A couple weeks ago, FOX shifted their low-rated Rake series to Friday nights. Now, the show is on the move again.
Rake follows a lawyer (Greg Kinnear) who tries to do good but just can’t seem to get beyond his numerous addictions that cause him so much trouble. The cast also includes John Ortiz, Necar Zadegan, Bojana Novakovic, David Harbour, Tara Summers, Miranda Otto, and Ian Colletti.
The series is being replaced by Kitchen Nightmares as of this Friday night. A rerun of the Gordon Ramsay series will lead into the one-hour series finale of Raising Hope at 9pm. Season six of Nightmares kicks off on April 11th.
Back-to-back episodes of Rake will air on Saturday, April 5th, starting at 8pm. That will leave one episode unaired — the sixth installment produced, titled “Mammophile.” No word on when or if that will see the light of day.
One thing is clear however. Despite the fact that FOX hasn’t cancelled it yet, there’s no way that Rake will be returning for a second season.
What do you think? Have you been watching the Rake TV series? Why do you think it hasn’t caught on?
I think the show is great and to be replaced by hells kitchen ?
I love the series and hope they will give it a second season to perhaps find it’s audience. Greg Kinnear is great and so is most the whole cast. It has clever writing and I’m sure will find an audience if given enough time and time slot.
Intelligent writing, such a welcome change from all the stupid reality programming on tv now. I don’t laugh at comedic television very easily, but this had me in tears at time. I busted in the first episode saturday night when Deane met the female character “Glenn” and said he wasn’t comfortable taking orders from “him”! Unexpected humor, so much fun to watch. PLEEASE find some way to keep this one on!!!
PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL RAKE.I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SHOW.IT IS WELL WRITTEN,QUIRKY,AND HUMOROUS.I HAVEN’T SEEN A SHOW WITH SUCH RICH MAIN CHARACTERS SINCE BOSTON LEGAL AND PICKET FENCES.COMING IN MIDSEASON HAS BEEN ROUGH ON SUCH A GREAT SHOW.TRY TO PUT IT ON THE SAME DAY AS TWO HIGH RATINGS FOX SHOWS.GIVE IT A CHANCE.
PLEASE go to the actual website on Fox and tell them – maybe it will help!!
Best new show in a long time. Please don’t cancel. The name gives no clue about the content. That’s why it hasn’t taken off
PLEASE go to the actual website on Fox and tell them – maybe it will help!!
I think Rake is clever, funny, interesting and original. Greg Kinnear is a wonder and the rest of the cast is great too. Give it more time to find an audience!
Shame on Fox for cancelling such an original and well written series. RAKE pushed the envelope, combining humor with a touch of sexuality and unexpected plot twists. Greg Kinnear played his character perfectly!
Please do not cancel Rake. It is a great show, give it time to find its audience. Please.
this is so typical of the networks they always cancell the good ones. This show is the funniest hopefully another network or cable will pick it up. I’m so tempted to never watch another network pilot because you get involved and it’s gone. I’m done. Just go to netflix
I love Rake. Funny, smart, refreshing. Please don’t cancel.
I love this show. It’s smart, funny , real and entertaining. I am so disappointed it is being cancelled. Probably replaced with some stupid – and yet ANOTHER reality show . It’s amazing to think this clever show that appeals to someone over 25 doesn’t have a chance. Seriously.
Rake was a great show! Very entertaining and good acting with real life and funny situations. Greg Kinnear is so good!! Keep it on one night and time and an audience will be found, FOX needs to quite moving it around or have another network pick it up like NBC how really needs help!
PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL RAKE!!! It is a great show. It’s been so long since a show like this has come on and we’ve actually have stayed interested. This show has it all, it’s witty, funny, entertaining with enough drama. Please, Please do not cancel!!!!
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!…….(maybe the rottie was a little TMI) I am in agreement with the others about the reality shows. (how can a camera in your face be reality!) Put this show on during the week and we would be seeing them on the Emmys! PLEASE RE-CONSIDER!!
I really like this show. Why does Fox do this put out a good show get us interested then cut it after one season…ugh makes me sick. All the crap they keep on tv suprises me and the good shows get cut before they can even get started…just goes to show you most tv watchers obviously like to watch garbage. I on the other hand like great tv that’s why Rake should stay on the air.
Excellent post and right on the money!
Absolutely correct!! I’ve been saying something very similar. Good post!