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.
PLEASE BRING BACK LINCOLN HEIGHTS. I WANT TO SEASON FIVE.
BRING IT BACK
So, instead of this “that could really truly happen”, and “an A.A. Family that is hanging in there though its really messy out there”, and “there are some A.A. Families that MAKE it work” doing regular 9 to 5 jobs…we get Reed Between The Lines, a weak Cosby show rip off…Please bring Lincoln Heights back!
i love the show! Please Please please please please please bring it back! i want to see charles and cassie’s wedding, lizzie’s high school experiences with her bf, tay with his music and what charles’s dad has to offer him and what it will do for him!!!!!!!!! tons of people want a season 5! 🙂
dis show really is da bomb please bring it back
This is the only tv show that turns me into a water head(tears) every week..I love Lincoln Height!
BET should pick it up, like they did ‘The Game’
Your appsolutely right
This is a positive series.I Challenge these series be put on regular TV.
I hope they consider bringing Lincoln Heights back. I just found the show and I love it!
sameee lol i love it!!!!!!!! like i watched about 3 episodes a day </3 i love it so muchhhh! 🙂
Since they will not be bringing the show back, at least make all of the seasons available on dvd. Season 1 is the only season available on dvd. What about the rest of the seasons?
Okay that was not what you would call a “series finale”. They better come out with a season 5. Or at least like a 2 hour series finale. This is dumb. It just leaves people hanging. I want to see if charles’ dad pulls through and pays for his college. I want to see if Cassie and Charles go to school together.. I wanna see if Tay becomes famous. And most of all I want to see what happens between Lizzie and Andrew. Do they ever get married?!?! PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!!!
i dnt care about andrew but u are right about the others it is the best show ive ever seen
PLZZ BRING SEASON FIVE BACK.
I think the show should come back for a season 5… I justed started watching the show a few weeks ago on hulu.com… and its a pretty great show… I love the way it show African American in a different light… rather than being come type of “gang banger”, “drug addict”, or some other stereo type… The show was a great show that showed that there are some great A.A households… so to whom ever may read this please bring this show back for a season 5… If we were able to bring on African American show back ie; “THE… Read more »
well said i agree !!!!
You got to make a season 5 I want to see cassie and charles get married I wanna see tay go rather with his music. It’s a really wonderful show nd I loved plzz make a season 5
It should come back because it a great show to watch.