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?
I’m so disappointed, it’s one of my favorite shows!
I am so SAD that PARENTHOOD is in its last
season. What must be done to keep this smart, relevant, touching program on? Give
me a petition & I’ll. sign it a QUADRILLION
TIMES!!!!!!!! PLEASE keep Paenthood on the
air!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#
Please please please my parenthood family consider moving your show to another network!!! NBC is making a huge mistake and I am not even nearly ready to say goodbye!! There is so much room to continue to grow !!! As sad as I was to see “Friends” end.. I could see where they were running out of story line.. But parenthood has just hit the tip of the ice berg!! Come on!! I am not ready to say goodbye to my favorite TV family!!
I am truly perplexed regarding the decision to cancel Parenthood. The directions of other weekly series on other networks and NBC should be reevaluated instead of chiding to cancel this series. I am in agreement with the coment previously made , this show is not running out of a storyline. There are so
Many direction this sho can go. We would appreciate your reconsideration to cancel this wholesome weekly series. We need this type
Of series that is free of violence and other inappropriate topics. Please reconsider!!!!!!!!
I am a fairly new fan of Parenthood, and I am so sad that I only got hooked last year! There are so few shows that I look forward to watching “live.” Most shows I only like well enough to dvr, but Parenthood was one I looked forward to seeing ASAP. Such a shame it’s ending…
So sad that they are cancelling this show, it was one of the best shows out there and I am sick that it is almost over, I really wish they would have reconsidered!! I am going to miss the Braverman’s!!!
Noooooo!! Please don’t cancel it! This show is great. I love the Bravermans!!!
It’s such a clean show that touches on the human condition and displays what a functional family looks like!!
My husband and I are sick that our favorite show, Parenthood, is being cancelled. The Braverman family is funny, complex and always dealing with issues we can relate to. There are so many dumb slapstick and law or medical shows on that don’t have much appeal to us. This was a unique show we always looked forward to. How I wish networks would stick with quality shows through one season of a ratings dip. We’ll be back to searching for a interesting show. Madame Secretary has promise.
I am not surprised it is cancelled. I was very disappointed when Haddie’s parents reacted to her news of having same sex attraction the way they did. The “All we want, is for you to be happy” was a terrible reaction when her soul is in peril. A loving and caring reaction is definitely called for but not one of … Do whatever makes you happy and we’ll be happy. That’s not the way God works. God doesn’t say that; he wants us to follow his laws only when it is good for us. I was a huge fan of… Read more »
This is one of the best shows on TV. It is real and it’s relevant. It is disappointing to know that it was cancelled. Why not cancel the mediocre, slapstick ones and keep great shows and pay the real actors their worth? I guess that would be too easy. It will be sorely missed.
I love this show! Please don’t cancel. My cousins and I want to be part of the
Braverman family.
n danesh
NBC please reconsider canceling Parenthood . The one show that is not rated R is being cancelled???? Please reconsider!!!!!
I was totally shocked when I heard next week is the last episode. I have watched the show from the start & it is the best program. It is about what family is all about, why is it being cancelled. I love the story lines the characters, the actors. I laugh & I cry with the show, it touches your heart. I really hope they will reconsider staying on the air. It is probably one of the only shows that you can actually watch with the children & not worry about obscene scenes.
I am soooo disspointed in this show ending. It is the very best family show on tv. It deals with real life situations and the writers truly do a great job. It truly saddens me to lose my favorite show. It’s so refreshing to see real stories without all the sexual inuendos, or filthy language or nudity. The cast is fabulous and I wish there was something we could do to save it. Nothing else compares to its reality stories. We will miss the braverman famil, even my husband looks forward to watching the show.
I absolutely love this show. It is such a clean family show – maybe that’s why they’re ending it because it’s a good, clean show. Every show takes me back to when I was growing up. Our family was close just like this family is. Sometimes it was so good it brought tears to my eyes. I truthfully hate to see this series end – it should never end.
YES to a seventh season!!!! I love this show!! Great TV shows are always cancelled even though they have devoted fan bases. I don’t understand how that works!! Please keep Parenthood on the air!
I am very shocked to hear this is the final season! This is the best show on tv!! There is no other show that has such amazing acting, wonderful characters and story lines. This show portrays real life so it’s very easy to connect to. It is such a Real show, with real trials. I could go on and on about how fabulous this show is. It even has taught me a few things about family and marriage. I’m very sad about it being canceled and I hope it is reconsidered to stay on the air!!!!