINISH THE SERIES…. 🙁 🙁 🙁
I definitely want to see a 4th season. I watched all 3 seasons on Netflix and thought it was one of the best series ever. Great acting and beautiful setting. 4th season please!!!!
I am so disappointed – I wish I knew this before I started this show – never again will I get into a Hallmark show that has not shown completion. So disappointed!!!
Why Would anyone cancel season 4 with so many loose ends? You have stupid nonsense shows that Should be off the air!! Cedar cove is good and nice mysterious and beautiful! Wow, who was the idiot that wanted these great actors to end cedar cove?
Just watched it watched it again to be disappointed in the unfinished story! I really loved this series and still would love to see it come back
They should bring conclusion to the story. I hate getting involved in a show and it be cancelled before the story is wrapped up.
I’m so unhappy about this decision. I fell in love with this show, ok reconsider bringing it back.
I loved this show and I’m very disappointed that it’s not continuing. I agree with some of the others, there should at least be a finale to wrap up all the loose ends.
PLEASE show us season 4! My husband and I bing watched all 3 seasons AND THEN found out it was cancelled….PLEASE give us season 4! Not fair!!!!
I think that you should at least do something like a movie or a short season to let everyone at least have an ending
Bring back series, at the least a conclusion for each of the character’s stories, would much prefer a season 4. So disappointed, invested so much time only to have been left hanging.
This is very disappointing!! My wife and I found this show on Netflix and didn’t know that hallmark channel stopped it. Wish someone would pick it back up!! Not to many shows on tv now days has a good meaning and can actually watch with your kids and not have to worry about them picking up bad offencive words. Everything that is good gets canceled but the crap that ain’t fit to watch is still on air….
Booo! Couldn’t you just do one more episode or a 2 hour special on the Hallmark Channel to put all the characters at peace with their lives?? Your loyal fans need to have endings to the stories you want us to watch. Please?!