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?
It seems every time I like a new TV show, Fox is quick on the trigger to cancel—please reconsider!
It was a great show & funny it will be a travesty if its cancelled..what a shame
I totally agree with the rest of the board. This show has quirky humor, but threads it in very well throughout the episodes. I cannot help but be reminded of “Terriers” when I watch this show, another great show that encountered cancellation after 1 season. I think you can blame the fate of “Rake” on a bad title, and bad marketing, and NOT the quality of the show. The only reason I wanted to watch was GK, and he did not disappoint!! Please FOX, reconsider giving this one another season!!
Great show. ..best on TV right now
We love the show, DO NOT CANCEL IT!!!! Renew Rake, Renew Rake, Renew Rake, it is the best show in a long time, it is as good as Modern Family.
Right, of course it is being cancelled – it is good! We really like this show and are sorry to see it is ending. Too bad. Why put on another kitchen show?? Enough already! Rake is funny, has good story lines, and is something to look forward to when there is so much trash on. Hope it comes back on another network.
I love this show. Every character is so well written and played and Kinnear is adorable!
I really liked the show. I was hoping it would not get cancelled. I liked the characters and the format. It is also very funny. They always take the good ones off.
If Rake is cancelled it will truly be disappointing .. It’s the best new-show Fox has aired , since The Chicago Code or Mob-Doctor .. Of course they cancelled those Show’s as well … This may very well be , the last new-Show that I take time to watch on Fox .. Add the above mentioned three with ; Lie to Me , The Finder , Human Target , The Good Guy’s & Mental and that’s just to many disappointment’s for me … One more that was few years back , Justice …
I really love the show. I think it all about the generational perspective. It is more suited for an audience say from 35 & and up…perhaps. There is so much bad TV and competition. It is definitely a viewers market. I will say it again I really, really love this show!
Love the show! Unpredictably funny. Great Characters, great scripts.
I’m not surprised it got canned. Canadians are strange that way. It has to be
predictable (and boring).
Are you kidding me? Rake is hilarious! The writing is superb. So is the casting and acting.
How dare they pull the plug so soon. Didn’t I read they had nearly 2 million viewers one episode? Kindly pass my comments to FOX!
I sure hope they don’t cancel it! It’s quirky humor and characters make me laugh out loud!
I hate to get hooked on a new series because it usually gets cancelled. Love Rake. Unpredictable, funny , great acting and fun to try to figure out how he will win the case. It has been moved around so much viewers have a hard time keeping track of air time . Let it get settled into a definite time slot and rarings will soar. Please, please, please give it a chance. We all need some light hearted humor. Thanks
Best show on right now! Well written, likable, quirky characters. Of course it’s being cancelled… it’s good.