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 loved this show as many others did….I hadn’t heard it was cancelled and I’ve been waiting for it come on…it was the best comedy along with Two and a Half Men and a few others. I would like to see it picked up again for next year. The cast was superb together and I laughed at each episode…
Really, wow one of the best shows on TV….use your heads
Such a shame….I really loved the show. To bad everything is going to reality tv. Wish a network would pick the show up really miss good sitcoms.
Bring the show back! It’s one of the wittiest, funniest shows on television. The cast is fantastic.
I love that show. Big mistake in cancelling it.
I was so disappointed to hear the show had been canceled. I think this a huge mistake as well, to me this show was as good as friends. I absolutely loved the show, ABC sucks!
I loved this sitcom, one of the networks should have definitely saved this show, I am very disappointed
I would love to see The New Adventures of Old Christine brought back for new episodes!! I’ve seen all the reruns several times already and think there is plenty of potential for new story lines. It’s a very refreshing show which never fails at making us laugh!
this was a show with a great cast & great writing. BIG mistake!!
Good riddance to bad rubbish.. Old Christine is a worn out never was and we are all much better off without her or the show.
Please bring back Christine, it was the funniest show on tv! Julia is sloppy, disgusting, hilarious and must be brought back!
The writing, casting and acting on this sitcom is extraordinary…right up there with Golden Girls, Frasier, Cheers, Two and Half Men, and Becker. Sometimes we do not realize what we have in a show until it is gone! PLEASE bring back this hilarious show! We need more of Christine! I think it is still one of the best shows on TV even though I have record episodes from several sources. If we want a genuine laugh before we go to bed, we switch on The New Adventures of Old Christine!
Absolutly Agree!
I loved it and am very dissapointed
ABC should have picked it up for the sixth seasn or it shoud have at least ended with Christine getting remarried. This is a really good show.
I think the same,,,it was a great show, and for the perfect end would be she getting remarried!!!
Oh god, at least they should end the 5th season. I can not believe they canceled it. They are making huge mistake.