In 2009, both Southland and Medium were cancelled by NBC but were then saved by other networks. Three long-running shows were recently cancelled last month and it looked like each had a good shot of being saved as well.
A couple weeks later, Law & Order and Ghost Whisperer have been denied a second chance and now, The New Adventures of Old Christine has as well.
The New Adventures of Old Christine follows a neurotic single mom (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) who has a hard time juggling a relationship with responsibilities at home and work. Others in the cast include Hamish Linklater, Wanda Sykes, Trevor Gagnon, Clark Gregg, Emily Rutherfurd, Tricia O’Kelley, and Alex Kapp Horner.
The sitcom has been a moderate performer for CBS from the beginning and has ended up on the bubble each year. For the past two years, ABC has been ready to pick up the show if CBS dropped it. Those were in the days when ABC wasn’t having much luck finding successful sitcoms of their own.
When CBS cancelled Old Christine this year, the alphabet network wasn’t as interested anymore because ABC already has some successful sitcoms with several new ones waiting in the wings.
This season, Old Christine aired opposite ABC sitcoms and didn’t fare very well. As a result, the network has decided not to pick up the Julia Louis-Dreyfus sitcom for season six.
The final episode of The New Adventures of Old Christine aired on May 12th on CBS. After five seasons and 88 episodes, there won’t be a final episode to wrap up the series.
On the positive side, reruns will begin airing on Lifetime and on local stations across the country in the fall.
What do you think? Should ABC have picked up Old Christine for season six? How would you have ended the show?
Image courtesy CBS.
I just started watching this show on lifetime and I friggin LOVE it! I hate that I can never find good shows until they’re canceled. Bring this show back! I haven’t laughed like this from watching a show in a LONG time..
I also miss the possibility of new episodes of Christine – the cast was all so great and it was such a funny, well-written show. Why try so hard to come up with ideas for new sitcoms (that so often fail anyway) when a great one was already there and was still coming out with original and entertaining material?
We looked forward to Wednesday nights so we could see Old Christine.I am so sorry it has been canceled.It was much better than How I met Your Mother or Big Bang Theory. Why not sick it before Two and a half men and give it another chance please.
Bring back Christine. It was a great show with a great ensemble cast. Always made me laugh.
Christine was one of the funniest shows on TV. I agree ABC dropped the ball by not picking the show up. I am also a big fan of The Big Bang Theory and now that CBS has changed the night and time of the show, I truly hope it doesn’t end up going the same way Christine did.
I am so tired of the games that these networks play. Christine was one of the funniest shows on TV. I never missed it until the network started messing with the night and times of the show. Once it got taken off of Monday night’s schedule I never got back on track with it. And now the network had done it again with one of my other favorites. The Big Bang Theory is great, so they had to change the night and time that it is on. It just isn’t fair to the loyal viewers of these great shows. And… Read more »
I cannot believe that ABC canceled this show and can’t believe NBC didn’t pick it up. The execs at the networks are killing good TV. That’s why people turn to better shows on cable. Old Christine is great, Julia L-D, what can you say about her? She’s amazing as is Wanda Sykes. What am I saying? The whole cast is wonderful, the writing is wonderful, it’s funny without being stupid. ABC and NBC execs are fools for canceling it.
The funniest show thats been on for a long time. I am devistated. Every actor is great! and soooo funny. Please bring her back!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT?!?!?!?! It’s bad enough that CBS does not have a good showing and now they cancel one of their few greats….New Adv of Old Christine??? Come on people! That was one of the funniest shows. Hilarious. Made me cry out laughing!
I loved the New Adventures of Old Christine. This is a big disappointment.
I can’t believe that the ratings were poor. I made a point to always watch it… This was a big mistake by CBS. That show was so funny!!!
I love Christine – please bring her back – ABC should have picked up the shoow ….
Please bring Christine back!!!!
Bring Christine back…. The show provided lots of laughs
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD PRODUCE SEASON 4 AND 5 BECAUSE I DON’T REMEMBER ANYTHING BEYOND SEASON 3 AND I HAVE BEEN A FAN SINCE THE BEGINNING.
I can’t believe that CBS cancelled this show and I don’t understand why ABC didn’t pick it up. Thanks a lot CBS and way to drop the ball ABC! Figures that you would keep the most unbelieveably stupid shows like ‘How I met your mother’ and ‘ The big ‘bag’ theroy’ etc.etc…. the list of already-been-OVERdone-shows is endless! All the same, all un-original and all total snores! Yes, lets get rid of the shows that really make people laugh out loud, we wouldn’t want our viewers to actually enjoy one of our shows. Stupid! stupid! stupid!!! I’m glad I have… Read more »