It’s case closed for Franklin & Bash. The TNT buddy-legal series has been cancelled bt the cable channel after four seasons and 40 episodes.
Franklin & Bash revolves around two unconventional lawyers and best friends who end up being hired at a prestigious law firm. This season, they end up running the place. The most recent cast includes Breckin Meyer, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dana Davis, Kumail Nanjiani, Malcolm McDowell, Reed Diamond, and Toni Trucks.
For whatever reason, the series was way down in season four, averaging 1.16 million viewers and a 0.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic. That was down more than 45% when compared to season three’s ratings (which were also way down).
In addition, Turner Broadcasting President David Levy has said that the cable channel is now focusing on airing more “edgy” shows — like Legends and Public Morals.
The fourth season finale aired on October 22nd and will end up being the show’s series finale as well.
What do you think? Did you like Franklin & Bash on TNT? Why do you think the ratings fell so dramatically? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a fifth season? Would you watch it on another channel?
Disappointed. I enjoyed the show and found it entertaining. I love legal and police shows, even though this one had a great element of comedy. Unrealistic with the way they solved cases, but like I said, it was entertaining. It seems every show I love gets cancelled.
Loved it! Would 100% watch it on another channel.
I thought this was a great show, which was both entertaining and well written. The cast was great and I enjoyed the various legal issues and cases they faced. It’s disappoing not to find out what was to follow up the season finale. Here’s to hoping TNT changes their minds.
True, there was not much to the premiss of the show but it was JUST FUN. Silly, inane fun.
No reason to overthink it. Was as quirky as Boston Legal when they started. Maybe they need better writers. Would watch it on any channel.
I really liked Franklin and Bash it kind of made fun of lawyers and typical court room stories I am sad to see it go…If the powers to be want to cancel something how about Rizzoli and Isles or Major Crimes now there are two shows that need to be gone……
I’m heartbroken and upset that TNT cancelled Franklin and Bash. This was a great show! I loved this show. I think it was never the same after Pindar and Carmen left. And adding Heather Locklear definitely didn’t help. I think by season 4 the show was going downhill. In the series finale Stanton could have been saved and who knows where that roulette wheel landed on- are F&B still working together or apart. I was looking forward to season 5. And so Franklin and Bash ends with an unresolved cliffhanger and no real ending. we didn’t even get a proper… Read more »
It was a fun show. The never developed the new attorney and that could have made the show different for the new season
This is sad, I liked the show. It was funny, there was good chemistry between the actors, and I loved the eccentricities of Malcolm McDowell’s character. Good luck to all of them.
I could never get into Franklin and Bash. TNT gets on my nerves anyway because they cancelled one of the greatest cop shows ever (Southland) but have their original programming stuffed with generic stuff like Rizzoli and Isles and Major Crimes and now, dumb reality shows. The Rock is cool but why does he need not one but two reality shows on TNT?
I agree with the comment of having a million different start & end dates! Add to the confusion that each network changes dates & times to what seems like whenever the wind blows! Unless you pay to have a service that seeks out the shows & saves them for you, you are **** out of luck trying to continue watching favorites!
’bout time. It was just too silly to be entertaining.
I liked Franklin and Bash — all the fun banter mixed in with a little drama. Enjoyed the fact they were always in court, not like other lawyer shows. The premise of the show was that the two wild and crazy lawyers always found an outlandish way to win their cases. I will miss this entertaining show.
OK NOW, CANCELING FRANKLIN AND BASH. WHO IN THE HELL, MAKES ALL THESE HORRIBLE DECISIONS????? YOU HAVE MADE A GREAT BIG MISTAKE. MENTALIST, JUDGE ALEX, FRANKLIN AND BASH MOST ALL CSI’S. ONE LEFT, NEXT I WILL READ ITS CANCELED ALSO BECAUSE IT WAS SHOVED TO SUNDAY. ALL THE SHOWS LIKE SURVIVOR AND SUCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN CANCELED A VERY LONG TIME AGO WITH ALL THE SHOWS SIMULAR TO IT. BRING THEM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVED MEDIUM AND I LOVED GHOST WHISPERER BOTH AXED.
SO YOU MIGHT UNDERSTAND… 🙂
Survivor averages 9.5 million watchers, Franklin and Bash, MAX this season, 1.5 million and falling to under 1 million. This is a 6 to 10 times greater number of viewers watching Survivor then F&B.
Advertisers will pay to advertise on Survivor faster then they will F&B.
The first season it was amusing. The second season still was somewhat amusing, but was starting to wane. This season it was going down hill from the start. They either lost or got rid of major characters. The writing became silly and totally disjointed. It was like at some point they just gave up and let it go down. I for one am not surprised in the slightest. When you start with a theme that really doesn’t have much to it (A couple of attorneys who live like Frat boys while working in a high class law firm while doing… Read more »
Wtf. Maybe if they stopped having shows with all different start end dates, mid season, summer season etc so many shows would still be on.