After being on the bubble for several seasons, CBS has finally cancelled The New Adventures of Old Christine. There’s a chance that it may be saved by another network but odds would have been better if this had happened in previous years.
The New Adventures of Old Christine follows the challenges of Christine Campbell (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) , a neurotic single mom who has a hard time finding a relationship and juggling her responsibilities at home and work. Others in her life include her low-key brother, Matthew (Hamish Linklater); best friend and business partner, Barbara (Wanda Sykes); young son Ritchie (Trevor Gagnon); irresponsible ex-husband, Richard (Clark Gregg); and his current love, “New Christine” (Emily Rutherfurd). Often popping up to make “Old Christine” feel even more incompetent are “mean mommies,” Marly and Lindsay (Tricia O’Kelley and Alex Kapp Horner).
After being part of CBS’ Monday night line-up for two seasons, Old Christine was used to help establish a second comedy block for the network on Wednesday nights. Unfortunately, the experiment wasn’t a big success. Old Christine was barely renewed last season. As there had been in the past, there was talk that ABC might pick it up if CBS had actually cancelled the show.
This season, Old Christine’s numbers have gotten worse and CBS decided to abandon the Wednesday night comedy hour. As a result, the network decided to finally cancel Old Christine.
In past years, Old Christine was attractive to ABC because they weren’t having much success with their own sitcoms. This time around, they already have a well-established night of sitcoms and several new options waiting in the wings.
Still, there is some talk of ABC picking up the series. As of today, the execs at ABC and Warner Bros. are trying to work out the numbers. The deal that Warner Bros. can offer is likely being impacted by how much profit new episodes will bring in syndication.
Last summer, Warner Bros. sold the Old Christine syndication package to Lifetime for some ad time and about $350,000 per episode (compared to 30 Rock episodes which went for $800,000). The sitcom was also sold to local stations in most of the US markets.
Reruns will pop up on cable and local stations in the fall. It remains to be seen if new episodes will be on ABC.
What do you think? Should ABC rescue The New Adventures of Old Christine? Where would you put it — with The Middle, Cougar Town, or someplace else?
Image courtesy CBS.
As usual, they cancel a good show….why not put another “Realty” show on….we always need more of them…uggggg
Ditto on Old Christine being one of the funniest on television. Cancelling it is a crazy idea. One more reason to stop watching network television.
I love Old Chrsitine. I hope ABC picks it up but not on Friday nights. No one watches TV on Fridays. I think it could do good with Modern Family and Cougar Town – two more really good shows.
It is my favorite show on TV. Beats all those boring reality TV shows hands down. ABC should pick it up, if CBS is stupid enough to cancel one of the greatest comedies since Seinfeld.
this show is one of the best comedy showa ever !! abc should take it
My all time favorite show. Please get it back ‘.
I want Old Christine to come back so bad! I will do anything to bring it to ABC! I already wrote the network a couple of times about it. Any suggestions to get the momentum going?! I think its perfect for the Wed comedy night or any night for that matter! Juat bring it back!!
You can’t be serious! This is one of the funniest shows on TV. My husband even DVRs them to watch when the other not-so-good shows are on. Honestly, I would rather see Cougar Town cancelled.
Save this show! This is the funniest show on tv today!
Don’t lump it with the over-rated wednesday night
line-up, this show beats all of those hands down. Put
it on friday night or another night.
This show should have been cancelled after season one, only its highly successful lead-ins and her husbands Hollywood clout have kept it on the air. The show just plain stinks, the Seinfeld curse IS alive and well.
@Eddie, I don’t know anything about the show Better Together but I do know 30 minute sitcoms haven’t fared well on Fridays in years. The days of TGIF programming are long gone! Any network airing a sitcom on Friday only means they don’t have much faith in the show at all. I think Old Christine would do best on Wednesdays at 8:30. Just my 2 cents.
Fridays:
8:00 Better together
8:30 Old Christine
if abc buy’s old christine i will follow i think it is the funniest comedy on tv.
Finally. This needed killing after Season 2.
Old Christine is one of the funniest shows on television. This coming fall ABC’s Wednesday night comedy block should be as followed:
8 / 8:30PM
The Middle
Old Christine
9/9:30PM
Modern Family
Cougar Town