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 am very disappointed with Halmark cancelling Cedar Cove. What an enjoyable show. My wife and I looked forward to watching it every week.
Please reconsider.
Very dissappointed in Hallmark for not wrapping up the series properly. It was the best show on television in my opinion and I looked forward to every episode.
I am also so disappointed about the show cancellation. Rare to watch a show that is clean these days. It also had a great storyline. Please reconsider. Hard to not know how it pans out for all the cast.
I was very disappointed to find out that season 4 of Cedar Cove was cancelled. I was excited when it auto recorded on my tv, but it was season 1 and that was disappointing. It seems like every good series that is on tv these days, is cancelled. It would have been nice to at least see a closure to this story. But this also happened to another series that I was watching, The Glades. Again, very disappointing.
There is something wrong when we cancel a great show that I anticipated watching every season, I agree we need some closure. Why cancel an really amazing show and yet we keep the garbage reality shows that provide no entertainment and our children should not be exposed to.
We absolutely loved the show and we want it to continue!!! The story is so real, the cast is top notch, and we along with many, many other fans are so sad that you would decide to take it off !!! You said yourself that there were still over a million people who watched the last series ! How many GAZILLION people would you feel is a great number ??? How many ? I have always enjoyed watching the Hallmark Channel… You show good, clean, uplifting stories and the way the world is going crazier every day, we need the… Read more »
The show was enjoyable and wonderfully made, we deserved at least a proper ending. That was a bit disrespectful to your viewers.
I hope Hallmark reads this — PLEASE bring Cedar Cove back for season 4. Each summer I eagerly anticipate the new season that begins in July, and I’m so disappointed to see that it has been canceled. As another Cedar Cove fan wrote, it is a “weekly escape from reality….” Beautiful settings, wonderful cast of characters, high-quality drama …a class act. Dear Hallmark, please reconsider renewing this wonderful story!
So disappointed this show was cancelled. I hope there is at the very least a Hallmark movie to finish up the season. Loved the show and the characters!
I was looking forward to this season. Very disappointed in the halmark channel for canceling this series. Such a great series without the sex, violence, drugs, and cursing on TV today. I was my weekly escape from reality.
This is really disappointing. The ending of Season 4 warranted some sort of a wrap up…1-3 episodes would have been better than the abrupt ending.
I want to see the show be renewed!!
I was looking forward to the series picking up again. My sister and I watch it together. Some of the numbers in viewers could have changed due to the cable providers not carrying the hallmark channel. That happened to my sister, so I would record it and we would watch together. So disappointing to see a really good show cancelled.
Did anyone do any follow up to see why the viewers dropped? Some people lost their Hallmark channel.
I am sadly shocked the show is not returning! It was classy and heartfelt. I truly looked forward to watching it on Saturday nights. There are no other shows out like this anymore. Such a shame!
I am very sad to hear that season 3 will be the last of Cedar Cove. Please bring it back!!