ABC Family is breaking up with Melissa & Joey. The cable channel has cancelled the sitcom after four seasons.
On Melissa & Joey, up-and-coming local politician Melanie Burke (Melissa Joan Hart) hires recently divorced commodities broker Joe Longo (Joey Lawrence) as a nanny for her niece and nephew (Taylor Spreitler and Nick Robinson). Mel and Joe eventually fell in love and in season three, they were married.
The cast and crew are still filming the show’s fourth season and will wrap next week. A statement from ABC Family notes “The comedy will conclude its storyline at the end of the fourth season, to air later this summer.”
ABC Family’s new Executive Vide-President of Programming and Development, Karey Burke, said, “We are proud of the milestones Melissa & Joey has achieved, being the network’s first sitcom to reach 100 episodes and the network’s first comedy to win a People’s Choice Award… Now that the kids are grown and Mel and Joe have married and are looking towards starting a family, it seemed like a natural time to bring the series to a close. We are grateful to (stars) Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence and the whole cast and crew who worked so hard on this successful show.”
By the time, the series comes to an end, more than 100 episodes of Melissa & Joey will have been produced. The 100th installment, which airs March 18th, will serve as the mid-season finale.
What do you think? Do you like the Melissa & Joey TV show? Do you think that it should be ending or would you have watched a fifth season?
I am completely bummed out that cancelled one of the best shows you have. They brought the ratings, and an award? You’re absolutely right, all the characters made it the show it is and the show that the public loves! Melissa (Joan Hart and Joey (Lawrence) are so awesome working together, Many grew up watching them, and loves them …& they are obviously awesome and the ratings & trophy proves that. I would’ve watched episodes 5, 6,7, & 8th. Melissa and Joey thank you for a great show, & even through ABC being dumb and cancelling Melissa and Joey, I… Read more »
I believe that the hit show Joey and Melissa should continue on with a Season 5! The storyline was great! And now that Joey and Melissa is married and FINALLY having a baby, it’s more then right to continue the show.
I’m sure that the storyline would be HILARIOUS watching Melissa experience the pregnancy life and driving Joey EXTREMELY CRAZY!! Please bring the show back!!!
I would watch a 5th season was hopin it was not cancelled
Please do not cancel melissa and Joey. I love this show. There are not a lot of good comedy shows on right now but melissa and Joey is one of them.
I’m so dissappointed there will be no season five! Its such a wonderful family show and there are not many of those left on t.v these days. Watching the show has been a ritual for my daughter and I. We are very sad to see it end.
I would watch it for several more seasons. I’m tired of finding a show that I enjoy watching and then the get rid of it . If it was up to me I would keep the show and get rid all these stupid reality shows.
Please don’t end this show. It needs to be renewed and there needs to be a season 5. Please do not end this show. This is my number 1 favorite show. Please renew so we can see the baby being born and growing up and so we can see Mel having more babies and to see them growing up. And to see if Ryder goes to Military school. And to see what happens to Lennox and Zander. This show should not be canceled at all.
They really could have let it run a few more seasons, there are so few comedies on tv. Bad judgement!
Another great show getting the shaft.
Reconsider renewing this very funny show!
I will miss Melissa and Joey very much. I don’t want Melissa and Joey. I really l like that show very much. That was my favorite tv show. Please bring it back for season five. I am going to crying a lot for tv show.
No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its not fair they cant just end it they should make a season 5 where the baby is born and properly end it
Very upset!! Please end it where they have a baby to have proper closure!! .. Tearsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ….
I LOVE YOU MEL AND JOE… U WERE THE NEW WHO’S THE BOSS GENERATION SHOW..
THANK YOU FOR 4-GREAT SEASONS…. ♥
I agree! I said that same thing! I was like this show is a modern day “Who’s the Boss”
I think you goofed dropping Melissa and Joey. Your replacement show will have far less ratings…proving my pint.
I’m so sad it’s being cancelled. I love this show. I’m 34 and it reminds me of TGIF when I was a kid. It’s a great show and I wish they would reconsider!
I can not believe you are cancelling the show. It is a great old fashioned family show, you’re making a big mistake canceling it.