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 upset and disappointed that Cedar Cove Tv series has been canceled. I love this show and the characters and people who star in this show. I really want to see it come back for a 4th season. I always looked forward to Saturday evenings just to see this show. I also loved the scenery to where the show was filmed, I hope to visit this beautiful place some day. Please bring this show back !!!
I just learned the season was cancelled. Bummer! I enjoyed it.
I loved this show!! I am very upset at the cancelling…bring it back!
This can’t be true! I have waited and waited for season 4 and now you say it’s not coming on! So the ratings dropped a little, so what! It’s a great, clean show and the folks that play on the show are awesome. Maybe you should have consulted all of us viewers before deciding not to bring it back. Bring on Season Four!
Sorry to hear that Cedar Cove is no longer a program series for summer. I enjoyed it very much.
It was such a great show!! And your right, a lot of unanswered questions!! They should have at least finished the series.. Very very sad.
WHAT! Cancelled! Hallmark, shame on you….at least give a final show to finish up all the loose ends. Will this be Hallmark’s style for future series?
Not sure I would watch if there is no “ending”.
I’m so sad!! I love Cedar Cove and was waiting for the next season to start soon! Please bring it back!!
I am so very disappointed to hear of Cedar Cove being cancelled!! What a shame that it has left all its devoted fans hanging without a proper ending. Shame on you, Hallmark Channel. I will join others by no longer watching this channel.
I am very disappointed that Cedar Cove was cancelled. I enjoyed the storyline & the actors that portraid all the character. I hope Hallmark will reconsider and bring the series back. Even to just tie up the loose ends of the stories. Thank you for such a entertaining series. I loved every episode.
i am devastated the show won’t be returning. Leaving you to believe the show will return and then doesn’t is criminal to the viewers! At least have an ending to the series. Don’t think I could watch another Hallmark show again. Will share this with my group of friends that have been following Cedar Cove. They will be very disappointed with Hallmark as well.
Extremely disappointed ,my husband and I and so many friends loved the quality and beauty of this series ,
Love this show I am very disappointed that Cedar Cove has been canceled.
This is wrong, very wrong.
Extremely disappointed to find out that Cedar Cove was canceled. Hallmark, you messed up and made a bad decision. Cedar Cove was a wholesome beautiful show. You left too many storylines unfinished. Looked forward to Cedar Cove every summer. Shame on you Hallmark. You won’t run a really good series but you will run movies over and over and over..
Really very disappointed to find out Cedar Cove will not be back for Season 4. It was a great show and sorry that they didn’t have a final show to find out what happened with all the story lines.