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 am so angry that they canceled this! They leave on How I Met Your Mother…yet take off a comedy this good!? Go figure! Should have put in on Tuesdays when there is nothing else good to watch!!! PLEASE give it another chance!!!!!
I kept waiting and waiting wondering why New Adventures of Old Christine had not started it’s new season yet. I kept checking my TIVO guide to see and nothing. I just now looked online to see when it would start, and sadly found out that it was cancelled. I cannot believe it. This was one of my favorite shows at night. Big mistake cancelling. I hope that one of the networks will realize this and pick it back up. 🙁
Kari Lizer is creating a new pilot for NBC that four networks had a bidding war for. What about bringing back The New Adventures Of Old Christine. That show has 8.3 million viewers waiting for it to come back. NBC, please bring this show back!
I happened to catch an episode of the new adventures of old christine, where they went to a wedding with an old classmate that was still crazy about Christine. I haven’t laughed outloud at a sitcom in years. I am a HUGE fan of this show and I’m still watching the episodes but, when I went to find out when the new episodes air I was amazed to find out that CBS cancelled this show. Just goes to show you that once again the rating system that is used is worthless. Someone at one of the networks must be a… Read more »
OMG, This show is so funny and I tape the shows. You must not have had it on at the right time. My daughter and husband watch it also and they think it’s hilarious. Please bring this back. You had a whole cast of talented people I mean everyone on that show was hilarious. Instead of watching ABC or CBS I’m watching reruns on Lifetimes and the other channel she’s on. BRING IT BACK.
I can’t believe this was cancelled, this show is great. We had more laughs watching this every week and then would talk about the next day at work. Any chance of getting back?
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I LOVED THAT SHOW! I can’t believe it was canceled … and not picked up.
I have trouble following the schedules of shows these days – they keep moving them around and taking them off the air for a couple of months. The dialogue on “Christine” is very funny; in fact “How I met your Mother” has gotten funnier recently so maybe the Christine writers went over there.
Unbelievable how good shows get cancelled and at the same time stupid “reality” shows abound and won’t die! This show makes you laugh out loud, it’s so outrageous. Dreyfuss is THE funnies comedienne ever!
I didnt even know about this show until 3 months ago. since then i have caught up and am very sorry that it was canceled. even sorrier that they didnt have a chance to end it properlly. great cast, funny funny funny!
PLEASE BRING NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE BACK!!!!!!! I FREAKING LOVE THAT SHOW!!!!!!!! I recently started watching the reruns on FOX after I got off work at like 2 am. It makes me literally laugh out loud every time. I liked the show so much I download the complete series on my ipod and introduced it to my girlfriend and she loves it too. Today we finished season five which leaves us fans with a complete cliffhanger!!! All the good series end that way which is a major bummer.
I watch The New Adventures Of Old Christine on a daily basis. It is one of the funniest shows of all time. The characters are so funny! The creator of the show Kari Lizer has a new comedy coming to NBC. Maybe NBC is the right place for The New Adventures Of Old Christine. 8.3 million viewers want the show back with new episodes. It is a hit on three channels in reruns and on facebook!
HECK YAAAA!!!! I have everyone watching the reruns at work and home and at my crops and all my friends. They are fl00red this show got canceled. This is one of the funniest shows every, and thats counting friends, and will and grace. My whole family and friends said what are people thinking. The game got canceled and it got picked up by bet please someone pick this show up for gosh sakes she won and emmy for you all.
please please bring back adventure of old christine. it is a great show. i wish any broadcast would bring it back. i saw all reruns and love it. cant believe they would keep stupid show like how i met your mother on that show sucks so bad.
I started watching this show on Lifetime – after it had been cancelled. It is an amazingly funny show. I laugh out loud – which I seldom do with other comedies. Julie has a great comedic timing and is not afraid to show every emotion and thought — love love love it.
Very well developed characters all around.