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East New York was cancelled by CBS earlier this week, but there is still some hope that the series could be saved and renewed for a second season. The show’s studio, Warner Bros Television, had started to informally shop the series to other outlets in recent weeks when renewal talks with CBS weren’t going as well as hoped.
Starring Amanda Warren, Jimmy Smits, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Kevin Rankin, Richard Kind, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Olivia Luccardi, and Lavel Schley, East New York revolves around the officers and detectives of the 74th precinct in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Per Deadline, East New York had been on track for a renewal — until the cancellation of SWAT was rescinded. The two police dramas were essentially competing for the same time slot, so the newer drama ended up being the loser.
With a loyal following of viewers, there has been some backlash following the drama’s cancellation and the studio is looking for a new home. Those efforts are complicated now that the WGA strike is underway.
Mike Flynn, co-creator of the CBS series, told fans of the series to stay tuned in a post on Instagram.
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East New York’s finale airs on Sunday night on CBS.
What do you think? Do you want to see East New York return for a second season? Would you watch it on a new channel or service?
Was the BEST show of the season. A show about real people with real issues. We need shows like this!!!!!
I like SWAT, but East New York is better, Why? To me East New York is better than most series of this nature because it tends to deal with personal and police matters much better than many other shows that I watch. To me it is representative of what I believe are real issues for police today both politically and personally. It is nice to see shows where individuals stand up for what is morally right regardless of the consequences.
East New York was one of the best new shows on TV! The ensemble cast is great, the stories are great, and it brought high emotions to every episode that resonated with the viewers. Why shows as good as East New York get canceled is beyond any scope of intelligence. We watch TV, we love TV, but how many shows do we all look forward to week after week. There has to be a reason East New York was canceled which has nothing to do with viewers. Because everyone I know loves this show! It just made sense. Please save… Read more »
We love East New York. The plots, the scripts and the cast all come together to make great stories of real life situations. It deserves a better chance than one season. There is so much on TV that doesn’t interest me (reality shows) when I find something that is so well done, I want to stick with it for way more than one season. If CBS doesn’t want to go beyond season one, I sincerely hope that someone else does!!!
Was one of the best new shows this past season. I would definitely watch season 2. It was so much more than just another police procedural with characters that have heart and interesting personal story lines.
East New York is a great show. Somebody else please pick it up…..
WTF!? Hands down the best new show of the current season! I’m literally speechless that it wasn’t renewed automatically, instead of being canceled for what, in my opinion, is the most ridiculous reason a network could put forward. “SWAT” is no different than so many other “cop vs bad guy” dramas on network TV whereas “ENY” is sensitive and insightful, and NOT so predictably scripted as are most cop dramas. Again, I’m speechless (and greatly dismayed) at CBS’s so-called rationale. Say it ain’t so….
Best show… don’t cancel it
I love east new York!
Better than swat
Absolutely unbelievable! SWAT is old news. East New York is a fresh fantastic show! I hope someone picks it up because we are fans for life! STUPID move CBS
I will watch it wherever East New york lands!! Please bring it back!!
Yes I enjoy the show very much and would love to see it return for Season 2
One of the better shows on TV. Seems like everytime I get engrossed in a series, it gets cancelled
Please don’t cancel this show – I’ve been hooked ever since the pilot. If CBS cancels it, I hope it gets picked up by another network so I can continue watching it.
I absolutely LOVE this show!!! I watch it on Paramount + and I was seriously thinking about renewing my cable subscription that I vowed I never would because I couldn’t wait for the episodes on Paramount +. Please bring it back!!! I don’t care what channel or streaming service. I GO WHERE THE SHOW GOES!!!!!!!!!! – Loyal Fan