No season five for PJ and the guys. As expected, TBS has cancelled My Boys after four seasons on the air.
My Boys revolves around Chicago sports writer PJ Franklin (Jordana Spiro) and her close group of male friends. Castmembers include Jamie Kaler, Jim Gaffigan, Kellee Stewart, Kyle Howard, Michael Bunin, and Reid Scott.
It’s been suspected for awhile that TBS wasn’t going to bring the show back for a fifth season but the cable channel wouldn’t confirm it. Speculation was that TBS execs feared that, by admitting the show was ending without a true series finale, not as many viewers would tune in. As it is, an average of only 784,000 people tuned in to see the last two installments.
That decision ultimately cost Spiro and Howard jobs on new NBC shows, Love Bites and Perfect Couples. They were under contract to TBS and NBC wasn’t willing to risk having to recast and reshoot if the cable channel brought My Boys back. Jim Gaffigan left after last season to focus on his stand-up.
What do you think? Are you satisfied with the way My Boys ended? How would you wrap up the series?
Image courtesy TBS.
TBS never supported this show. The scheduling was erratic, and the few shows I missed were the ones that I never got to see in reruns. Also, the ‘seasons’ were way too short and too far apart. The show, and especially the actors, deserved better.
On a separate matter, each season got further and further from the original sports theme, but that’s probably a writer/producer issue, rather than a network issue.
That’s so stupid. My Boys was one of my favorite episodes. I would literally request off work to watch it comfortably! I wanted a better ending for it! One more good season is best!
i think she should try to get her own show with the theme being something outdoors. i
believe she is a true tomboy but a beautiful one.
I am so sad to see this! I loved this show, honestly one of my favorites. Not to have an actual finale were things were wrapped up was a poor move by TBS. We deserve better!
You guy are right it could of been the next friends , but i guess we’ll never know R.I.P you
Will. Be missed
OMG! I’m so upset. They should have made it better!!! Duh!
To keep it going! It was an amazing show in its first season and
Jim Gaffigan should have stayed, he was great!
man, am i bummed.
Soooooo disappointed there will not be a 5th season. I loved this show. Booo for taking my boys off the air.
Not happy about MY BOYS ending without an ending. Will greatly miss this show.
I LOVE my boys. I can’t believe that it was cancelled and the powers that be didn’t even respect the fans enough to give it a proper ending. I have to agree with the other comments that proper advertising and a better time slot would have helped the show out lots. I mean, come on, I’ve NEVER seen any of these guys on the talk shows promoting the show. As a non-sports loving chick, I still appreciated the show and totally fell in love with the characters. I’m really sad that I won’t get to see how everyone ends up.… Read more »
Wow, Really…. The one show that wasn’t all about scandals, and showing women having affairs, a show where a women could be successful and have healthy relationships with men. This show was funny and now will be replaced with a college party show. All I can say is, wow!
You have got be kidding me i loved that show and only drove through chicago so that i could say that i saw the same city….. Same as bethanny they could have put more money in and they could have been the next friends! Ten years later and do you think jim would have been basing his salary on stand up?
Sad to see the show go. I absolutely loved it! I agree with Bethany’s comment that they should have put it at a better time and advertised better. I would have loved to see an ending to it at the very least. I will miss it!
Myboys is the best sitcom. If you want better ratings put it at a better time and do better advertising.
I fifth season would be great!!!!!