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?
That really sux cuz it was going to be a great show to take over the DH spot on Sun. nights. I’m really bummed to hear it’s over
What the fu€k? RIP GCB (along with Desperate Housewives, Pan Am, and Eastwick).
I tried to like this show, because I love some of these actors. But, it was just too stupid.
Whaaat?! NooooOooOooooooooOoo!!!
ABC made a terrible decision with canceling the show. I think the biggest problem is that it was on too late at night. I have a job, so it doesn’t make since to stay up til 11 watching a tv show, so I just watched it on hulu. With no Desperate Housewives, no Once Upon a Time, and no GCB, what else is there to watch on ABC? They should renew the series and move it up to the place where Desperate Housewives once held to bring in that group of people who loved that show. Also market the show… Read more »
I LOVED this show!! I looked forward to it more than any other on tv…ABC never gave it a chance with the crappy time slot it was in. Put a season 2 in Desperate Housewives’ slot and see how well it does!
Only stupid women with Mrs. Degrees are upset about this garbage being cancelled.
The only time I could watch it was on the website. It was funny and well written show. I wish ABC would reconsider their decision. I really don’t watch TV but this show has me watching it.
This WAS the funniest show in a long time! ABC… You suck!
The onemillionmoms had a problem with the show and were trying to get rid of it because it wasn’t protraying christians well. Maybe they should block some channels in their house if they don’t like all the shows out there anymore. If you don’t like the show than don’t watch it and if you don’t want your children block the channel like I said. The onemillionmoms that are only actually not even 50 000 are the group that tried to stop JCP from allowing Ellen Degeneres to be the spokesperson but they failed. It seems that they do not realize… Read more »
Say it is not so. I truly enjoyed this show and leaving the storyline like this is just cruel.
So sad
Was my new favorite show! Wonder if any other station could pick it up? The actresses on the show are all so good!
I love, love, love this show. I too could hardly wait to watch. The characters are so well written. The show is hilarious. What are you thinking ABC? What happened to giving a show time to find its audience? What, will you fill the time slot with more reality tv garbage? Bring back GCB!
I am so sad that GCB has been canceled. No more Desperate Housewives and no more GCB, what will I do now on Sunday nights.
So upset!!! I absolutely love that show