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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i think scrubs should come back, it is still funny everytime i see it. i say bring it back and somehow get more people watching it with better advertising
I think jd Zack Braff should come back also they should make a season 10 no doubt in my mind it is hands down my favorite show something to really look Forward to and make you think really deep and interesting show I’m deeply upset they are not making more please please abc make a season 10 I’m sure everyone who comes and has been to this page will agree
Honestly, the season 9 version of scrubs brought new life into the programme with a new and diverse range of characters and let’s face it JD was getting tiresome; we needed new personalities and season 9 gave it to us along with just enough retention of old personalities to make for what I thought would be a good transition. Never mind the great new setting although it did seem larger than it should be to keep the intimacy going. Season 9 in my view was better than the rest but then again I have watched all the episodes in the… Read more »
WHY? WHY? WHY? I don t want scrubs to stop although season nine was les fun than the rest i is still my favorive serie please bring it back!!!
Yes i loved it
i am a monstrous fan of scrubs, have watched season 1-5 easy 4times over 6-8 only about twice and9 spite loveing 1 thru 8 and everything about it thought i wouldn’t like med school but it bought new life back to the screen it was fantastic to watch all the relationships develop and only to have it end like it did really annowed me i cant believe it just finnied how it did…knowonelse agrees? bring on the next season damn it 🙂 and make a full one you gooses none of this half a season stuff…
I totally agree, i really want to see what happens next. there was nothing wrong with season 9, yes it was a bit short which was quite annoying but i love the new characters!! i really love scrubs and ive seen all of the seasons and every single episode in each one and i dont want scrubs to end!! THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER SEASON !!!!!!!!!!! make season ten.
I just finished watching season 9, and I really like Med School and all of the new characters. I’m very upset that I don’t have season 10 to look forward to. At least, after reading this I know I’m not the only one who feels this way.
Scrubs is easily the best tv show i have ever seen i have seen all seasons twice. but seeing season 9 almost made me cry it was a terrible mistake even though J.D isn’t my favorite character scubs isn’t scrubs without him or the janitor. at least i think it should get a good ending with all the orignal characters. actulally gonna miss it.
BTW: season 1 is the absoulute best.
I loved nearly all seasons, thought season 9 was really good but obviously being in uk didnt watch it weekly on tv i had to download, a lot of people enjoyed it but i dont think ABC knew. Wish it all finished properly, would love a season 10.
Scrubs is unique in that its always had the ability to make me laugh and at times get a little emotional, and i love it for that. Season 9 was a alot better than i expected it to be and at times thort it was even better. i wish they would continue on for atleast one more season!! So come on bill lawrence get abc to give it one more try!!!
SCRUBS ROCKS, and i loved season 9 and all the new characters, i thought they replaced the old ones perfectly! BRING BACK SCRUBS! SEASON 10!
I’ve almost finished watching the 9th season and I actually like the new characters. It would be different if all the old characters were gone but I think the mix of old lovable characters and fresh new ones keeps it interesting! To be honest, what made scrubs good was all the characters and the JD character got really old after a while. I really want there to be a 10th season because I think the new characters have the potential to make it really good again!
To be honest I thought the new med school setting gave new life to scrubs. But seemingly not enough people thought so. I liked the new charachters and actually was glad the winy JD-charachter made room for some fresh blood… R.I.P Scrubs
Hi, I’m from Poland, but I love Scrubs, so much as you. I didn’t watch every seasons yet. But I love it so much and I was so upset when I read that in 9th season, JD and another doctors won’t be working in Sacred Heart hospital… I hate when appear new characters, instead of this ones, which we have known and which we love. I really won’t to see 10.th season, but please, can JD, Elliot, Cox and anothers came back to Sacred Heart Hospital??! JD was so funny… I love him. I’m sure that I and my friends… Read more »
SCRUBS MUST HAVE AN 10TH SEASON!
its a show that somehow learns lessons and makes you think, not to mention the great interracial humor and friendship. Jd and Turk should not be seperated tough in episode 10! and dont get a girl without humor like season 9..