What’s in store for the final episodes of Elementary? Recently, showrunner Rob Doherty spoke with TVLine about the inspiration behind the CBS series’ seventh and final season.
An update on the classic Sherlock Holmes stories, Elementary stars Jonny Lee Miller as detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson. The cast also includes Aidan Quinn and Jon Michael Hill.
In the interview, Doherty revealed Magnum P.I. helped inspire the seventh and final season of Elementary:
We spent most of Season 6 under the impression that it would be our final season. It was exciting to make big choices for them, the kind of choices that you can’t make in a normal season.
I thought a lot about a show that I loved in my youth and watched faithfully until the end. That was Magnum P.I. If my memory serves, they went through a similar routine over their last couple of seasons. I believe they thought what ended up their next-to-last season was their last season, and they ended up with one [more season] that none of them was expecting, and they had to not quite hit the restart button, but move a lot of their pieces back onto the board.”
Season seven of Elementary is currently airing on CBS on Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
What do you think? Are you a fan of Elementary? How do you want the series to end?
The can’t be sensible programmers deliberately tanked the ratings for many of their shows by not renewing cable contracts in a timely manner. At least 3 or 4 of the episodes of Elementary were simply not available to be watched, even On Demand. That gave them the perfect excuse for canceling this wonderful show. They said “Oh, you can see them on All Access”, but I will not pay them for shows that would otherwise be free. I would not play their greedy game and if that means I have to lose one of my favorite shows, so be it.… Read more »
I would love to see Joan and Sherlock go off to England and get married in the end❤️
Love it – had a good 7-year run but will miss it!
This is one show the wife and I have enjoyed watching together and have enjoyed the relationship between Sherlock and Jane……. We will miss it knowing the best shows are coming to an end whether Timeless last year and Elementary this to Supernatural next year. Guess that’s why we have Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu…..
I hate the idea that this is the final season. I loved the show & the entire cast!
The only remaining CBS series I will watch. Aside from Chuck Lorre’s exceptional comedy’s, it is bye to you CBS If you by accident should produce anything interesting/&or clever, you will cancel it. So no thanks; when Elementary ends I will be gone. Don’t need you anymore. ROKU rulesS
We have enjoyed the show for years and record it so we won’t miss an episode. It’s a good cast including the police
I would really not like the show to come to an end. I have enjoyed Elementary and watch the past seasons quite a bit.