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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Every time a show come out the people like they cancelled it. Lincoln Height was worthy of a fifth season. The show made sense and it deal with real life issues. I just hope it was not racial motivated to cancelled the show because alot of African American TV shows has been getting cancelled alot lately. Abc just leave well enough alone and stop over reacting when a show rate drop alittle bit, does mean that people not watching.
I’m pissed Lincoln Heights was cancelled that show was a big hit! If they can bring stupid
shows on the air then they can bring back Lincoln Heights. Now that its cancelled I’ll never watch ABC Family channel again!
I am sooooooooo upset that this show has been canceled…. I loved these episodes!!!! Why????????
Im SOOOOO mad!!!!! i cant believe that lincoln heights was cancelled!!!! i fell in love with that show!! that was the only reason i watched abc family in the 1st place! that show taught me so much about how bad gang violence is in our world. there is no other show like this. all the shows on tv are either corny or just teenage stupid sex crap. 🙁 im so sad that its gone. i wish i could call up abc family and yell at them. LINCOLN HEIGHTS 4EVER!!!!!!
I think it was extremely stupid for ABC to cancel Lincoln Heights in the first place, but especially without a proper finale.
why are u canceling yhe show thats the best show on abc family i stay up when i tired to watch the show even if it was a rerun
abcfamily takes off all the good shows and keeps the stupid ones…… like huge . i think lincoln heights hasd meaning and values and should not be taken off the air
This was a good family show a rarity these days. I really was looking forward to the next season. I really wish it would come back.
I WOULD LOVE 4 LINCOLN HIGHTS 2 COME BK ON THATS WAS A WONDERFUL SHOW SO PLEASE MAKE ANOTHER 1
thats crazy everytime a good show is on they take it off
I am very upset that cable TV would make a decision not to renew a series with critical acclaim such Lincoln Heights. Where is there sense of responsiblty to the total community to which it serves? Where is the business sense? Where is the common sense?
I think the people responsible for making the abovementioned decision should not have their contract renewed.
I would have to agree with that; this show depicted what is going now and that is something that White America does not want to see. Of course when the Cosby show was on that depicted several reasons about family not whether a black or white but about “family”. I think ABC network really need to look at what families of middle class want to watch and stop all this teen age sex dramas along with mini series that do not discuss anything of importance. I enjoyed the show very much because it was something that my “family” would watch… Read more »
I am a Black Dad of two teenage kids. The Heights was very good to show them both how a middle-class family that’s Black (The Sutton’s) live as well as those kids in the hood. I hate to use race here…but, in most cases, White folks don’t watch drama shows with all Black casts (Cosby and other black sit-coms exceptions)and neither do enough black folks. And, the Black tv cable stations (owned by Viacom and Comcast) won’t fund new episodes.
NAACP and your tv group, where are you on this? MIA?
i am so tremendously upset to find that my fav show lincoln height was cancelled i watch it for so long i was just saying wat channelis it on because we recently got direct tv so i thought i had the wrong channel but you cuz took it off im so dissapointed in abc . im goin 2 do a strike and not watch abc anymore untill you guys bring em back this is jux like the game cuttin of a well fammous african american family of the air how rude well my strike begins i m watchin degrassi till… Read more »
Seriously, ABC are full of white shows that deal with the same thing of teenagers having sex or what not. Lincoln heights was suspenseful. It was always left you wanting to see the next episode but hey what can we do with our comments. It’s already canceled, so hey….on to the next one. I did love it. It was something my sister and I watched, which help us bond better by having something to talk about.
i am so upset that lincon heights is no more. It was the best show that ABC could have ever created . ABC should bring back Lincoln heights back and show it more not just in september more like they do the secert life of an american teenager and make it or break it
im so upset how they cancelled Lincoln Heights that was the beat show EVER! i loved that show and the cast it has positive messages for children i can’t believe that they cancelled thy alway cancelled the good shows and keep te boring ones on UGH totally upset!!!!! 🙁