Cable channel TNT has decided to cancel Men of a Certain Age after two seasons on the air.
Starring Ray Romano, Andre Braugher, and Scott Bakula, Men of a Certain Age follows the lives of three best friends as they face the realities of middle age.
Having debuted in December of 2009, the first season of Men attracted a 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.2 million total viewers. While the season started off strong, viewership quickly dwindled. Still, that was enough to see it renewed for a second season.
Year two kicked off last December to a 0.6 rating and 2.4 million viewers, essentially matching the lowest-rated episode of season one. The numbers got even worse.
TNT split year two into a pair of half-seasons with six installments each. The first half averaged a poor 0.5 demo rating with 2.16 million viewers. The second half didn’t bring any better news, garnering a 0.4 demo and 1.59 million.
With numbers like these, it’s no surprise that TNT has decided against ordering season three. The July 6th installment ends up being the defacto series finale.
A statement from TNT explains it this way: “TNT has been proud to be a part of Men of a Certain Age for two seasons. While the show has featured great storytelling and impeccable performances, the audience simply hasn’t built to the point where we can continue the series. This was an extremely difficult decision for us. We wish Ray Romano, Mike Royce and the terrific cast and crew of Men of a Certain Age the very best and look forward to exploring new programming possibilities in the future.”
What do you think? Are you sorry that Men of a Certain Age has been cancelled? Why do you think many viewers stopped watching?
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I loves it. Sad it was canceled back then,and still sad today
It’s 2021 and my husband and I just came across ‘Men of a Certain Age ‘ on HBO Max. We loved watching this show after putting our children to bed . We are so sad it only lasted 2 seasons. Why is that the truly funny shows with real humor – never make it past a few seasons , yet the depressing, politically driven shows are on forever . Disappointed there isn’t more seasons !
It’s 2021 and I just came across ‘men of a certain age’ on HBO Max. My husband I loved watching this show at night together after putting the kids together. I’m so sad there is only 2 seasons. Why is it- that all the really, humorous shows are cancelled, yet all the poorly written ,politically driven shows always last.
Disappointed again !