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The DMV won’t remain open for the 2026-27 TV season. CBS has cancelled the sitcom so there won’t be a second season. The show’s first season of 20 episodes is currently airing.
A single-camera comedy series, the DMV TV show was created by Dana Klein, based on a short story by Katherine Heiny. The series stars Harriet Dyer, Tony Cavalero, Molly Kearney, Alex Tarrant, Gigi Zumbado, and Tim Meadows. The story is set in the place everyone dreads going most – the Department of Motor Vehicles. The employees are making minimum wage and dealing with customers who are annoyed before they even walk in the door. Working at the East Hollywood DMV office are Colette (Dyer), a driving examiner with a big heart and bad boundaries; Gregg (Meadows), a misanthropic former English teacher; Vic (Cavalero), a former bouncer who loves putting difficult drivers in their places; Barbara (Kearney), a newly promoted manager who tries hard but often misses the mark; Noa (Tarrant), a charming surfer who seems destined for much greater things; and Ceci (Zumbado), a scrappy photographer who isn’t afraid to speak her mind. Fortunately, this quirky crew has each other to navigate the twists and turns of the DMV together.
Airing on Monday nights, the first season of DMV averages a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.02 million viewers (includes some Fast Affiliate data). It’s one of the network’s least-watched scripted series.
The cancellation was first reported by Deadline:
Since veteran CBS comedy series The Neighborhood is ending its run with the current eighth season, there was a glimmer of hope for DMV contingent on the network’s two pilots, single-camera vampire comedy Eternally Yours, from Ghosts showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, and the multi-camera Tillbrooks, a historical spin on the classic multi-cam family sitcom.
The fact that CBS has pulled the trigger on DMV‘s cancellation indicates that its executives feel good about the pilots.
The defacto series finale of DMV airs on May 11th.
What do you think? Have you watched the new DMV TV series on CBS? Do you like this comedy? Are you sad it hasn’t been renewed for a second season?
I loved this show. Sorry to see it end
I loved this show. I thought it was funny and really wish it was getting a second season. There are so many places it could go now that Beau is their new boss. All the characters were likable. I hope another network or streaming service will pick it up for season 2
I liked this show, each character had their own unique story and yet they all came together for 1 cause. It had good comedy storyline.
My husband & I loved DMV…it was so funny we never missed it.. we’re hoping another network will pick it up.
Bummer, CBS should let this thing breathe, the characters are all likeable and it felt like they were just finding solid ground. I left the finale wondering where Colette would be in September, check that – wondering where the whole cast would be. This show could go for years, maybe another network will pick it up before the actors sign on for other roles.