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.
PLEASE……… I’m begging, How about A LOT LESS “Reality” CRAP shows and more sitcoms. Bring this show back! I want to laugh not watch some no talent 15 minutes of fame seekers that’ll do anything to embarass themselves and their families to be on t.v. Please bring this show back, I loved it.
I don’t think it should’ve been cancelled!! It’s a hilarious and great show!!
It was the best sitcom on t.v. I don’t understand why it was cancelled!! Many shows nowadays like “the middle” are terrible and it keeps going!! Old Christine should be back whether it’s ABC or CBS!! All my friends and family watch it!!
Let’s go bring it back!! Pleassssseeee!!!
Come on! This is one of the best shows on TV. It needs to be picked up.
I say..we need to bring back this show. I hate tv nowadays because everything is so sex related and trashy. I loved watching this show. Sexist? How about all thse other shows tht make women seem like sex objects. Soo not happy!
I love Julia Louis…I watched her on Seinfield and was so happy when she came back in her own sitcom!!! The show did not deserve to get cancelled!!
What an amazing show, with all the junk on TV they cancel this???? It’s like watching a great movie with a terrible ending.
IM SO MAD!!! I love the show and it sucks that it just ended the way it did….
I can’t believe CBS let go one of their best sitcoms. Come one ‘Mad about you” – stupid, boring. “Mike and Molly” – even more stupid. Who is charge of CBS line up? LET THEM GO!
Anxiously kept on waiting for the show to return. It was the best sit-com ever, am so disappointed!
I love this show! So sad it’s over! I watch the re-runs everyday. Really wish it was back on, great cast with an awesome dynamic!
I have watched every single rerun….not cause I have no life..But, it was such a funnyyy show. If some network was smart they would pick it up again!
I agree with the comment by Marsha. Louise-Dreyfus is in a class with Lucile Ball, she goes for the joke no matter what. Great cast, funny writing, funny characters, it’s no wonder the show was canceled!
This was one of my favorite sitcoms to watch ! I think that Julia Louise-Dreyfress is so talented and reminded me of Lucille Ball at times. All of the other cast members are also very talented and the chemistry was so good between all of them. I never get tired of watching the reruns. I hope that CBS will be sorry that it cancelled this fantastic show!
This is one of my favorite sitcoms to watch. And in my opinion one of the best original sitcoms since the 90’s. I watch the reruns on lifetime and it sucks that I’m just now finding out the CBS has cancelled it. I love Julia Louise-Dreyfus and together with Wandy Sykes and the rest of the cast made the show outrageously hilarious. That sucks.