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 can’t believe you canceled this show! BRING IT BACK!! It was hilarious!! BRING IT BACK!
that really sucks! i love that show it was so awesome
The New Adventures of Old Christine was my favorite TV show!! I don’t watch much TV but went out of my way to see this show. I looked forward to seeing it again this season. I somehow missed the news that it was canceled. I am so disappointed to find out it’s no longer on. ABC should pick it up. The show had one of the best casts on TV. Every character was hilarious and whoever did the casting even did a great job with all the guest characters. I loved it when Blair Underwood was on the show. Those… Read more »
I was so busy this summer I somehow missed the news that this show was canceled. What a lousy decision! This was one of the only shows that actually made me laugh out loud. There are very few good sitcoms left on network TV and it’s a shame that both ABC and CBS let this show die so young. The cast and the writing were both great. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a show come back a year after it was canceled – but it’d be great if this one did.
Lousy move CBS!
Oh please please please please please bring it back! I think it’s the only show that can make me laugh out loud!
Unbelievable….I’m so disappointed the show is cancelled. I loved watching each week. You just can’t help but laugh. BRING IT BACK.
I looked forward to watching this show each week. I’m very disappointed that it was cancelled.
I really liked the characters and I was interested in finding out what happened from one episode to the next.
Please, bring it back, can’t get enough. Julia Louis-Dreyfus was terrific as Elaine in Seinfeld but she is outstanding in this sitcom. Best casting ever. We want it back with all the same actors.
I LOVE this show Please bring it back. I do not know who has the power in Hollywood these day’s to cancel shows but you don’t know what you are doing, you cancel good shows like this and Still Standing and give us crap reality shows with half naked girls running around. Everybody does not want to see that!!!
Loved this show. It was spot on smart and funny, brilliant writing, wonderful cast. CBS has again flubbed with viewers. That is becoming a trend the last few years. Who the hell they have in there making these decisions? They should be fired.
I love this show.Hope it returns.
We really loved the show, we looked forward to watching it every wed. eve. Julia was so awesome in this show. Too bad it was canceled.
I loved this show, that & the Middle are my favorites!! We need good comedies, this is too bad!!
I guess I’m the last to know that this show was canceled. I’m crushed!! I loved this show & it’s amazing cast of actors. I hope the “powers that be” realize that shows like the New Adventures… are what WE WANT TO WATCH!!! Not everyone loves Jersey Shore.
What a great show!!!!!! We have just finished watching all the episodes and just loved it, only to find that it has been cancelled. Please bring it back, we want to see what happens next.