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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what?? they definitely should not have canceled the show! it was such a good show! they should bring it back!
ARE YOU KIDDIG ME!!!! MY DAUGHTER AND I USE THIS SHOW TO DISCUSS SOME VERY IMPORTANT TOPICS THAT WERE DIFFICULT TO BRING UP IN THE PAST. THERE IS NO WAY THAT THIS SHOW SHOULD HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. IF THE POWERS THAT BE ARE READIG THESE COMMENTS PLEASE RECONSIDER BRINGIG THIS SHOW BACK FOR A PROPER CONCLUSION. IF “THE GAME” CAN DO IT YOU GUYS CAN DO IT AS WELL.
I’m both mad and upset that they decided to cancel the show. I didn’t find the last episode satisfying. Don’t get me wrong, I did love the episode but I also wanted to see what was going to happen next. I really hope that BET brings it back for us.
i love that show it was very postive ,and it brings back the old school field ,how children and teens shld be brought up ,during rough times .it shows how no matter what the problem,as long as you have family it can be work out and it brings the family closer together .please bring it back just like bet brought the game back . i would love to see cassie and charles married and start their life together,as well as as the other three siblings ,since it has a few years or more i quite sure they have grown .there… Read more »
Dude bring it back! loveeeed thisss show! it was awesome, i couldnt wait for it to come back and it never did! comee on 2011 could and should be its come back!! anyone with me?
bring it back or BET will pick it up lick THE GAME
Any time there is a good and positive show on television without a lot of sex and violence, it gets cancelled. My family loved watching this show. It was one that I did not mind letting my children watch. These other shows that come on are too risky for me. I hope the producer or writer of the show find another network that will be willing to pick it up and continue. I will watch it on another network.
You guys need to bring that show back.Me and my son loved lincoln height.I’m still watching previev hoping a new serious will show.dissapointing
i really am too mad for words that was a really good show i really liked it and i was mad the seasons were so short i thought abc really did a good job for the simple fact i didnt even watch their programs untill lincoln heights starting showing and whenever the show went off i would change the channel. now i know its cancelled im disappointed in abc family they are going to lose my rating for everything…
Wow! Makes me sad cause my children and I loved this show. I guess a show that highlights a positive African American family with the father still present is not wanted in mainstream media. Funny, because I know had they been disfunctional, spoke in Ebonics and crime, they would have kept it.. Dissapointing!
I cant beleive they canceled the show either. what the heck man, why is it everytime I get hooked to a good tv show, they freakin cancle it. you all definatly need to bring this movie back omg, please bring it back, AND i SO AGREE WITH THE OTHERS (OOPS) there are so many other bogus shows that you all could cancel, why this one, I loved every show they aired as well as watched them all, please yall, bring em back good lord!!!
Yea son, Taylor Gang over erry’ thang. This show was hella’ sick brah. The whole crew watched dis’ joint. Bring it back
-Taylor Gang
i think that abc should put the show back on tv i really liked it and it was really good me and my twin sister just started watching it on the third season but really caught on to it i think that the show is a real eye opener to black girls dateing white men and it really help me get out my fear of me being a black female to date a white guy sooo i would really like if you guys gave it another chance please 🙂 it would really help girls like me.
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No, they should not have cancelled this show.I recorded this show and watched it every time it came on it showed so much to children of all ages, and showed their is no reason to segregate the whites and black we are all the same and we all can love.The couple on this show was as cute as it can get and i enjoyed the show very much.I watch many ABC series and this was not quite my favorite but it foresure was not the worst!BRING IT BACK!
I cannot believe that they decided to canceled that show. I dont think that the last season was a bad one. All of their shows were so entertaining and everyone in my town stayed glued the the t.v. when the shows cames on. I really do think ABC made a hugh mistake by not bringing that show back. It was plenty of others shows that they aired that no one was even wathcing but they kept one playing them. That was a really stupid decision on you guys part.