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?
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This show is hilarious . I only started watching it as reruns on WGN channel 8 and was disappointed to find out it was cancelled. Rarely have a found a nighttime comedy that was laugh out loud funny. It was a truly great cast and the Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Wanda Sykes were perhaps the funniest female comedy team I have ever watched. I hope either NBC or ABC will reconsider and bring it back.
This is show is laugh-out-loud funny! It’s nice to have a different kind of show on TV. Networks are so worried about having anything that’s not a clone of what everyone else has. New Adventures is really smart and witty, the actors mesh well together and are strange but likeable. It would be a shame if this show was taken off the air simply because it wasn’t a police/medical drama or have some narcissist choosing from one of seven idiots competing to be with him. Bring it back!!
PEOPLE, PEOPLE, PEOPLE PLEASE GET IT TOGETHER!!! cbs, abc OR WHOEVER. This show is still popular! I recored it on “lifetime” everyday and watch it everyday. We need more shows like this and less shows that take place in Jersey….. HELLO ??? I don’t understand this show is just as good as Two and a Half Men and has similarities too. So why is Two and a Half Men still on and successfull and New Adventures of Old Christine is cancelled???? Maybe because Wanda Or Julia don’t stay in the news with divorces & picking up hookers or getting drunck… Read more »
I LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING THIS SHOW EVERY DAY, I LOVED HER IN SEINFELD AND LOVE HER IN THIS. JUST LIKE THEY SAY WHEN YOU START LIKING A SHOW THEY TAKE IT OFF THE AIR WELL MY OPION IS THEY ARE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE. WHAT IS SHE GOING TO BE REPLACED BY, ANOTHER REALITY SHOW? OK JULIA, MAKE IT INTO A REALITY SHOW THEN MAYBE THEY WILL LET YOU STAY. BUT ABC WILL YOU PLEASE LET HER STAY AND WHEN YOU DO PLEASE KEEP “EVERYBODY” MAY GOD BLESS YOU
Please ABC PLEASE PICK IT UP! I love the New Adventures of Old Christine!! This is such a funny show, the entire cast is hilarious!!! Boo CBS for cancelling it, you know you put time into it start to love it and support it the whole way through, then they pull the plug on it. CBS doesn’t care about their viewers!!!!! If ABC doesn’t pick it up, they too will miss out out on a great show, but the viewers will lose the most, one of the funniest show !! BRING BACK THE ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, Please!!
CBS aren’t just sexist they are ageists and they are doing a very bad thing by cancelling Christine. What a funny, hilarious and relevant show! Why are they so blind and stupid and can’t see the forest for the trees? What’s wrong CBS you find another conservative Republican anal show that you are replacing Christine with? Shame on you –you sexist ageists!! Get into the now and realize you have something excellent for people to watch and enjoy.
As usual. Just when a show starts to get great and I start watching it . It gets cancelled. That is why the big 3 networks are losing to cable. I will just have to watch it on Lifetime ande buy the products they advertise.
I have seen most of the reruns, but still watch Christine on Lifetime every day – even tho
it may be the third or fourth time I’ve seen it. I love it!!!! PLEASE bring it back!
I loved The New Adventures of Old Christine. It was so funny…at least lifetime has it on everyday…..BRING IT BACK @ GET RID OF SOME OF THESE RIDICULOUS REALITY SHOWS…….
I LOVE THE SHOW!!!!! The New Adventures of Old Christine is breath of fresh air for me, that women our age STILL LOOK AMEZENLY HOT, AND FUNNY ON T.V. She dose represent women of reality we do reach our 40’s , can be divorced, looking for love and make mistakes in life, and do our best to run a home for our children, not exactly like Old Christine, but “hey” it’s a t.v. show. It’s ok for her to do and say stupid things “its comedy” and I for one am Laughing 😀 PLEASE!PLEASE! DONT CANCEL ! I LOVE THE… Read more »
Here’s the show: She is stupid. Everything she says is stupid. Everything she does is stupid.
What is she going to do next? Something stupid.
What is she going to say next? Something stupid.
That’s the show.
ok
this is a great show ,what is wrong with cbs ! disgusted again
Love the new adventures of old Christine…please please bring it back…I have read some of the previous comments…and I agree with them…too many talk shows and I love 2 and half men…but christine is just plain funny…we need to laugh more…have good comedies on tv..please think about it and return it…Thanks
This is a loss.What a terrific show and all the characters blended so well together. FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY…………….What a dumb move to drop such a great show. Our loss though.