It looks like the story of the Sutton clan has come to an end. ABC Family has quietly decided to cancel Lincoln Heights after four seasons.
Lincoln Heights tells the story of Officer Eddie Sutton (Russell Hornsby) who moves his family back to his old neighborhood. Other castmembers include Erica Hubbard, Nikki Micheaux, Rhyon Brown, Mishon Ratliff, Robert Adamson, and Michael Reilly Burke.
The TV show debuted on January 8, 2007 and the first season was successful enough to warrant a renewal by March. At that point, it was one of the cable channel’s higher performers in the key demographics.
While announcing that the second season would kick off in September 2007, ABC Family President Paul Lee said, “We really think we have something unique here… The fact that it’s an African American family drama alone separates it from the crowd, but its terrific cast and superb writing also make it truly special and perfect for ABC Family.”
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Following season two, it took several months for ABC Family to decide to bring Lincoln Heights back for a third round. They finally did and that kicked off in September 2008. The audience grew and the show became the cable channel’s top performer among Females 12-34 and Female teens. It didn’t take as long to renew the series for year four.
Season four kicked off in September 2009. It ended up being one of the channel’s weaker programs of 2009, being outperformed by other ABC Family shows, including cancelled Kyle XY.
No specific reason was given for the Lincoln Heights cancellation. However, though it’s been favored by some critics, the series has never been a big hit for the cable channel and has only been given 10 episode renewals each season.
What do you think? Are you upset or surprised that the series has been cancelled? Do you think the last episode of Lincoln Heights is a worthwhile series finale?
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so upset this was cancelled! I was literally about to cry when I read this! This was a great show and had a great message unlike a lot of shows these days. And it was more family friendly. Please bring this show back!!!!!
Im highly upset! This cancelation is truly an upset especially since there was no finalization to the show. Now i was on google trying to find out when the next episode was and i found out it was being “quietly cancelled”. I AM OUTRAGED! Can someone please comment with a number, address or something to contact the idiot that canceled the greatest show. This will not be the last and defiantly not the least that you will hear a angry FORMER viewer. I am almost so outraged that it makes me want to stop watching ABC all together because of… Read more »
This is WHACK! I really liked Lincoln Heights and followed it through EVERY week it was on. I don’t think that it is fair that the channel has done this secretly and did not give fans proper closer. Shame on ABC family!
i loved this show.. i thought it was a good show. i cant believe they have ended it. i have been waiting and waiting for the show to come back and now i see it has been Cancelled that is just wrong….. it ended season 4 and than for months left everyone unknown about it is wrong.. they souldnt have Cancelled the show
This was an excellent show that, fortunately, I got to enjoy in syndication on TV One (thank God for that channel!). It’s the first family oriented show I fell in love with since the ending of Seventh Heaven. I most definitely wish the show would come back to Fox Family. It was such a breath of fresh air amongst all the lousy uninteresting reality shows. The characters were great and very well written for. I loved the development of each of the characters and enjoyed watching them grow for 4 short seasons. It’s really a shame that this show had… Read more »
Mann thIS really sucks, i love lincoln heights.
I was wondering what was going on because I’v
been waiting for a new season. This is so annoying
and commom people taking a good show of the air.
signed: TIRED OF GOOD SHOW GETTING TAKEN OF TV :'(
Please bring this show back!!!! I enjoy every character and every episode!! Its like a place of reality that teaches people of all ages how to handle their real life situations in the best manner possible!! It has helped me to step outside of my shyness and comfort zone thus helping me build confidence in myself and my abilities. Additionally, I agree with Ms. Nelson, it set high morals and standards back in place. I look forward to seeing this show every night!! Please bring it back!!!!
I am very mad that this show was canceled it was a very good show and it is sad how abc family has all these good shows and then cancels them it should not matter how many veiwers what should matter is that they had people watching these shows like with Kyle XY i loved that show and they ended it with a crappy ending and left alot of things unresolved like casidy being kyles brother they should have done another season for that show and now Lincoln Heights that was an awesome show also.. So now we dont get… Read more »
i am very upset that the show is over. it was a good show displaying the side of the african american community and family that you havent seen since the cosbys. its not very often that african americans are displayed as good people and as educated people. i came into the show in the 2nd season and was hooked from the first episode i saw, not just cause it was a black family but because it was a really good show. i could laugh, cry, and be held in suspense. if they want to cancel something cancel the secret life… Read more »
Very upset this show was cancelled. It seems like once you have a show that African American people can relate to and there are not a lot of sex scenes, suddenly the show is not doing well with the audience. My children and I loved this show, they range in age from 22 yrs- 13 yrs old. ABC did a great dis-service for young teenagers and the parents who are trying to raise them with morals. Producers everywhere, get a BACKBONE!!!
I think the season was great and wish that it would be put back on . Why must all the good shows get cancelled and the worst ones stay on
This was a really good show. now i have to watch re-runs bc some stupid idiot decided to cancel it.
This show was for the black community and now we have nothing!!!!
im so mad they canceled it i was looking foward to the next season this is my favorite all time show!! i loved watching it please come back lincoln heights me and all my friends miss talking about it in school STOP GETTING RID OF THE GOOD SHOWS!!
I think this show should not have been cancelled. It was a great show and I know that a lot of my friends would look forward each week to watching the show and I know I loved it. I only started to watch it in the end of the 3rd season but then i was soooo excited for the 4th season and then I heard it was cancelled and I was so mad! ABC Family keeps cancelling all of the good shows…they are running themselves into the ground and putting very inappropriate shows on their FAMILY network.
I thought that Lincoln Heights was a story with morales and standards, it truly was the next best thing to the Cosbys. looked forward to seeing it every night. I really Hate that I did not get to see Charles and Cassie get married, after college that is. Please bring it back, and with the same characters, No changes.