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’m so sad shoot a second season this show is funny
if you wont bring the show back at least finish the show appropriately there is a lot of things left hanging in the last episode of the first season.
We would love to see season 2. What would we need to do to bring it back???
I would love a season 2. One of the best shows there is ! I think it should be given a second chance
I love G B C I wish you would bring it back and give it a chance it is a lot better than a lot of the other crap on tv
Bring on season 2 Pleeeasseeee!!! you cant leave us hanging like that!
I’m from Croatia and I think that GCB is one of best shows ever. Please make another season!!!!
I’m very sad there is no season 2, not only as a Christian, but as a Christian with a sense of humour. This show made me laugh out loud!
I love c this show i wish abc would pick it up again i mean comeone desperate housewives is gone
There were so many plot twists this show could have taken, and that cliff hanger! Too bad we’ll never get to see it with that great cast they had. Oh well, guess imagination will have to suffice. Kinda like “Good and Evil” with Terri Garr so many years ago. That was another wasted opportunity. And yet its OK to have shows where people kill each other or get sucked into drugs and all sorts of bad stuff. go figure….
Love This show, please continue wish more seasons
I for one am still disappointed that ABC cancelled the series GCB. Really, look at the tasteless and overly suggestive material in some other shows on CBS and it makes you wonder. GCB was funny, and you cared what happened to the different ladies and their families. It really was a very good show. Too bad execs didn’t have the guts to give this series at least a season two.
truly speaking it was reality, isn’t that what we Christians do everyday, i loved the show too bad it was cancelled, bring back season 2
I so agree. I just watched season 1,the only one, on hulu. I would have loved a season 2+.
I ran across this show back n the beginning but never saw the complete season. I cam across season 1 thru amazon and really enjoyed the whole season 1. However, now I am in limbo. Not sure why season 2 was never completed or aired but since there is Netflix and hulu, can’t someone at least finish the show or tie u the loose ends and let people have the option of renting or buying it so we can have closer? There are a lot of shows on regular TV now that are just plain stupid and should not even… Read more »
Please finish Season 2!!!!!!!!! Loved this show!!!