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?
i loved the show gcb… i actually read the book to see if it was offensive and i didnt find it the way at all, i am a christian and can relate to the nice nasty humor of the show. Very disappointed, ill miss it
My husband and I LOVE GCB!!!!!! Plllllllease bring it back!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very good casting. I loved the show
Please BRING IT BACK! I haven’t laughed so hard in so long. “Jesus take the wheel….” listening to it as I write. LAUGHING!!!!!!
I truly believed a lot of Jesus loving person were watching this show too…this was one of the funniest show and one of my favorite show….I looked forward to an hour full of laughter and entertainment there was so much truth to this show….this show is so much better than some of the stuff I see on tv nowadays….I do hope they bring the show back. It’s great to have a good laugh from time to time….Life is too short never know what tomorrow brings! Just love all the characters on this show…
I thought the show was great. I am a 60 years old and I think we all know people like the characters in the show. I was not offended in any way. If we can’t laugh at ourselves, it is a sorry day. Please bring it back. I told many people about it and they started watching. Why do all to good shows get cancelled!!!!
I NEED TO SEE MORE OF THIS SHOW!!!!! I am a christian and I have to say that there was truth to the show it points out and reminds us how we make mistakes everyday and there are so many people in this world who would say that its making fun of Christianity but part of being a Christian is taking the good out of the bad and these women always do th right thing and seeing how amanda changed her life around after a dramatic event she chose to follow her roots and thats how God works he sometimes… Read more »
PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!!!!!
I thought this show was HILARIOUS!!!! No matter what religion you are everybody knows a Cricket, Kitty and all the other characters. We’ve all grown up with them. It’s time to laugh with them!!! I think if you take offense to the show then maybe it hits a little too close to home!!!! You know what they say, the truth hurts!!!!!
NEEDS TO COME BACK ASAP. HAVE BEEN WAITING FOREVERRRRRR!
BRING IT BACK!
This show was absolutely HILARIOUS!! I think it should be brought back! If the name was the problem then change it, its not that serious! Television is made for entertainment and this show was by far one of the most entertaining. I don’t understand why people should freak out about things as lame as the title. But everyone’s entitled to their own opinion. I thought it was a great show. It had you hooked since the first 15 min.
A real Jesus loving christian would NEVER watch this show. Period.
i am a good christian and i watch this show. it is funny to me, and i enjoy it. i cant belive it is cancelled.
I agree with anonymous 🙂
So you might not love Jesus that much honey, since he is all about love and forgiveness, and he doesn’t judge, PERIOD.
P.S- this TV show is a huge ad for Christianity, just saying…
So sorry to see the show go. My husband and I loved GCB, so funny. Everyone we talked to felt the same way. We are fifty five year old Christians that have known people and we ourselves could be bases for characters in the show. We think the writers must be members of our church. It’s nice to laugh at yourself sometimes. Please bring GCB back.
I love the show. It saddens me to learn that it was cancelled. I hope they decide otherwise.