FOX has officially cancelled the Rake TV series. The news comes as no surprise and leaves the dark comedy with one episode unaired.
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 show got off to a poor start on Thursday, January 23rd, and the ratings dropped lower in subsequent weeks. After seven episodes, the network sent the series to Friday night where the ratings got much worse — even by Friday night standards. FOX aired two more installments on a Saturday night and has yet to release the final episode.
What do you think? Do you think this show sould have been cancelled? Are you sorry that there won’t be a second season of Rake?
rake; the most clever and origional series regarding the life and practice of the CA legal profession of our times. Some of the salacious drama of LA Law, the nitty gritty of NYPD Blues and the clever smartness of more recent legal drama. Getting smacked around for being a predictable dead beat; Rockford Files. Mayor who despised the Greg Kannar character, who’s wife was having relations with the rake, ending up strangled during SM event; well done; same with the zoophilia defense for the Gyn on dog. Sad to see such a creative and funny alternative to the reality genre… Read more »
The show was really good. Could not believe the cancellation. Idiots.
I enjoyed the show and am very disappointed that fox cancelled.
Sad. I would have thought the people at Fox would have been old enough by now to know actual acting and a quality show when they saw it. Boy, I thought they were coming back. Hope the cast and crew takes the show elsewhere.
Agreed!
Hopefully a cable network will pick Rake up. Really good show. Gonna miss watching.
Sooooo disappointed, this was one of the best shows on TV, intelligent, witty and thoroughly entertaining. Don’t understand what’s wrong with people!!!!!
I loved this show! They could have at least aired the final episode…. Here’s hoping netflix picks up the series and gives it a few more seasons!
why do good shows die!!!!! bring it back fools
Was a good show, the Australian original (available on Netflix) was a little darker (and better), but I was looking forward to season 2, seems like all good network shows get cancelled early.
I really love this show. I don’t think they gave it a chance.
Too Bad!!!!
I loved this show! Too bad it’s cancelled. I’m with you, Val, as soon as I get into a show…it’s gone:-(
best new show along with Surviving Jack.
Rake is very good show. The first half of the seeason they screwed up by allowing the character to lose way too often in gambling. People don’t want a character that is so pathetic he can never win. If he was so brilliant in his law practice because of his own insight into human nature and probability, well it would had made more sense during those first few episodes that he would win alttle more with his gambling. The final two episodes is where you finally saw things come together, and begin to make Kaneer’s character a lot less pathetic.Someone… Read more »
Rake was a great show!!! I’m really frustrated with genuinely funny or smartly written shows being cancelled. What’s the point anymore?
Rake was a great show. I’ve given up watching shows on FOX. As soon as I find a show I like you cancel it. You air a lot of good shows but most get canceled. I’m not investing any more of my time and emotions in your shows.