Lifetime has decided to cancel Drop Dead Diva after four seasons on the air.
Debuting in July 2009, Drop Dead Diva begins as a vapid aspiring model named Deb is killed in a car accident. Unhappy with her prospects in heaven, she finds herself sent back to Earth and ends up in the body of a recently deceased lawyer, Jane (Brooke Elliott). Deb must now deal with being in the body of her complete opposite –someone who’s brilliant, hard-working, charitable, and overweight.
Others in the cast have included Margaret Cho, April Bowlby, Kate Levering, Jackson Hurst, Josh Stamberg, Ben Feldman, Lex Medlin, and Carter MacIntyre.
The fourth season finished airing on September 9th and averaged 2.3 million viewers with a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic. That was slighly better than the performance of the third season — 2.26 million with a 0.7 in the demo. The cable channel reportedly tried to get a boost in the ratings this season by adding Kim Kardashian in a recurring role but that move obvioulsy didn’t have much of an impact.
Lifetime was supposedly holding off on making a decision on Diva’s future until they saw some of their current pilots. One can assume that, since they’ve cancelled Drop Dead Diva, they liked what they saw.
Word is that Sony Pictures TV may try to find another home for the series. Josh Berman created the show and FOX recently cancelled his other program, The Mob Doctor.
What do you think? Are you sorry that Drop Dead Diva has been cancelled? Would you watch it on another station?
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103 Comments on "Drop Dead Diva: Lifetime Series Cancelled; No Season Five?"
Please bring it back! I love that show!! I want to see more of Jane and Ian!! Any network will be good
Loved this show. It was a breath of fresh air compared to half the stuff they air on tv today. I would definitely watch this show, and Army Wives, if it was on another station.
Absolutely bring back Diva, let me know where! I had a big void in Sunday night viewimg, Diva & Army Wives. Please, Please bring her back!!!!
Please bring this show back! I love it and look forward to each season that it airs. It is very good and I love the people that play in it. They are great.
if your going to end it can i get a resolution
well i keep checking netflix and now i know but i liked and was ready to see what happened next, sorry its gone
Bring it back, I will watch on what ever station it’s on.
its refreshing to finally watch funny, sweet and kindness on tv. we get enough violence just by watching the news.
What tha, no new season, get with it people, it is one of the best mini series on TV. Bring it back
PLEASE bring it back…anywhere…I will watch wherever it lands!!
Finally a show where the main character isn’t a size 3 and they do away with it. Thank you media for setting the bar to eliminate “real people” again.
I guess Lifetime will loose 2.3millions of viewers, Lifetime is my favorite TV channel, but without DDD I will definetly cancel it with my cable company, we people pay, you guys please us, do your job
What do you mean they are not bringing this back??? They need to find a new home for this show then!! I have been watching this show from the beginning!! Please, please, bring this back on another network, or Lifetime……get your act together!!! I won’t be watching Lifetime anymore. Not without my Diva!!!
Please bring it back!!!!
why is it networks take off good shows to put some times junk. I really liked this program and yes I would watch it on another channel. Dropping with out warning is bad. They did the same with beauty and the beast. leaves the viewers hanging. BRING THE SHOW BACK.