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?
Disappointed that Cedar Cove has been cancelled. At least consider a two hour finale to bring closure to the show.
We are so disappointed that Cedar Cove is cancelled! The women in our family love this show and cannot understand why such a good-quality show like Cedar Cove would be cancelled. Boo!!!
I can’t believe it has been cancelled. My 85 year old mother and I looked forward to seeing it every week. I hate Hallmark.
So, so, so VERY DISAPPOINTED, HALLMARK! I look forward to watching this show. My husband even joined in and continued to watch… Hallmark has many shows I look forward to EVERY season, especially Christmas in July and December, and lets not forget all the mini series on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries.. But CEDAR COVE IS MY FAVORITE, and look what happened! its not too late to bring back, better late than never!!!!
Bring back Cedar Cove please!!!!! I can’t get through my Saturday nights without it.
We looked forward to watching Cedar Cove every week. It was a great series. We are very disappointed that it was cancelled. Please bring back a season 4!
I am very disappointed. A family show that I watched with my daughter and my sister watched with hers. Why are there so many bad shows still on TV and this one is cancelled? Not fair.
Really? Why can we not expect a good clean family oriented show to last as long as it’s counter parts. Cedar Cove gives a little sunshine and relief and a big sense of community to an everyday reality we all have to deal with. Life….Just Wow……
I liked the series and had very much been looking foward to watching it again this summer.
Please at least bring it back for another season so that some of the “cliffhanger” aspects of the story can play out. It leaves loyal viewers feeling cheated. It is a terrific show with a great cast and beautiful scenery. I just don’t get cancelling it. Does everything have to appeal to the masses ? I would have thought the Hallmark Channel would have been different.
My mother and I was so upset that the show was canceled! Why would you do that? Every time we find a show on Hallmark we like you cancel it! I refuse to watch Hallmark anymore unless you bring back Cedar Cove!
Please, please, please bring it back! Hallmark, you had so many loyal viewers!!! I absolutely LOVED Cedar Cove! What do we need to do to convince you to bring it back?
BRING IT BACK! BRING IT BACK! PLEASE! Such a great show !
Bring it back! Bring it back! Bring it back! PLEASE! Such a great show!
So disappointed to see this show cancelled ! It was a great family show