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?
I loved Rake, but it just shows how networks would rather insult our intelligence with stupid shows. So yes once again they cancel a good one. Shame on Fox…..
I didn’t watch the first few episodes, but when I did start watching I got hooked on the characters and the show quickly drew me in. FOX did a very poor job of scheduling and advertising the series. I’m quite sorry to see it canceled.
Great show!!!! Sorry to see it canceled.
I really enjoyed this show. It was smart and funny and deserves another season so people can learn about it.
Rake makes you think and feel… No wonder it has been cancelled! Boo
Absolutely great show–sick to see it cancelled. The acting
and writing was superb. The scheduling was lousy and no
advertising– you had to just stumble upon it. PLEASE bring
this show back and give it a fair chance!!!
rake is great please don’t cancel
What the “H”-“E”-double-toothpicks??? This was the best show on Friday night (although it didn’t have much to compete with.) It was the best! Greg Kinnear was awesome in this series. Fox amazes me. I still don’t understand how ratings are done these days – it can’t be all that scientific if they’d use that info to cancel this show!!!!
Can’t believe you cancelled one of the best shows if the 2013-2014 season. You have to come up with a better way to track viewers. in this world of DVR, and On Demand, live viewers should no longer determine the fate of a series. All viewers need to be accounted for.
Please bring Rake back.
Please bring Rake back for another season. I love it.
FOX never ceases to confound me. Rake makes the 6th series they have cancelled on me. It seems like they have it in for my mental wellness. They show me enough to get me into a new series and then they cancel it. WTF! Rake was a great show with great characters, great story line and great acting. I personally think that whoever makes these decisions needs to make a new career choice. Probably the same guy who cancelled “My Own Worst Enemy”. Another example of just getting to the ‘good part’ and then cancelling the darn series. How do… Read more »
Give it a day and a time and leave it alone! Shouldn’t have to keep looking for it. I like the show……shocked when it was cancelled…..give it another chance…..nobody ask us our opinion! Bring it back please!
I liked Rake, first why air it on Thursday? That’s suicide to begin with. Then fox starts moving it around. I tried to keep with it but it was harder to keep up with the finding the show than it was watching it.
Where does Fox gets its opinions and who decides?
I like rake. Hope it renews.
Tv networks are so stupid. Rake funny and had great scripts. Schedule was the issue. Fox should bring it back!
Love this show!!!! Don’t fkn cancel!!!