Things were a little touch and go for awhile but NBC has now renewed Parenthood for a sixth season. It will be the last season and the cast and crew will have 13 episodes to say goodbye.
Parenthood revolves around the lives of the extended Braverman family in Northern California. The ensemble cast includes Lauren Graham, Dax Shepard, Tyree Brown, Joy Bryant, Max Burkholder, Erika Christensen, Miles Heizer, Sam Jaeger, Monica Potter, Savannah Paige Rae, Xolo Mariduena, Mae Whitman, with Bonnie Bedelia and Craig T. Nelson.
The series has never been a ratings hit for NBC but it has remained a pretty consistent performer with a devoted fanbase. This season, the ratings took a pretty dramatic downturn, dropping 20-30% compared to the fourth season. Shows like Revolution, Growing Up Fisher, and Believe all had better ratings but they were cancelled.
The network wanted to cut costs so they could bring the large ensemble series back for a final season but members of the cast reportedly didn’t want to agree to a smaller-than-usual episode guarantee. A compromise was eventually made.
We should have a better idea this week when season six will begin airing.
What do you think? Are you glad that Parenthood has been renewed for a final season? Would you like to see a seventh season or do you think this is the right time to end it?
Cancel this series??? This, in my opinion, is one of the best on network t.v. I love shows where the people are allowed to have flaws and can solve, or at least try to solve them in a realistic manner! The acting and writing is superior, and I’m amazed that it doesn’t get more nominations and wins for the emmy awards! This series could go on for several seasons and still be fresh! Please don’t cancel this wonderful show!
Final season? What is wrong with the people making the decisions? It’s one of the last regular network series we watch because so much is reality tv which is thankfully finally falling out of favor. Can’t help but wonder if the numbers do not reflect the people that on demand it or record it and watch later as I have seen facebook references to Julia and Joel from several people. Slowly I have converted over to cable series watcher only…..this will be one more regular network series off my list if you cancel and House of Cards here I come.
I love Parenthood & was devastated when I thought it was being cancelled. Please please keep this show running. It’s one show I don’t fall asleep on. If you cancel this show I’ll feel like I lost personal friends because that’s how much this show affected me.
I can’t believe the network would cancel such a quality show and continue to bring crap shows on. The reason the ratings stumble is because the network runs the season at different times than the standard tv season and they moved it out of the good time slot it had been in. If you want fans to continue watching the show stop moving it. The only way I found it was to run a search on my tv and set it to come on automatically. It makes no sense. Does the network really think the average person really wants a… Read more »
love parenthood – its a very down to earth story about a real family – with all of their flaws and disfunctionality, they come across as a loving, fun and warm family that overcomes all obstacles by finding strength in each other. Its a modern day Waltons – and I love each and every one of them! From laughter to tears, I look forward to further episodes.
Love the Braverman’s, love Parenthood! Hate that this will be the last season :(((((
Grateful Parenthood will go another season. Definitely don’t understand the logic behind this being the final season. It is the best drama on TV. Please reconsider ending the show after this year.
Wonderful show. I am a babyboomer and I think the networks must not care if I own a TV or not. If I may be even more sarcastic, Parenthood does lack the violence of most of TV and the mind numbing idiocy of the reality shows. So I knew it could not last forever. But thank you for a great show even if you all think it has to end.
Love Parenthood. Great stories, true to real life. I don’t want it to end!!!
I love this show! Please don’t cancel it without seeing how it ends!!! I watched all the episodes you placed on Netflix and am waiting for you to add more! Thank you.
so glad it got renewed,i will miss this show, we need more shows like this
Parenthood is the best show on tv hands down!! I agree with a previous comment regarding how many mindless reality shows and just plain stupid shows continue to be renewed and the great shows get cancelled!!
So hope NBC decides not to make this be the last season!!
Why cancel a show that everybody in this country deal with? Please don’t cancel the show ever!!
They should keep this show going. It’s a modern day Waltons! Why would you only renew it for a 6th season, at least give it until season 8. That sucks that there is only 13 episodes left!
So happy this series is renewed. Hope it’s renewed again!
I agree that all too often the really good shows are dumped because they just don’t appeal to the 25-49 year old viewers! People like me, who actually do all the shopping, own a home and vote, don’t bring in enough of the kind of revenue that advertisers are trying to shove down our throats! Thank God for cable TV. If we had to rely on network TV for quality programs, I’m quite sure I would have given up by now. For the record . . . Parenthood is one of the best written, produced and acted series in a… Read more »