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?
My wife and I love the show and thought that there should’ve been some type of finale closure it ended too soon it was a good show
How disappointing!! I loved this show and all of its cast!! I hate it when a network cancels a series with so many unanswered questions. ☹
I love Cedar Cove!!!! I am so sad that the show was cancelled. Truly a great show. I’m watching currently on the Hallmark Now App
I was so shocked to learn that there was not going to be a season 4 of Cedar Code after just finishing season 3!! How could you do this to your Cedar Cove fans? This was the highlight of my day! Was going to get Hallmark Movies NOW for my mother especially for Cedar Cove. No need to now. Who wants to watch a show that ends with a huge cliffhanger? PLEASE bring it back!!!
I am incredibly disappointed to hear this!!! I just watched the last show of season 3 and couldn’t wait for season 4. This was the only down time I had in my day and I always looked so forward to it. It crushes me to find out that it has been cancelled! PLEASE BRING CEDAR COVE BACK FOR A L-O-N-G TIME!!! PRETTY PLEASE!!!
Im in total agreement. Disappointing !! Make a season 4 to bring closure.
Please make a season 4 to wind things down. I really like Hallmark and like to watch the whole season after its done so I dont have to wait from weak to weak. Very upsetting to learn that it was cancelled. Dont like abrupt ending 🙁
Just signed up for Hallmark Movies Now specifically so I could watch Cedar Cove’s third season since it was taken off the Hallmark channel. Now I’m reading it’s cancelled and no 4th season. I won’t be signing up for the year. I’m in the 7 day trial period. Great show! Great characters and story lines. Viewing probably went down because people who were already paying for the Hallmark channel probably didn’t want to pay extra for the internet option as well. Very disappointed in Hallmark which has been my favorite channel for years. I would have paid extra just to… Read more »
I AM A REAL FAN OF ALL THE CHARACTERS AND DO NOT THINK IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CANCELLED, AT LEAST NOT WITH SOME CLOSURE TO THE CHARACTERS.
If lydia had not shown she was so intimate with Jack being a lawful judge. The immorality that she lived in with jack lowered the ratings. As we all were waiting for a marriage or a break up.
Im hooked and now it’s over!! They should have given this great show a more worthy ending.. This show has so much more to tell. I don’t think it should have been canceled
There should have been a season 4 or a movie to wrap things up. Leaving it unfinished like this is just sad. I am fully into it and then bam you don’t know any of the endings. Please make a movie to wrap things up.
I started watching this and got “hooked” on the characters and the stories. So does Olivia confess to Paul that she has feelings for him? And what about daughter? Does she end up with anyone? I was bummed to discover it ended!!
Yes there should have been a season 4 to at least wrap up all the lose ends. Its was so unfair to fans to end it this way. Totally disappointed.
I’M SO SAD!!!!! Now I’m looking for the books, are they available? Because I MUST FIND OUT what happens between Olivia and Paul . They MUST end up together. Please please please reunite and finish so we can enjoy one more season…I love the show!