It doesn’t come as a big surprise considering the ratings of late but FOX has announced that they’re cancelling Prison Break after four seasons. Will there be a conclusion to this high-suspense series?
Prison Break follows Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), a young structural engineer whose brother (Dominic Purcell) has been framed and incarcerated for murder. To save his brother’s life, Michael concocts a detailed plan to have himself sent to prison and then to free both of them. Along the way, they realize they’re involved in a far-reaching conspiracy with dire consequences for all around them. The rest of the show’s large cast has also included Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Wade Williams, Sarah Wayne Callies, William Fichtner, Paul Adelstein, Marshall Allman, Rockmond Dunbar, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, Robin Tunney, Stacy Keach, Leon Russom, Phillip Edward Van Lear, Peter Stormare, Muse Watson, and Patricia Wettig.
The FOX drama debuted on August 29, 2005 to solid ratings of over 10.5 million viewers and a healthy number of 18-49 viewers. Prison’s first season finished with an average audience of 12.1 million. The second season declined a bit with an average of 10.1 million viewers. Season three dropped further to 8.2 million and the current season has averaged just 6.1 million viewers.
Based on the year four numbers to date, many have suspected that this season would be the drama’s last. Prison was missing from the midseason schedule and the network said it wouldn’t return until at least Spring. A spin-off had been in the works in 2007 but, with Prison’s declining numbers, those plans were put on hold.
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Today, FOX announced that Prison would be ending after four seasons. FOX president Kevin Reilly said, “Prison Break had a hell of a run, but the run has ended. This will be the last year of the show.” Reilly claims that the decision wasn’t mandated by ratings but rather by the show’s storyline. He said, “The show has just played out. You get to a point creatively where you feel all the stories have been told, and you want to end strong and not gimp out in the end of the season.”
As longtime fans are well aware, Prison has plenty of ongoing and unresolved storylines. In November, the show’s writers pitched the network with the possibility of extending the season by two episodes. The idea was originally envisioned as a way to make up for the abbreviated season three (because of the writers strike). Now, they may be used to wrap things up.
The final six of Prison’s season four episodes are scheduled to kick off on Friday, April 17th. It’ll be taking over the timeslot of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles when that’s finished completing its sophomore year.
Reilly says that the network is contemplating ordering a couple more installments to finish out the show. Of the producers’ story ideas to wrap the series, Reilly said, “They have a really cool ending, actually. I know where they end, and it’s a hell of an idea.”
Apparently, those additional episodes aren’t a done deal yet. Hopefully the network will decide to pay a little extra so that we can actually see the ending that the producers want to do. After four years of watching Linc and Michael run, will viewers be satisfied with how the story ends?
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Prison Break is the best show ever….its my life…i watch an episode and then think about it all day. wats up mike s. you are the best ….PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL THIS SHOW, IT WOULD BE LIKE TAKING A KIDNEY FROM ME.
EVERYONE GO HERE AND TRY TO SAVE PB MAYBE WE CAN ALL MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/make-a-season-5-of-prison-break-with-the-return-of-michael-scofield
Ok, yes big mistake here I think they should atleast try out another season and see what happens…alot of people are thinking maybe Michael is alive but I don’t know if they did do that how would they pick that up after four years of him gone in the last episode…I wished they had chosen a better ending atleast so that the fans that really love the show would be SATISFIED that Michael and Sara had a happy ending. CRAPPY ENDING I’M VERY UPSET WITH THE POOR WRITERS ON THAT LAST EPISODE. THANKS FOR RUINING IT FOR ALL OF US… Read more »
pb s5 should be played on fox tv…here in tunisia we loved that series and i hope that it continue
wht the hell is going on here????///// canceling season 5 will b a huge mistake coz prison break is one of the most popular show and there are many huge fans of prison break including myself its best 2 make season 5
i love micheal scofield. i think fox is making a very big mistake by stopping prison break. prison break should continue.
fantastic series ….a must watch
FOX has made a big mistake here. PB is one of the best shows ever made and if they made another 10 seasons, I would watch every episode. They could easily have made Season 5 with Sarah in prison instead of squeezing it into a 2 part movie
i think thay shoud make season five
if you haven’t seen it already their is a movie that explains the 4 years between them getting exaunerated and michaels death, check it out… The Final Break…. I too cried when I watched the finale, but i cried even more watching this….its a must see for all die hard fans!!
I have just watched the Final episode of Prison break and i’m a 22 year old male and i’m not ashamed to say i cried at the end…..But if you look at the end they never showed michael’s Body, How He Died or anything! So it has been left open, it could be the fact michael has faked his death so the goverment think he’s dead and will now leave the Family alone! But I think they really should make another season it is better than any other TV Show i have ever seen, I am a Radio Presenter in… Read more »
if you don’t make the 5 SEASON,we will bring you doWn!!! it’s to NICE to be true..[PB] so don’t dissapoint US!!!!>:D< kisssez from romAnia
Wow, i just watched the last episode and actually cried at the end. Perfect show, and perfect ending. I know people, including myself want a season 5, and Michael alive, but this was a good ending. They showed him and sarah together, and the nose bleed kind of hinted to what would happen. If they wanted to make a season 5, then yes, i agree killing michael would not be smart, but really there is nothing more this show can do. I can say this is the best show i ever watched, and hope another one soon comes along like… Read more »
killing michael, so so stupid! leaving fans so unhappy after everything that has transpired! he and sara should have ridden off in the sunset! yes it’s time for cliche’ to come back to tv, been gone far too long! bring michael back or be forever hated by the loyal prison break fans! matt in colo!
Prison break is so GREAT you could kill alex.he is in a bank and the bank gets robbed and he gets shot and micheal could have a deal with Feds to go into hiding because they would not give micheals dead body if he is really dead to sara if they wanted her back in jail and he could appear in it when his son gets kidsnapped by the generals daughter.