At the recent upfronts, it was announced that CBS was cancelling The New Adventures of Old Christine after five years on the air.
Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the sitcom has been in danger of being cancelled each year and, on a few occasions, ABC expressed interest in taking it over. Though it’s looking doubtful that the alphabet network will indeed save it, discussions are still ongoing.
Kari Lizer, Old Chrisine’s creator, says that the cancellation didn’t surprise her, especially considering the fact that the show was taken out of the Monday night block of sitcoms and has been put on hiatus many times during its run.
She recently told TV Guide, “As far as what happened at CBS, we’ve suffered from a serious lack of support from them since the beginning… I hate to say it, but I’m afraid they don’t care much for the female-of-a-certain-age point of view over there. How else do you explain them squandering the talents of Julia [Louis-Dreyfus] and Wanda [Sykes]?”
The cancellation news came at a particularly bad time for Sykes. Her Saturday night talk series, The Wanda Sykes Show, was also cancelled by FOX. Lizer expects Sykes to bounce back though, noting, “She’s never funnier than when she’s pissed off.”
What do you think? Is CBS’ treatment of Old Christine some kind of sexism or just due to poor ratings?
Image courtesy CBS.
I have to say, I did not watch this show until it was shown on Lifetime. I just do not watch CBS. The shows on that station and other primetime stations seem all the same. But, the New Ad… is a unique and funny show. I usually do not laugh watching sitcomes, but this show is funny and good. The characters are hilarious. This show needs to be picked up by a station that shows quality programming. CBS, obviously does not fit that status, because if they did, this show would still be on. Please, save this show, there has… Read more »
I am so upset with cbs over this. I thought it was the one station left that understands not every viewer wants to be watching twits on the reality shows. Please someone save this show Not since Seinfeld, Frasier and Friends have I laughed so hard. This is a great show ABC please rescue it
I can’t believe this show was cancelled…truly my favorite show on tv…
I should realise by now unless it’s a reality show or another crime scene
investigation there is no chance for survival. In a way it kind of solves my
couch potato issues.. really no shows worth watching now.
This hilarious show gets cancelled and According to Jim stays on the air for 9 seasons! I don’t get it.
What are they thinking? That is one of the funnies sitcoms out there. Get rid of the idiotic reality shows and put back some actual entertainment
Ah ha! i wondered why i kept waiting and waiting for this show to reappear but it never did. After learning that it had been cancelled, I was not surprised to hear of our loss. With the vast majority of the TV watching population seeming to be dim-witted with nano second attention spans, to become a popular TV show these days it seems a plot must revolve around cursing, eating something gross or selling one’s morales to the hightest bidder to attract and keep TV ratings (although if i was the betting type, and we were privy to the stats… Read more »
Bring this show back! One of the only shows on on tv that actually made Mr belly laugh!
So disappointed!
I can’t believe how many good shows have been canceled?? New Adventure of old Christine was a great show and really funny! You really need to bring it back!!!
I can’t believe how many good shows have been canceled?? New Adventure of old Christine was a great show and really funny! You really need to bring it back!!!
I just started watching the reruns, and cant believe I didnt watch this show from the start….We all love it! One of the Best shows on tv…..I am ordering all the DVDS I can from Amazon!
I can not believe this show got cancelled. I LOVE this show. Someone needs to bring this back on the air…..
As I’ve stated on another blog, I credit the humor of this great show with aiding in the recovery from a recent surgery. It’s THAT good. There are a lot of comedies out there where all you can say is “this is the part that’s supposed to be funny”. New Adventures…” makes me laugh!
I agree with all these comments. It was afunny show light great to watch . Why do the tv execs repeatedly take these type of shows off the air? Its about ratings and…wait for it…money! Not the customer (we the viewers). My wife and I really liked this show, I hope another network will pick it up.
I love this show. I am so bumbed it was cancelled. I am watching reruns at this moment.
I’m watching re-runs right now too. That’s what made me curious why it was cancelled and what brought me here.
This show was one of the funniest and best shows on TV…I’m still upset…how can something win an Emmy and be canceled the same year…makes no sense to me at all!!!
That is exactly what I said. How does a show get cancelled right after winning the highest award possible. Something is a bit strange about it all. The New Adventures of… was/is a refreshingly funny spin on life in general. The show should be airing on some station with new episodes. If I had a billion dollars I would make my own TV network and keep the show running for as long as the actors wanted to continue.