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.
My favorite sitcom EVER is gone? No reason to watch TV anymore 🙁
Christine……..best sitcom since Seinfeld. One that actually *worked*. Super cast, the 4 main characters the best and the rest well cast. For heaven’s sake, somebody pick this up and get it on the air again. We don’t watch reality shows, certainly don’t want another one! Money, money, money, that’s all they think about. Put it against some other rotten show, so people will tune in and realise what great comedy is all about, and realise what they’ve been missing!
This is very sad news. I love this show. It is hilarious and JLD is wonderful, as is the rest of the cast. Boo CBS for keeping such stupid shows on and canceling this one, and ABC, this was your last current chance to be a successful competitor in night time TV, you blew it.
I love this show. I looked forward to Wednesdays because Christine was on! My friends love this show. I laugh so hard sometimes I cry. This show is fun and sassy. I don’t know how on earth shows like “The Office” is still on the air, it’s not funny!!!!! But oh sure the good one gets canceled. I MISS U CHRISTINE!
i was so saddened finding out about the network not renewing “new adventures of old christine”! i just don’t understand these idiot networks…they want all the viewers possible watching their shows…and yet…they can’t even send off a wonderful, smart show like this one with a decent series finale. i watched all season and loved all the characters and gave my time to CBS every week…but then they cut me off from my wkly dose of this show…i already cut down my viewing from NBC after the leno/conan scandal!!!!!! CBS is on my next list to axe! just disgusted with these… Read more »
PLEASEEEEE put this show back on ,there are so few funny shows left on tv !!!!!!! I guess hello to another reality show this sucks
Noooo! This is such a mistake. Probably some twenty- something guy in a position of authority didn’t understand the humor and there it goes–replaced by yet another ‘reality show’ that features many twenty-something women.
KEEP THIS SHOW! IT’S HILARIOUS 😀 MY SISTER GOT A CALLBACK FOR THIS SHOW & SO DID I. PLEASE RENEW THIS!
I love this show- the cast works so well together and so funny- “old christine” does things that happen in real life and thats what makes the show so good. its too bad that its been canceled. one of the only reasons i was watching CBS.
Can’t believe they cancelled ! This was a great show, very funny.
Best sitcom on tV!!! Please bring it back!!!
Why do they keep that god awful show “The Office” and those god awful reality shows but they kick out something as funny and endearing as Old Christine?? I loved that show. Only show on Wed. nights worth watching! I don’t even watch TV on Wed. nights anymore because there is nothing on!! This just really irritates me when they get ride of shows such as this and “My Name is Earl” – TV isn’t worth watching anymore because of all the stupid reality shows and those damn dance shows! I can’t beleive Old Christine had a poor following.
This show was one of my all-time favorites. It made me laugh through some of the most diffucult times of my life. I am extremely upset and disappointed in hearing this news.
Christine was one of my favorite shows and made Wed night worth waiting for. Julia is a genius and the rest of the cast is absolutely superb. I can only guess what lame excuse for a show they’ll put on to replace it. Let me guess…another reality show or maybe some hack talent show. As long as whomever made this decision is still in charge, the quality of network TV will continue to slide.
Absolutely worst move. Premise of 2.5 men is no longer sustainable (or funny when you see what C.Sheen really is). JLD is a marvel to watch and Wanda Sykes as well. Baaaad move, CBS.
couldn’t agree more…I’ve been watching my DVDs of Season One and Two non-stop and feel so jipped that this hilarious, creative show isn’t continuing. JLD is brilliant, absolutely brilliant.