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?
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I couldn’t agree with everyone more! I too just recently got hooked on this show through watching reruns. It is truly a laugh-out-loud comedy! How does something as awful as the Big Bang Theory stay on the air and Christine gets cancelled. And I agree about the stupid reality shows too. Aren’t people over that crap yet??? PLEASE BRING CHRISTINE BACK!!
I REALLY HATE THAT THIS SHOW WAS CANCELLED. SO MUCH FUNNIER THAN HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. IT WAS THE BEST COMEDY ON TV. MUCH BETTER THAN 2-1/2 MEN WITH WAY TOO MANY SEXUAL REMARKS. THERE ARE A LOT OF WORSE SHOWS ON TV THAN THAT ONE! REALLY MISS IT!
Come on ABC..CBS…NBC… Really? How about this older generation that isn’t into all this reality junk? We looked forward to this show every week…..give us a break…bring it back!!!!! Dump the junk…..
Yes,
It’s such a great show. I don’t understand how fans would not follow it to Wednesday nights. I’m watching reruns and love it so much. Hate it when shows I love are cancelled: Better Off Ted, Ugly Betty, Boston Legal, Lipstick Jungle, all great shows.
SOME NETWORK PICK UP THIS GREAT SHOW! (PS Modern Family is not that great)
Really going to miss this show. It was one of my favorite shows. Looked forward to letting the day go with crazy laughter. I have to agree, CBS and ABC really screwed up on this choice.
I do not understand how all these stupid reality shows keep going, but when a truly funny show comes on and all the characters are very lovable, they cancel it. It just amazes me. I do not like, How I met your Mother(STUPID) or really any other sitcom, they need to bring back this show, she’s so funny. I can’t wait to continue watching it on Lifetime!
I recently started watching reruns of New Adventures of Old Christine on Lifetime and I am totally hooked! I record 2-3 episodes a day and watch them when I get home from work. It is about time we have a tv show that makes us laugh in these depressing times. I regret I was not watching this while it was aired!
This show made me laugh outloud – this is a true comedy. I wish I knew who made the decisions to cancel all the good shows and leave the crappy ones on. It’s getting to the point that I don’t wanna watch any new shows, I just get interested in them and they cancel them. I worry about my long running shows. If they’re gonna cancel them either let them have an “end” episode or let us watch them online. No wonder ratings are down.
This show will be very missed…this was incredibly funny!!! I don’t understand how this decision was made…BIG MISTAKE!!!
Just got into the show while watching reruns over the Christmas holidays and loved it!!! Went online to see when it will air with new shows and found out it was canceled. What a bummer…and then to know it wasn’t able to “wrap up” the story lines, I hate when that happens.
Going to miss the show. Loved it.
I was shocked to hear that this show was cancelled. I used to record this so I would never miss it. Super acting. Dreyfus at her best. Story writing humor were wonderful. I found the story writing good. Everyone knows someone like Christine. I liked all the actors and my hats off to the picked the right people for the roles. Please Please bring it back.
Who decides these things? CBS seems to cancel cutting edge shows (remember Swingtown?). It’s a true disappointment when you get hooked into a storyline and wham, you’re left hanging. It’s not fair I tell you.
there is nothing on tv worth watching this year. I have bee n waiting for Christine to return only to just find out it has been cancelled.
I dopn’t get it. It is the funniest show on tv…get rid of two and a half men or how I met your mother ..idiotic shows, …..Bring back Christine!!!!!!
This is up there with one of my all time favorite shows and I am very sad that it is over. If I could pick any one show to bring back, this would be it. This show is hilarious and I hope the reruns play forever because I can’t seem to get enough of it!! ABC and CBS really screwed up here!
absolutely agree……dump “Ordinary People”, “Hovv I met your mother” but cancelling Julia Louis Dreyfus, unbeliveable! Hope someone smartens up & picks up this hilarious shovv