After seasons of poor ratings and several cast members moving on, ABC has finally put the Scrubs TV show to rest.
Scrubs follows hospital life as seen through the eyes of Dr. J.D. Dorian (Zach Braff). He left Sacred Heart last season but returns occasionally to help teach a new crop of med students. Others in the cast include Donald Faison, John C. McGinley, Ken Jenkins, Sarah Chalke, Eliza Coupe, Kerry Bishe, Michael Mosley, and Dave Franco.
Last May, despite poor ratings, ABC decided to try to squeeze one more year out of the veteran sitcom. The reason? ABC also produces Scrubs and stood to make big money on additional episodes in syndication.
The network kicked off season nine late last year and registered a low 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demo and only 4.5 million viewers. The numbers dropped even further and ABC decided to burn off most of the remaining episodes in January.
In March, ABC aired the final episode of the season. The network’s website promoted it as the “series finale.” We contacted a representative for ABC who told us that it was a mistake but nobody was in any rush to change it.
Now, it appears that ABC has finally cancelled Scrubs after nine seasons on the air. With more than 180 episodes, the sitcom won’t be coming back.
What do you think? Should Scrubs have returned after last season’s Braff send off? Did you like the “med school” setting and characters?
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The show got terrible after season 5! Get over it!
This is an outrage this show should be brought back i have recently just started to watch it and the very first time i watched i fell in love when the episode “My finale” came on i cried literally cried and if this show comes back and i give it a 10/10 please do i could never be happier i am joining the army and this show has been teaching me lessons on life and just a great show i really hate who ever ended this show and how much would it cost me to bring them back for one… Read more »
scrubs has been my ultimately favourite sitcome for nearly a decade!!! i was so damn happy when i discovered the 9th season on youtube! i like the new ideas and the new characters and i can´t understand why they let the fans down now only because it hasn´t been that successful in the usa…i hope they will finally change their mind…i would watch it even with 40 seasons….
It’s no wonder I never watch ABC: they keep canceling the programs I like – usually after mucking around with the schedule to make sure the show’s fans can’t even figure out when the show is on to watch.
Maybe one of these days ABC will figure out they are the problem with their programs’ ratings.
I Really Loved This Show! I Wish It Would Come Back! It Wuz Awesome, I Loved All The Characters. I Think It Wuz A Mistake 2 Take It Off The Air In The 1st Place. I Have Laughed N Cried With This Show. I Miss It! <3 Scrubs
im a hard workin care assident in england also a music producer so i have hardly any free time and scrubs was the little bit of my time i had left i love scrub every single one of them i know zach left the cast but you just cast another member go on a new out look and new twists the programme was still funny to me and the new cast that was there the interns and dr cox and turk brillent top actors if i could have one wish it would be to have scrubs back on the air… Read more »
It is one of the best shows i have seen on my TV i love it if season 10 was to come out then, well what can i say yes!!! I always have a show on it drives my wife nuts. Elliot JD the rest of the gang all good so thanks for the good times.
I really like more the new twist. The original season get to a point were the serie turn in something too familiar and became something too common. The nice thing about scrubs was see how it’s becoming a doctor. With season 9 it really get back to the origina point were we can see how it’s been a young doctor even more how it’s studying medicine.
I think scrubs is one of the best TV Shows that has ever been made.but I think before the Med School it was better.because of Zach Braff was the main character,story teller,and also a dreamer,which made him the reason that I wanted to see the show.and frankly he coped it well.and also Carla,Elliot,Ted,The Janitor,even the morgue guy.I mean these guys made the hospital like a family,and personally I don’t like to see this family jeopardised,which is what happened in season 9.therefore I think it should be continued but like the way it was before…..cosier.
they should make a season 10 trust me it wouldn’t be a waste of money
This show is more than just a show. It helps me/viewers realize that we are not the only ones with everyday conflicts. doctors students parents all have problems, and this show by far helps us approach our undermining cause through a surplus of cause and effect. the new cast was nice and knowing that there could have been so much more makes viewers like me heartbrocken. the “last seasons episode” was a disgrace to the all inspiring phenominom aka “Scrubs”
this was a great show i love it. if it was to come back id really be happy with my beer
I loved the show, watched seasons 1-9 again this past couple months and still find things that i missed the first dozen times. Will always be a great show, just sad that it’s gone. Now if only Grey’s Anatomy would stop.
i have cried and i have laughted at this show and i now hate zack braft for abandoning this show he caused its down fall it was and will always be the best show on tv… ever. i love you cox
i agree royce dog!
I completely agree, this show had the power to make you laugh for one moment and cry the next. Zack Braft is a giant douche bag and it shows in season 8. Before this show was created he was waiting on tables at a diner, I think he just let the fame get to him. I think it’s pretty lame how he didn’t even want to stick around for the whole season 9. But if you watch the last episode of season 9 “Our Thanks” there are so many ways they can come up w/ good material. Denise and Drew… Read more »
Scrubs is one of the best sitcoms ever imo! The original cast was just finger licking good!
Have to say season 9 did made me wonder sometimes, but I can’t say it was all bad. It had it’s moments.
Though the ambience created by the original cast will never return, that was just like the perfect setting.
It had everything, bunch of comedy, bit of drama and a good life lesson at the end of every episode!
I would deffnitely watch season 10. Cause if Coxy’s there, I’ll be there too!