ABC officially cancelled the George Lopez sitcom today after six seasons. Rumors had been flying for some time — either that the series would be certainly cancelled or definitely renewed. How does series star Lopez feel about the cancellation?
He reportedly received a call over the weekend from ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson who told him the news — that another season of George Lopez wouldn’t work out financially because the network would lose money.
Admittedly, the series has been down in the ratings but this has been due, at least in part, to ABC’s actions. The network has switched the series’ timeslot several times over the years and has put it opposite ratings powerhouse American Idol many times this season. Though many viewers have complained that the series had run its course, George Lopez has proven to be a reliable quick fix when the network had a schedule hole to fill. The sitcom consistently out-performed other sitcoms in similar timeslots — including Notes from the Underbelly, which incidentally has been renewed for next year.
Lopez believes the cancellation is due in part to the fact that Warner Bros. Television produces his series rather than ABC Television Studios. Some of ABC’s new series, like the one based on the Geiko cavemen commercials, are produced in-house.
With colorful language, Lopez told the LA Times of his frustration, “I get kicked out for a…caveman and shows that I out-performed because I’m not owned by [ABC Television Studios]…So a…Chicano can’t be on TV but a…caveman can? And a Chicano with an audience already? You know when you get in this [TV series business] that shows do not last forever, but this was an important show and to go unceremoniously like this hurts. One hundred seventy people lost their jobs.”
It’s also unfortunate that, because the season-ending episode (now series finale) was taped and aired before the news, neither the cast and crew nor the audience will have a chance to say goodbye. It’s a personal thing to Lopez who said, “They dealt with us from the bottom of the deck, which is hard to take after what was a good run.” 
There is nothing like coming home from a hard days work and turning on the George Lopez Show. The show made me laugh and just for get about my hard days work. Its terriable to see the sho go go when it can make you feel good at the end of the day.
“Our” lifestyle?!
Let’s see, my Mother was Mexicana, not Cuban, I knew who my dad was, AND my Mother was not a loose woman like the one in the show.
Please, it was a comedy and in no way reflected the chicano, mexicana, latino….or whatever the new word is for Mexicans…lifestyle. “Not Special Like US?”
George did nothing to show “Our” lifestyle.
I dont know why they would do that. And Let me say “Julie Avitia” needs to shut up. Yea i kno kids are in the streets. But if u ever seen the show. George Lopez tells about a mexican life. but in a funny way. Now im half mexican my self. and some mexicans have a very hard life to put food on the table for their family. You wont understand because you are to busy being rude. George Lopez made me understand a Mexicans life in a very different way and to respect them. as they are one of… Read more »
George lopez you are the best!!!! dont listen to all the haters their just jealous bcuz their white and their life isn’t special like ours…..abc lost a great show…they suck!!! just keep doing what your doing and dont let anyone bring you down!!!!! i love you george
where can i send you a fan letter
Shut The F**k Up lady u dont no s**t…How about u stop complaning and leave George Lopez alone cuz u dont no s**t…George Lopez is the s**t and his show will be missed
It’s a television show. “I am devastated”, “I am so sad,” “I am heartbroken”, “please put it back on for my mother.”
How sad, our country is at war, kids are dying on the streets every second of every day, babies are being thrown away and all you care about is a television show?
How sad, why don’t you stop worrying about being chicano, hispanic, mexican, black, white….try concentrating on being a human being.
“My television show has been cancelled….boo hoo….”
I can’t believe that ABC would just cancel George Lopez, What were they thinking? The best comedian on tv today! This show was certainly better than Cavemen and Car poolers. The grade ABC deserves is a big fat F!!No more ABC for me or my family!…George hang tough!
Thats what happens when shows are produced in white american channels like abc, or CBS if they where in a channel that is more up todate like fox then these shows would not be cancelled.
I only watched the first season of the show. While it was funny, I stopped watching it because to me, it wasn’t hilarious enough and representative of my Mexican culture and community. A middle-class family living in a gran suburban home with all the luxuries of live? I’m sorry, but I grew up in the ghetto or “barrio,” living in apartments, having my single mother work multiple jobs to feed her two children. As a child, I recall watching the black sitcom series “Good Times.” It was great…the family was working-class, living in an urban apartment setting. May Esther Role… Read more »
I felt proud to be a Chicano. It was such a good show and it was stupid for ABC to cancel it, and for what, a show about a caveman? ABC only had a load of crap before George Lopez. They didn’t even let him make a finale. They just used the last one he made.
My wife and I where already for “The George Lopez Show” this fall then I had noticed that it was not scheduled I went online and was shocked to what I had found. Canceled and my wife and I had just been talking about how funny the last season was. And yes it does suck that cavemen are coming to the air that is so not right. George and Cast my family and I will forever miss the show and yes at lease ABC could have had a good-bye season. As did CBS for “The King of Queens” they had… Read more »
I loved watching George Lopez on
TV to bad they are canceling it.
I’m half white and half asian but I can still relate to pretty much everything that happens in this show. The made a huge mistake replacing this show with Cavemen. This show is also pretty educating. They really need to restart making it. If they do I’ll watch it and alot of other people will watch it to.
Please tell me if they start making it again.
Thanks for reading this:-)
Good luck, Nat
George Lopez brought a lot back to the Latino’s and he makes us proud. I agree with him a cave man taking over his show is pretty sad. A lot he had done for this show I can relate to it. What can we do to help this show go on even though its a little late of it being cancell now.
Thank you George!
Your biggest fan
mandy
I’m not a part of the Mexican community, but the George Lopez show was okay. A caveman show is just dumb.