NBC has decided to cancel its long-running midseason staple, Medium, after five seasons on the air. Do you think Allison DuBois saw it coming?
Medium revolves a wife, mother, and psychic (Patricia Arquette) who uses her abilities to help the local police force. The show also features Miguel Sandoval, Maria Lark, Jake Weber, Sofia Vassilieva, David Cubitt, Miranda Carabello, Tina DiJoseph, John Prosky and Kendahl King.
The drama has been longtime midseason player for the peacock network, starting off in January 2005. Season one averaged almost 14 million viewers. Later seasons have attracted fewer people but the show has remained a good utility player for NBC. This season, the series built on the rapidly declining lead-in audience of Heroes.
But ultimately, the renewal decision came down to dollars and cents. NBC wanted financial cutbacks and a limited episode order. As a result, talks with the show’s studio, CBS TV Studios, stalled last week and NBC has passed on season six.
There is a strong possibility that Medium could move to CBS next season. The show’s already in syndication and the studio would reap big benefits by producing new episodes.
One possible scenario has Medium being placed on CBS’ Friday night schedule, sandwiched between compatible Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs. What do you think of that schedule?
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I am so disappointed!!! This one of the few shows on TV that I take the time to watch. I looked forward to the show each week, even the repeats. I will miss seeing it each week. Hopefully they will change their minds and keep it going!
I love this show i watched it every time it was on and if i could not i recorded it. All my friends watched it also. Its a great family show hope it comes on with ghost whisperer that is the other show i watched every week cant wait until it comes back on.
So sorry to see this as the last show. Hopefully it will go on CBS and we can see more. Very well written and portrayed by the actors. I will be watching next year and hope other networks will see its value and pick it up. Other networks could use a good proven show.
This is one of the very few shows that I TiVo each week. I watch very little tv and only record my favorites. Hope it resurfaces somewhere else!
OMG! I love this show. I can never get tired of Allison and her family, the district attorney, and cop:)…I hope sooooooooooo badly that CBS pick-up this show!!!
I don’t understand where people are getting that Medium was on another network other than CBS. CBS is the network it has been on for the past few yrs and who aired the Series Finale.
Yep, I will miss it too. Medium is one of the few shows that I look forward to watching.
I will be very upset if this show goes off the air. I know many Mediums and I relate to this show. Please keep it on the AIR!!!!!
Good. It needs to be cancelled. This B—– that appeared on Houswives is not worthy. How dare you make a tv show based on someone so shallow.
My favorite program…Im depressed
WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS????? This is a terrific series ! I am not into everyone doing the wild thing or blood and guts .This show was one of a very few that you didn’t have to see all that ,it was more insinuated.Good shows are so hard to come by that letting this one go is such a shame .I like the family and the drama.,in this one the cast interaction was a FAV!!!!PUT IT BACK
I used to fall asleep with “Medium ” reruns, where did they vanish to. Now I read looking for the wherabouts that the show is going to be cancelled.
Sleepless in Englewood Cliffs.
We are very sad to hear of this. Our whole family loves this show. And will niss it very much!!!!
This is one the six shows I watch every week. They always cancell the ones I like
I have so many similar incidents that is why I can relate to this show, one of many. When everyone around me told me my brother would be fine especially himself” That I should have been with him in the house of the Lord that morning. he was leaving for a heart transplant to Arizona. I would not be crying but rejoicing because the Lord spoke and said I will not die but walk into the same church with a new heart, we will all be singing, dancing. I did not feel the same because I had already told him… Read more »
OMYGOSH!!! what were you thinking!!! REALLY???!!!!
PLEASE PUT MEDIUM BACK ON!! go to a different network if you must! I have been wondering when the new season would start cuz it seemed like forever. Now what am I suppose to watch! you suck!
@Debbie S.: This is an old post. CBS picked it up last season and it’s returning for season eight in a couple weeks.