Did Carlene finally take down Amanda? We’ll never know. ABC has cancelled GCB after one short season of 10 episodes. There won’t be a “second coming” or a second season for this show.
Based on the novel Good Christian Bitches, GCB follows a former high school mean girl (Leslie Bibb), now a single mom and widow, who returns home to Texas and tries to make amends with the women that she used to torment. The show’s ensemble cast also includes Lauran Irion, Colton Shires, Annie Potts, Kristin Chenoweth, David James Elliott, Jennifer Aspen, Brad Beyer, Miriam Shor, Mark Deklin, and Marisol Nichols.
This dramedy debuted to a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demograpic with 7.56 million viewers. That wasn’t a great showing but it was far better than what ABC had been getting with Pan Am earlier in the season.
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Most shows see their ratings decline in week two but GCB’s actually grew, a sign that there was some positive word of mouth helping the series.
Over the course of the show’s short season, the numbers fluctuated a bit but it ended up averaging a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.87 million viewers. On our ABC Ratings Report Card, which measures the relative demo performance of shows on the network, GCB had a “C-” grade.
It was firmly “on the bubble” between a cancellation and a renewal but ABC ultimately decided to cancel it. A slightly-better rated bubble show, Scandal was renewed. If that new Shonda Rhimes series had done a bit worse, GCB might have been renewed.
As it is, GCB has been cancelled. Some Christians and organizations objected to the show as they felt the original title was demeaning to Christians. Some called for boycotts but its difficult to know if that had any impact on the ratings or the network.
The last episode of GCB aired on May 6th. It wasn’t intended as a series finale so some ongoing storylines were left unresolved.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that GCB has been cancelled and won’t be returning for season two? Do you think the show was demeaning to all Christians? Do you think the objections had an impact on ABC’s decision to cancel it?
Perhaps the show portrayed on how the rest of America views the Christian community. The inability to take a joke supports this conclusion. Should we cancel all parodies? We can make fun of dumb jocks and teenagers, the tokin’ black guy, and everyone’s gay best friend. But don’t include the Christian community in such comedies. Maybe it was just to much of a reflection on how some people really are. Please bring back this show and I will make nice with the GCB’s of America.
I enjoyed GCB from the first episode, abc did not give the show a chance to grow before it was cancelled.
Bring it back! GCB was hilarious! Even my son loved it!!!!
this was a HILARIOUS show. i loved it, and my friends and i couldn’t wait for it every sunday night….i am crushed to hear it is cancelled. as a christian having a good sense of humor, i can say BRING IT BACK 🙂
please bring back GCB. for awhile my family called it GOD’S CRAZY *******.but now i know what’s it real name is to it.my brother-in-law gets a kick out this show. i want to do a petition to get this show back on the air who’s with me.
i sign my name as number one on the petition
casey
I’LL BE NUMBER TWO!!!
Very disappointed that ABC cancelled this series. It was great. So true of real life and Christianity. We loved it.
I thought this show was very funny. Loved it! Loved the storyline of real life and Christianity. Hoped ABC would renew.
With Desperate Housewives gone, I have no reason to watch ABC… This was a great show…. To hell with ABC….. and all the networks. TVLand has better material
This show was absolutely one of the funniest shows on TV. I am so disappointed that it has been cancelled. I truly wish ABC would reconsider. PLEASE BRING BACK THOSE GCB’s
I love this show!!! Please bring it back 🙁 give it one more go!!!
What a shame that the network pulled the plug on this show! This was the first series I have been drawn to in a while. It was clever, witty, spicy and hilarious. A little controversy is a good thing. Come on ABC – put this back on, its not too late! You have a fabulous cast!!
I love this show! I wish it would stay on the air. Far worse show are stil on!
ABC should not cancel GCB. I loved the show!! My daughter presuaded me to watch it and was laughing from the first episode to the last. Bring back the show for a 2nd season!!
Our family loved the acting and humor in this show. Come on …get rid of stupid shows like all the “:REALITY SHOWS.” BRING BACK THE GCP SHOW!!!
I loved this show.
It was different, but so very real……..
I wish ABC would bring it back!!!!
They have really tossed their Sunday lineup as far as I am concerned!!!