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 love watching Scrubs. I stayed up last night watching all of season 9 on you tube. I liked it even without all the original cast members. I’m sad to see it go.
i love this show. there should be a season 10. the reason that they probably did not get much viewing was because of the change to abc. i did not here of this new season until it was almost over there was nothing that told me about the new season nor the channel change. and as for the new people i was mad at first but then i saw some of them were still there and that they were actually funny and started to grow on me. then all of a sudden the show just was gone witch makes me… Read more »
I have enjoyed Scrubs since it first began. Due to my work schedule I missed out on the later seasons. But thanks to the internet…Ofcourse! I caught up on the show. To be honest I would have loved for all the original characters to play a role on season 9 instead of just sum. Then seeing all the new characters kinda sadden me. I guess I felt attached to the original 8 seasons. To many changes to quick for me. I’m weird. haha. At first I didn’t feel to good about season 9. But it grew on me. And Now… Read more »
I love Scrubs and have watched it since I was 8. I think that after the end to season 8 it shouldn’t have been brought back, even though I loved the show. I personally think bringing it back was a mistake since by that point so much had changed it was essentally a spinoff with the same name as the origonal.
I watched it from the first till the last episode I think it is a shame that zach braff stoped but if they would get the entire old cast back it would be the serie with over 10 million viewers again
I have never missed a show since the Scrubs pilot episode. At first I believed that with all the new changes in season nine it would be a disapointment. Instead I feel the knew twist actually breathed some life into a dieing series. To include all of the new characters and wacth them just barely begin to develop just to cut the show aff at the knees is wasteful. Seems to me the whole of season nine was a build up to something such as Scrubs the second generation. The show was just starting to evolve into something more. I… Read more »
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It's because of the Janitor who didn't came back! I really like [ScrubS] even if there are new cast members. Season 9 was funny, just like the others. Please do Season 10! And the Janitor must come back!!!!!
I liked the last season because it left of like everything was going to continue like always rather than the eighth season that seemed like everything was ending and changing and they wouldn’t all be together anymore
All I have to say is noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! I’m so sad to hear this. I have watched scrubs since I was little and I was so looking forward to season 10! That is the saddest news 🙁
I have been following the series since the beginning. I think that there should at least be a wrap up to the med school arc. It leaves too many questions unanswered. This has been one of my favorite programs of all time and even though JD and Elliott are not going to be a major part of the show i feel the new cast of scrubs were able to pull off what true fans of the series loved most about the show. I hope the series comes back in the near future at least to finish what they started!
I can’t believe its going off air. It was my favorite show and I really wanted to see what happened with J.d and his new baby and if drew would become the cheif of medicine. Its a stupid choice to cancel the show, I hope they realise that.
yer be a season 10 i seen seasons 1 to 9 i want more 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:)3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:)3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:)3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:)3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:)3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:) 3:)… Read more »
That’s so sad, I love Michael Mosley (plays Drew), it was his first season and he was so good!!!! Why??? Scrubs managers should give Michael his own show, I mean it, his amezing.
-watch Michael on “the proposal” ( the movie )
I think that season 9 is great even though alot of the original actors are gone, i want Carla back. But despite that little thinh i would love the show to continue…i really want to se J.D have his baby with Elliot and where Denies’s relationship will go and how Turk is gonna handle this mentor stuff…
If there where to be a season 10 i would so see it.
I have been watching Scrubs since i was little. It is my favorite ever. Even though most of the original actors were gone i still loved season 9. I would love fo it to come back. I want to know what happens to JD’s and Elliot’s baby and the relationship between Dave Franco and his girlfriend on the show (i forget her name right now). I really want there to be a season 10