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Vulture Watch
Are Maggie and Emma still keeping it together for Charlotte? Has the Playing House TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on USA Network? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Playing House season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What’s This TV Show About?
A USA Network sitcom, Playing House stars Lennon Parham as Maggie Caruso and Jessica St. Clair as Emma Crawford. After Maggie discovers her husband Bruce (Brad Morris) is having an affair, Emma leaves her lucrative job in China, to help her lifelong best friend raise her daughter, Charlotte, back in their hometown of Pinebrook, Connecticut. In season three, it is Maggie who rides to Emma’s rescue. USA Network teases that their friendship will face its biggest challenge yet.
Season Three Ratings
The third season of Playing House averaged a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 323,000 viewers. Compared to season two, that’s down by 22% and down by 19%, respectively. Check out how Playing House stacks up against other USA Network TV shows.
As of October 30, 2017, Playing House has been cancelled. There will be no fourth season. Stay tuned for further updates.
Telly’s Take
Predicting if USA Network will cancel or renew Playing House for season four may prove to be more difficult than usual. Although the third season kicked off with a two-episode linear premiere on June 23rd, USA maked the entire season available On Demand, on USA Network, and on the USA Now App, and we don’t have access to viewership numbers on those platforms (unless the networks decide to publicize them).
Whether the new distribution model will boost viewership remains to be seen. Flying blind, I’m wondering if this won’t be the final season for this comedy series, though. Season two premiered nearly two years ago, in August of 2015. Usually overly long hiatuses cost shows some viewers. On the other hand, other cable networks have found success releasing an entire season at once. The strategy worked with Freeform’s TV series, Beyond. For now, I’ll keep an eye for new new developments. Subscribe for free updates on any Playing House cancellation and renewal news.
10/30 update: There will be no season four. Playing House has been cancelled by USA Network. Details here.
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What do you think? Do you hope the Playing House TV series will be renewed for a fourth season? How would you feel if USA Network cancelled this TV show, instead?
Love this show!! Reminds me so much of the crazy antics between my daughter and her best friend!! This writing is creative and brilliant! Keep the show on!!!!
This show has brilliant writing. USA would be fools to get rid of it. Mags and Emma speak to every Bee’s out there! USA cancels, please go to Netflix!!! Every show created does not have to cater to the 18-25 demographic. 40+ are the consumers with the $$$!!!
Michelle
Playing House is one of the best shows ever! It is so cleverly done! I love Mags and Emma! Please bring the ladies back!!!
I love this show! Please don’t cancel it!!!!
Please renew playing house!! We love it we just watched the whole 3 seasons on demand and want more!
Please renew Playing House as we find it to be funny, heart-warming and refreshing to see a show about a real non-sexualized close as sisters who be doing it for themselves!!! We need shows like this. My husband and I watch it in .CA and our 26 year old daughter watches it in New York.
This is one of the best shows I have seen. Very funny and sweet if you remember that these two women are best friends in real life. Please renew. If you haven’t seen it you MUST watch all the seasons available and you will love with the show.
My sister and I LOVE LOVE LOVE Playing House. One of the best shows on t.v. Super funny. You MUST bring back!
My husband and I just found “Playing House” and were immediately in love with the show. We binge-watched all the episodes and really want more. The chemistry between the cast is great. Char-Bar is adorable – how do they get those reactions from her? We care about Maggie and Emma and would really like to see more of their story. It could go on for years. After all, how is Charlotte going to cope with two moms who are bonkers in love with her? The entire cast is superb. Thank you for all the laughs (and tears).
There absolutely needs to be more seasons! Playing House is my new TV obsession, the comedy is so raw and the story lines are so addictive, Id love for many more seasons to come out.
Absolutely love this show, I really could see it going on for several season, please pretty please bring it back.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this show!!!! Bring it back for many more seasons!!!
Playing House is a great show – I hope it returns many years
We love this show and look for it every year. It has a wonderful humor – one you can really appreciate if you have a good friend that you love to laugh with. Wish there were more episodes but 8 is better than none. I hope USA renews Playing House.
If USA removes “Playing House” then what will be left, another reality show? I am still at a loss as to why others think it is so interesting to watch fake reality shows. Sitcoms such as “Playing House” are original and should be kept on the air.