There are big changes coming to Kevin Can Wait in season two. Actress Erinn Hayes has been dropped by the CBS TV show and Leah Remini has been promoted to series regular for season two.
Hayes played Donna Gable, the wife of Kevin James’ character Kevin Gable, on the family comedy. Meanwhile, Remini, who co-starred with James on the long-running CBS sitcom The King of Queens, appeared as a guest star on the season one finale of Kevin Can Wait.
According to TVLine, Kevin Can Wait is going in a new creative direction for season two. While it’s unclear what that means, what we do know is that fans will be seeing a lot more of Remini’s character, Vanessa Cellucci, in season two.
But is this a good idea? Remini’s guest appearance did garner some buzz but Kevin Can Wait saw some big losses in the ratings throughout season one. It earned a 1.61 rating in the 18-49 demo and 7.63 million viewers, making it CBS‘ top-rated new series in the demo for the 2016-2017 season. However, the sitcom started the season with a 2.58 rating and 11.08 million viewers but hit a low of a 1.05 rating with 5.90 in April. The show being reworked is likely a reaction to those declines.
Should the show be rocking the boat this early? What do you think? Are the cast changes a good idea?
I really liked the actress Erinn. What a disappointment. I won’t watch. I didn’t like KOQ because Leah’s character became too salty. It seemed as the character was always angry and I didn’t think it was humorous. When her character was on KCW, I saw the same writing for this character, too.
No! We really enjoyed Erinn’s acting and her characters calm and rational personality to offset Kevin’s comedic impulsive one. Additionally she was very camera friendly too.
We are also huge fans of Leah, including her Scientology series on A&E cable network. We are thrilled she will be a regular with Kevin, but Erinn should not have been cut. They could have had Leah retire from the PD and she and Kelvin could have started a P.I. firm which would have opened the door for endless comedy adventures for them.
No, I won’t watch “Kevin Can Wait” anymore. I really liked Erinn, she is fresh and genuine; I don’t get the same vibe from Leah. Besides, Kevin’s acting has got worse compared to King of Queens. Leah’s acting has never been that great anyway.
YES! I Love Leah, especially with Kevin
I liked King of Queens the first time it was on. Not that I don’t like Leah, it just seems as though the show has already jumped the shark. When you need to bring in more guests stars in the first season or two to boost ratings, I think the problems go beyond one cast member. I usually like Kevin James, but this shows seems to focus on more of his previous characters’ quirks, rather than on storylines. I stopped watching midway through the season, and I would be surprised if the show makes it to season three. Just my… Read more »
I like Erinn Hayes and the chemistry she had with Kevin. Although, I like Leah too. But I wasn’t watching for another King of Queens, in fact started watching hoping it wasn’t. I won’t watch now without Erinn.
Kevin can wait is just terrible. I really wanted to like it but it was essentially just king of queens with longer trousers and grown up offspring. Nothing new or funny or engaging about it. Adding Leah into it is just laughable and wont fix it. She is great-but we’ve all already watched that show, Kev. Should be noted that Jerry Stiller and Patton Oswalt were a huge part of the success of KoQ. This show cant be fixed. Im fairly certain they’ll give it a go with the new line up for one more season and then it will… Read more »
I love the connection between Kevin James and Leah Remini. I think this is a great idea and can’t wait to see them together again. King of Queens was one of my all-time favorite shows. GOOD MOVE!
The only way to fix it isn’t get rid of everyone especially Kevin…
just call it king of queens . this show is dead by nov sweeps. Fat Pig with a botched plastic doll. Erinn was normal and good level setting for the dumbo james . good call CBS!!
I just got hooked on King of Queens all over again this past year..along with watching Big Bang Theory reruns & enjoy them together..so, it should be fun! I didn’t watch the first Kevin season, tho I like him.
Yes, Kevin and Leah are great together!
I’m only going to start watching because of Leah joining but they shouldn’t have gotten rid of his wife because then you get all of these negative comments from people who don’t like change.
Only watched Kevin Can Wait to watch the cast OTHER THAN Kevin James .. Can not watch anymore since Erinn Hayes has been dropped and the show is turning into King of Queens #2 . Cast Changes SUCK .. If I wanted to watch King of Queens I would watch the reruns ..
got it..so the new name is.. KINGS OF QUEENS CAN WAIT