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.
This show was awesome. I don’t understand how shows like Community & Big Bang Theory remain on and they cancel NAOOC – she has more talent in her little finger than all those others put together. Great cast, great chemistry, hilarious. Why doesn’t another network grab it???????
As a very fussy sitcom watcher Christine is one of the funniest and most original and clever shows in the history of tv. Very seldom does a cast fit their characters so incredibly well and gel together as they do on Christine. If a network is clever (maybe HBO?) they will pick up this overlooked masterpiece and it will go on to rewrite tv history. I an a Seinfeld nut but I think this cast and writing combo is as good maybe even a bit better as it is perhaps more realistic and relevant. My 5c worth!
You got to be freaking kidding me!!!!! Bring it back!!!!!!
This was the best show on tv!! I hope they find another network that will pick it up. It was getting really interesting with Christine engaged to Max Kershaw.
BRING IT BACK!!!!
It is too bad this show was cancelled! Other shows have been cancelled and return-hopefully this could be one of them. This show is too funny!
I love this show! I hope a network with some sense of humor picks it up…or at least gives it a final season like scrubs. The show’s hilarious
ABC has made FU decisions lately! Believe they’re too freakin conservative!! Old Christine was one of the best comedies on tv! ABC executives that made this decision to cancel are moronic idiots!!
I really loved this show, I hate that you are taking it off the air!! The show was really funny.
I can’t believe this show was cancelled! There are so few shows of this caliber, all that is left is mediocre sitcoms that are barely funny. Christine makes me cry laughing every episode! Julia is hysterical, beautiful, and one of the most talented comic actresses of today. Bring this show back and market it to the over 35 crowd.
I just viewed a rerun of this series and found it to be the most hilarious show since Seinfield. The network did a lousy job of marketing this series. This is truly a classic, I would pay extra to watch this show. Mrs Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a comedy genius and ranks right up there with Lucille Ball & Carol Burnett. Please bring this show back and market this the right way. Go after the 35 to 60 year old crowd.
I agree, I didn’t know about it until it was already cancelled. I love this show!
Really ?!?! R u freakin kidding me!?!?! Y would u cancel one of the wittiest shows in prime time?!?!
you gotta be kiddin! I love that show!
Every show needs a wrap up!!!!! I Love old cristine!!
they cancled it! i quote ‘Are u freaking Kidding me’
Still can’t believe they cancelled it!