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?
My wife and I LOVE Parenthood. Having an Aspire we so get what the character Max is going through. Also, being entrepreneurs we really like the Luncheonette and Ray Ramano is a GREAT assett to the show. My wife tells me I remind her of him. We’d love to see how an 8th season plays out. Even the predictable intro of a homosexual member (we were wondering how long it would take and it’s finally here although not how or who we expected — we didn’t expect someone to choose the lifestyle — Yay for that decision on the part… Read more »
Love the show, wish it could continue for a long time.
Only bad character in the cast is Ray Romano
He does not belong with the other excellent cast members.
So sad this will be last season!
Me and the hubs watch this every week.! Love Parenthood!
Must keep the show going!!!! Please!
I absolutely love parenthood! It is such a realistic, wonderful, beautiful show. PLEASE RENEW IT for seasons 7, 8, 9, 10 etc…
I just started watching this show about three months ago, after listening to an NPR critic give it rave reviews. The only other show we watch on tv is Modern Family and while we adore Modern Family, this show is much more true-to-life. Life is not always a laugh a minute. This really is a great show-beautifully written, great acting, well-directed, lovable and flawed (as in real life) characters. I’m very sorry to see it go. It never ceases to astonish me that dreck like Two and a Half Men makes it through who knows how many seasons–and then a… Read more »
Please share this opinion with NBC. I don’t know if there’s any chance at all that logic and good sense from viewers will win over their financial bottom line but it won’t if we don’t share our passion for this show. Please communicate with the network that is deciding to cancel after just 13 more episodes. I’m as sick about this as anyone and have told NBC.
I am so sad to see parenthood go. I wish that the 6th season will being we than 13 episodes. I have been moved to tears various times with this show and I wish it would continue. It’s characters have similarities to those of Gilmore Girls (one of my favorite shows), which makes me fall in love with the characters and story lime more and more. I hope that parenthood can continue.
Absolutely devastating to read the show will be ending. I’ve been moved to tears so many times…the best show this network has.
Boy they always remove the good ones. This is wayyyyyyyyyyy better than Modern Family in my opinion. Please keep Parenthood going!!!
This show touches my heart every episode. I would hate to see it go. We’ve watched this family grow up and go through so much throughout the years and it captures all the struggles of life. Please keep renewing it!!!
We have a 6th season so we need a 7th and 8th…….We need to keep it going!
Love the show!!
No, “Final Season” means there aren’t gonna be any more original episodes produced afterwards.
It says that they want to know if they should renew it for a 7th if there are enough ratings and feedback that’s what they will do.
There is not going to be a 7th year of the Parenthood TV show at all. It is never a good thing to continue the original run of a show that is already planned to reach its natural and satisfying conclusion. Plus, when a TV show has a really large ensemble cast, production costs are bound to be really high. The show’s original run WILL end with the sixth season, and that’s pretty much the end of this argument.
Keep it going! Love the Bravermans!
Please please keep this show on!! it is one of the very best shows on, and we love it… It truly depicts life today, and it would be a great loss if they cancel…. We only watch a couple of shows, and this is our favorite…
I really love this show. I have been watching it since the very first show aired and have been a loyal fan ever since. As well as my husband and parents. I was extremely disappointed to find out this will be it’s final season. The casting department truly could not have done a better job placing these amazing actors and actresses. So sad to see a great show cancelled. I was looking forward to watching this family grow and take on new adventures while dealing with real life issues. Not to mention all the comic moments that are weaved in… Read more »
I love Parenthood and would love to see the show keep going.
I really enjoy this show. It is the only show on that I make a point to watch. I am grateful that it has been renewed for one more season, but will be sorry to see it end.
Parenthood is hands down my favorite show on TV right now and the only show on NBC that I watch–it is the only series since Gilmore Girls that I have had to own and that I can watch over and over again. So sad they’re going to end it, especially when there’s so much more story to tell.