While today’s NBC infront presentation brought good news for fans of struggling shows like Heroes and Parks and Recreation. Those who enjoy Life weren’t so lucky.
Life revolves around detective Charlie Crews (Damian Lewis), a man who served a dozen years for murders that he didn’t commit. He lost all that was dear to him but survives thanks to his studies of Zen philosophy. He eventually rejoins the LAPD but is a very different man. Others in the cast include Sarah Shahi, Adam Arkin, Brent Sexton, Donal Logue, Brooke Langton, Robin Weigert, Jennifer Siebel, Victor Rivers, and Jessy Schram.
The NBC drama debuted in September 2007 to 10.15 million viewers and a 4.1/11 rating/share of the 18-49 demographic. Later episodes sank to a low of 5.72 million and a 2/6. If not for the writers strike, NBC would have cancelled Life after one year. The execs instead decided to give it another try and renewed the series for a second season.
Unfortunately, the next round of episodes didn’t perform any better than the first. NBC needs fewer shows next season because of their Jay Leno experiment but, even if they didn’t, Life wouldn’t be coming back with such poor ratings.
NBC’s co-chair, Ben Silverman, made it official today and confirmed that Life won’t be coming back next season. Thankfully, the last episode of the series gave viewers some closure and answers to ongoing questions. These days, that’s a luxury that few other shows are given.
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YOU SUCK WHY CANCEL SUCH A GREAT SHOW!!! JAY LENO SUCKS!!!
Goodness!!! Not another quality show that’s been cancelled 🙁
Things were starting to get good and interesting, the whole series has a plot revolving around it unlike other shows with just different adventures/homocide criminals that hasn’t been captured and will appear on season finale >:(
LIFE has a story to tell and secrets that needs to be unfold.
I hope (by some miracle) that the NBC will give it another shot, it’s a cool series.
Bring life back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Was soll denn das? Endlich habe ich eine geniale Serie gefunden, die auch spannend ist und dann hör ich gleich, dass es schon wieder keine weiteren Staffeln gibt — 🙁
Jetzt mal ehrlich diese ganzen “normalen” Krimiserien wie csi oder alle anderen eben sind nicht annähernd so gut… Hier ist jedenfalls mal ne gute Story dahinter…
I love LIFE.
shame on you NBC! 🙁
Und haben die nicht auch surface eingestellt? die serie war auch klasse 😉
NBC Life cancelled? Come on! I was addicted to this show very disappointed. Loved the show and the actors and that buick have 2 of my own. Please bring it back.
Das ist doch echt ein Witz. Die woll beste Krimi-Serie wird eingestellt. Also NBC überlegt euch das, ihr wollt doch noch Zuschauer. Oder?
I loved the show Life. I did like the season finale. I think it ended well. But it would have been nice to see it come back for a third season. Charlie Crews is sexy.
ooowww…..echt Mist!
NBC was soll das???!!!
Life ist eine der besten Serien seit eh und je, und ihr stellt sie ein!!!!
Warum fliesst so viel geld in stinklangweiligen CSI Produktionen ein und ihr stellt einen der besten Serien einfach OUT of the Line.
Shame on you NBC!
Give a LIVE a Chance, please.
I can’t believe you NBC. This is the best show. I watched it faithfully and recommended it to others. I still have it on DVR. I love the watching Damian Lewis play Charlie Crews. This was a fantastic show, i can’t believe you let it go. shame on you.
LIFE is brilliant!. NBC doesn’t have anything near the quality of this show. Give it a chance for a 3rd season. Pick a night and leave it on that night. Even with the changing schedule, Season 1 was a hit. Season 2 was a mish mash without Shari as Dani, but still better than anything else you got. Give LIFE a second shot at LIFE, you and me and 5 million other people will greatly appreciate it. I mean Chuck floundered and its back. Heroes is starting to suck so bad it can replace gravity and its back. I know… Read more »
NBC must be in bed with the SNL actors. ‘LIFE’ is way better than ’30 Rock’ and ‘Parks and Recreation’.
This is the only show I watched on NBC – I hate to be negative, but NBC chooses trash like Parks and Recreation and what, 30 Rock (what????) to renew and cancels a brilliant show like Life. I think NBC’s primetime lineup may be following the way of their news shows, and that’s why cable networks like Fox, TNT, and USA are taking over. Damien Lewis is brilliant and I do hope that a cable network like TNT or USA would pick this well-written, smart show up. Very frustrating for viewers like me who aren’t near as impressed with Alec… Read more »
I might die without LIFE. LOL I LOVE LIFE, I WANT IT BACK. I do not get tied up in many shows but this one was amazing I absolutely loved it and it does leave a lot of questions and they really should make a closing episode for all the fans. Charlie wherever you are we miss you and your character
It was the only show I reguarly watched since the stike. I really enjoyed it and I don’t like police shows. I also used to watch the new bionic woman. Also cancelled. And Pushing Daisies, also cancelled. I guess I will cancell the dish as there is not now one show I want to watch.
I live in Spain and we love “Life”.
It has such a refreshing and original characters that it´s a real crime cancelling it.
I think executives should give a chance to a third season so the people we love it might have the chance to make other people who doesn´t know this serie watch it like us.
PLEASE DON´T CANCEL LIFE