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?
Bad idea and not as good this season!
Worst idea!! Sliding back to King of Queens. Leah Remini is so limited re talent. Really like his original wife-good chemistry
Waste of primetime television….
There’s a simple solution to this: Kevin wakes from a dream where his wife died, have Lea come on occasionally. Kevin gets to do some work storylines with Lea them most with Erin. It would be a more diverse show. Beg Erin’s forgiveness and hope she comes back.
I loved Donna, and really felt a loss when I found out she was not going to be on anymore, in fact I was so mad, I will not watch it now..
We’re not watching Kevin anymore.
Let’s face it…King of Queens was awesome due to the ensemble including Jerry Stiller and Patton Oswald. This new show can’t even start to compare
i tried watching it twice for season 2 and i no longer watch the show that was a terrible move getting rid of erin its true there really was no chemistry but the show still was funny and now bringing Leah Remi and the story lines its basically “King of Queens” , im done bad move cbs made they should have tried at least another half season eventually there would be some chemistry
I think Kevin James has a lot more chemistry with Leah Remini than with the other actress… so I think it was a good idea. Season 1 was a little bit boring for me, so maybe season 2 is better with all the changes.
For Season 2, we followed our standard practice of watching a “new” show a minimum of 2 times before making a decision. We enjoyed this show last season, but not anymore. It is just not funny or entertaining in the slightest. It has now been deleted from our playlist. Horrible decision by CBS.
Miss Donna! Bad decision!
Bad idea! We loved the the show the way it was. Choosing not to watch it anymore.
I did not like Season 1 and found it unwatchable – the wife was bland.. who the heck are these “fans” who liked her outside of her friends and family. (And ratings show that many agreed as the season wore on…) Season 2 is better but still has a ways to go. It would be better to have more of the PI work with Remini and James and less of the boring family with generic personalities. Honestly, I have no clue what any of their names are or know anything about their personalities that is unique or interesting. I’d say… Read more »
I will never watch it again!!
I have quit watching it. Either put him out to pasture or put him out of his misery.