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Kevin Can Wait: Why CBS Cancelled the Kevin James Sitcom

by Jessica Pena, May 16, 2018

Kevin Can Wait TV show on CBS: season 1 viewer voting (episode ratings)

Why was Kevin Can Wait cancelled? Recently, CBS chief Kelly Kahl explained the network’s decision to end the TV show after two seasons, Deadline reports.

The sitcom stars James as Kevin Gable, a former police officer who, after the death of his wife, finds himself working for his old rival, Vanessa (Leah Remini), at her security firm.  The cast also includes Taylor Spreitler, Ryan Cartwright, Mary-Charles Joes, James DiGiacomo, Gary Valentine, and Leonard Earl Howze.

Speaking to Deadline, Kahl revealed CBS cancelled Kevin Can Wait because of low ratings:

The numbers. It was a strong show for us, it’s had a lot of decline this year, it was heading in the wrong direction. The numbers were going down as the year went on and looking forward, it didn’t look like a show that was going to be strong enough to anchor a night for us going forward.”

What do you think? Are you a fan of Kevin Can Wait? Are you sad it’s been cancelled?

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CHARLOTTE L YAILLEN
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CHARLOTTE L YAILLEN

Too bad….. James is a brilliant comedic actor and the show had consistent laugh-out-loud moments. This year, looks like lots of good shows have been axed while mediocre or worse shows get renewed. Seems that the lowest common denominator wins out.

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May 19, 2018 3:21 am
lori ebert
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lori ebert

Please rethink about Lucifer coming back at least one more season to bring all to a end instead of ending it in like a cliffbhanger you should have tied up everything I’m really upset about the cancellation you ended a lot of good shows to take chances in New ones that may or may not work a lot of new shown in all networks didn’t work out this year please rethink on Kevin can wait and luccifer or bring back king of queen look at will and grave riseann fuller house they are bringing back Murphy Brown

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May 18, 2018 8:25 am
lori ebert
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lori ebert

I feel that the network was wrong to cancel the show I truly think the show was better in the second season then first I in beginning didn’t like wife being killed off but after a few episodes truly it was a funnier show I think the public for upset with the wife during for Mac and stopped watching but I truly think if you put it with a good line up people would start to watch and see how better the show became I also think some is the problem is sciontoligist group with do to her expisibgbthem so… Read more »

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May 18, 2018 8:15 am
Fredrick
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Fredrick

“it didn’t look like a show that was going to be strong enough to anchor a night for us going forward.“

Kcw shouldn’t been on the prime time position it had. Later time should been located.

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May 17, 2018 6:00 pm
Cheryl Kelly
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Cheryl Kelly

Thank you network supreme beings. I tried but I couldn’t do it. This just became King of Queens with Leah demeaning him (justifiably as he was just repeating his past as a dolt). This show was worse as they had 4 other guys being just as big of imbeciles so it was not funny. Was happy to take this off my system. Love the irony of my code for this started with ASS.

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May 17, 2018 3:47 pm
Delores Meers
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Delores Meers

I love this show but wish they did it as married couples . lets do another King of Queens!!!

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May 17, 2018 3:34 pm
Melissa
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Melissa

I have mixed feelings because I am a huge fan of some of the writers on the show and Kevin is halarious. I watch out of loyalty to them but they made a huge mistake killing off the wife. She was one of my favorite things about the show. And they handled it soooooo badly. I loved the new family and opportunity for new storyline. I love king of queens, but if you wanted to bring it back just do it. Everyone is doing that. So why not. But that is why most people I know quit watching it. I… Read more »

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May 17, 2018 11:34 am
Brad
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Brad

Exactly. It was looking great until it switched back to King Of Queens. Don’t get me wrong, I loved that show too, but was looking forward to Kevin in a new show and the new wife made the difference.

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May 17, 2018 6:09 pm
Terrence
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Terrence

“The numbers” is ********.

In total viewers, the decline was all of 11% (when you factor out the weeks it aired after “Big Bang”).

It was a bad move on the part of CBS — which puts a lot of unfair pressure on THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

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May 17, 2018 11:07 am
Linda
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Linda

Who cares? Just bring back Lucifer please.

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May 17, 2018 10:13 am
Steve Morin
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Steve Morin

Great show Kevin James is hilarious,it all about him not the wife and the chemistry with Leah Remini is off the charts funny,so sad to see it get canceled.

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May 17, 2018 7:08 am
Delores Meers
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Delores Meers

I did not like the new wife it felt weird watching Kevin with someone else. They should bring Leah with him back and do another King of Queens. I still watch the reruns.. They need to keep these to together and do King of Queens again…

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May 17, 2018 3:37 pm
PurgeNight
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PurgeNight

This is what happens when you try to make King of Queens with kids. First season was great because of the new cast. Watched the first few episodes of season two and gave up because the storyline was stupid, especially killing off the new wife.

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May 17, 2018 2:26 am
Adrian
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Adrian

I really enjoyed the first season as the original wife of the new show Kevin Can Wait, was a fantastic actress had great chemistry with Kevin. I enjoyed watching them together and their dialogue. Lesson be learned, while King of Queens was good in its day, you cannot really go back. Moving forward with the original wife of the new Kevin show, would likely have saved the show. I stopped watching it when the first actress left as perhaps many fans have also, as I thought Kevin was just being nostalgic to his old series. He should have left Leah… Read more »

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May 16, 2018 10:41 pm
Charles
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Charles

It was a good little sitcom the first year. The wife kind of played the straight man, and she was good in the part. Kevin James got the powers that be to fire her, and replace her with Leah Remini. Not even an explanation of his wife’s death, the kids were all but an after thought. It was a big mistake to let him have his way, now he’s out of a job.

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May 16, 2018 9:21 pm
Harriet Reynolds
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Harriet Reynolds

I liked it the first year. However the second year I thought I was watching King of Queens all over again. It might have lasted if his wife was not have been killed off the way she was.

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May 16, 2018 7:17 pm
Eli Orkin
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Eli Orkin

It was an ok show

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May 16, 2018 7:14 pm
Steph
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Steph

I’m glad it was cancelled – I liked it better when the wife was alive – I stopped watching this season. if I want to see Kevin James and Leah Remini – I’ll watch King of Queens – now that show was funny.

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May 17, 2018 9:17 am
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