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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I agree with everyone who says this show should have never been cancelled Lincoln Heights rocks.
I am so upset that Lincoln Heights has been cancelled. I watched all four seasons on Netflix and was shocked to find out that would be the last season I would watch. PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!
Hi I love this show. I started watching it a while back. I finally started watching it again. I watched season. 1-4, On Netflix. Love the show. Some of the episodes were Tear Jerkers. That is what I love about the show. I wish the network could bring the show back.
Has ABC ever finished a TV show? I looked this up to make sure I didn’t waste my time watching a show that would make me disappointed or mad. I watched the first season of this show and then no longer had cable. Now I have netflix and was wanting to finish where I stopped. I actually finished another I had previously watched, Kyle XY which they also cancelled. I think I will not bother watching this unless it has a decent ending and just not a HUGE cliff hanger. :/ ABC is sucks in my opinion…they only care about… Read more »
please put lincoln heights back on its a amazing show everybody likes it and wants to watch it. it helps familys who are going threw the same thing survive but now sence the show is over people and familys are devistated that one of their favorite shows is over. please bring it back i love that show. people can really make a change because of THIS SHOW.
I liked Lincoln Heights I used to watch it on t.v. before they totally took it off
Pls put lincoln hights back i wanna see what happends next does tay keep with hes music is lizzie still with that spanish kid is cassie really marrying charles omg i wanna keep seeing it
Please bring this show back. My family loved this show back its like no other show on TV. It has posititve message and family values.
Please bring Lincoln Heights ba
ck with the same cast and writers. This is like a night time soap opera that my family look forward to watching. We call each other on the phone to discuss what is going on on each show.
THEY NEED TO PUT LINCOLN HEIGHTS BACK ON. IVE NEVER WATCHED IT ON ABC BUT CAME ACROSS IT ON NETFLIX AND FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. I STAYED UP TIL 2 O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING WATCHING IT AND COULDNT WAIT TO GET UP AND KEEP WATCHING IT. IT TOOK ME A LIL LESS THAN A WEEK TO WATCH ALL FOUR SEASONS. I LIKE WHAT THEY TEACH, THEY HAVE 3 GREAT AGE STAGES WITH THEIR KIDS. CASSIE BEING A TEEN, FALLING IN LOVE AND WANTING TO PURSUE HER DREAMS. LIZZIE FINDING HERSELF AND TAY HAVING TO DEAL WITH BULLIES, GANG LEADERS… Read more »
Please bring back!! I think if its advertised more there will be more viewers cause this was a wonderful show! I’m so gladp they have it on Netflix so I can watch it whenever I want. Just wish there could be new seasons.
I really enjoyed the show and thinks its absolutely stupid for abc to cancel the show . It was a good show and I believe it didn’t have problems with the ratings. Please bring it back !
I started watching Lincoln Heights on TV one reruns. I love this show, it deals with real family issues. I am a Philly girl, so I can really relate to the issues of a family trying to raise their children in a bad neighborhood. I wish they would bring this show back. I just finish watching all the episodes on Netflix. They need more positive Afro-American shows on television, instead of this reality nonsense.
I think they should put this show back on the air. It was a good moral show that showed the intensity of raising teenage children in an area that was riddled with crime, but had a wholesome family unit that was weathering each storm. It showed how serious the family unit along with the challenges of life without hindering or hiding any of the fact of life. BRING IT BACK!!!
They should really put this show back on it was awesome i stayed up all night watching this tv show it was awesome it had so much moral and learning experiences thought young children some things please put licoln heights back on please