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?
Image courtesy ABC Family.
Dumbest move ABC family ever made. -_-
Lincoln Heights was a great ******* show.
It makes me wanna cry, I’m so mad. Hollywood can’t seem to run out of young white actors to portray their perfect lives and stupid personal issues but an all black cast dealing with some real life situations in a positve way has to be stay at the top every season or else it’s dead. You can’t make me believe that all of the other shows on ABC family are sooo great that they rank #1 very week and yet I bet they are never in fear of losing their show. Makes me sick.
I enjoyed that show so much my wife and I could not wait to watch and spend some relaxing time together. I was terriblely upset. I really wondered what happen to break this show up.
WHY WHY WHY why i the world did they cancel it they need to bring it back when the vote we toke hit 100.
I am disappointed and outraged. I don’t understand how T.V. shows are rated/cancelled but I do know a wholesome and worthwhile story. Lincoln Heights was informative, warm, exciting, humorous, and extremely enjoyable. The Sutton family was not the Huxtables, but they encouraged the same values and showed the same love to their children as Clift and Claire did. And their roles were more intense, realistic and closer to home for the working class. But the Huxtables are still going strong. Anything positive and uplifting on today’s television should definitely continue to air. There is too much of the same T.V.… Read more »
This is truly tragic to learn that Lincoln Heights wont be re-airing. It was the one show me and my family could all sit and watch together. And I dont just mean my immediate family either. This always happens, you get use to a show and really get interested and anticipate the return of the nxt seaon and then u find out its been cxled. I feel that this is a disgrace and thats why i dont watch much tv now. If this keeps happening i will end up banning tv period!!!!!!!!! Think long and hard and realize Lincoln Heights… Read more »
Why cancel the best show on t.v??? I love L.H!! This really sucks!!!
You know what, this is crazy. The show showed how there are still some positive Black families with both a mother and a father living in the home who are married and choose to live in all black neighborhood and work on a daily basis to rebuild and improve the area. You could not have gotten more positive then Lincoln Heights and it’s gone. Wow, I don’t know what else to say. I am upset and I wish ABC would reconsider the cancellation and bring them back for just one more season. I would have liked to have seen what… Read more »
WHY IS IT THAT ALL THE GOOD SHOWS END SO SOON?I FEEL THIS SHOW HAS A VERY POSITIVE INFLUNANCE ON THE YOUNG PEOPLE.HERES A STRONG FAMILY WITH PROFESSIONAL PARENTS WHO ARE VERY INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDREN’S LIVES AND THEIR COMMUNITY.THEY AND THEIR CHILDREN FACE ALL THE THINGS THAT LIFE OFFERS,AND THROUGHT IT ALL ,BOTH GOOD AND BAD THEY OVERCOME.I HOPE THE FAMILY CHANNEL RECONSIDERS ITS DECISION AND BRING IT BACK.THANK YOU.
Im highly upset that lincoln heights was cancelled. so many shows that were actually good are always cancelled. i understand that they have to but to me its the best show on abc family(also pretty little liars lol). But i agree with the comment that it ruins diversity. sigh…i hate abc family now.
THIS WAS THE ONLY SHOW THAT I WATCHED ON THE FAMILY CHANNEL ON A REGULARLY
i am upset bc they had to cancled lincoln height. i really like that show and it teh season i do not like at all it should end the two would of gotti married n stuff like nd if they would bring back wonder what will happend on
ABC now has no diversity on its stations. I do not know how it can proclaim to be abc family with its no representation of ethnicity.
I think it’s utterly ridiculous that every show that comes on televison involving african american characters, get cancalled. I am so upset that this show has been cancelled. Like what was the reason for the cancellation?
I feel that this was a great show to let people know that black families can overcome obstacles. And this show prove that and show pride in their work. Both parents had great careers in helping the community and in trying to raise their children to be respectable children with dreams and ambition. Seem like everytime there is a black show on it does not last long and they claim the rating were not good. I see a lot of other shows that should be off showing nothing but sex and crime.
I am highly upset that my most favorite show on television has been cancelled. it was like someone dropping a bomb on me. I was just telling one of my friends earlier before finding out that i couldn’t wait for it to come back on that i had to be observance as in not to miss the start of season 5, in trying to find out about it…i find that the durn show got cancelled. That’s not cool…LIncoln Heights is one of the best shows on television…it finally was a African-American family painted in good light with real dreams and… Read more »
Its really fucked up that TV companies dont kno when they see a good a show and then cancel it.