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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yes they should bring it back. season 9 may have had low ratings, however if they revamp season 10 on to Netflix as a Netflix original(almost original) series, I believe As many do, the series will do well and live on. Bring back the cast of season 9, with occasional cameos from jd elliot and Carla. If the actors don’t want to do it I imagine netflix can still be successful with it. I write this only because I have watched every season on Netflix numerous times. Netflix will be getting rid of scrubs In one day, and I myself… Read more »
I wish they would bring back the one more season. The way it ended was disappointing due to I was looking forward to the baby being born for J.D. and Elliott. I love this show and the new season with the med students was just as good as the originals. I wish they would bring it back for a proper send off.
Scrubs is genial. If you ask me, it should never finish. The original cast rocks. Season 9 was less interesting because of the casting. They removed key characters like Elliot and Carla… no wonder it did not have good ratings, women are those who mostly watch series….
Plz PLZZZZ bring back scrubs!! I just finished watching all the episodes on Netflix and oh how I’m disappointed on how it ended. Bring back original characters and the new interns and start from season 10. I also am upset that we didn’t get to see Dr. Dorian and Elliots wedding and their baby. I’m sure you will have so much more ratings this time around. Plz PLZZZZ plz!!
I think they need to renew scrubs once more. Yes its been many years but their biggest problem was turning it around in season 9. Jd should come back to sacred heart they should bring back carla and elliot and make it into the real scrubs. Season 9 was terrible in my opinion. But if they were to bring it back now i believe their views would sky rocket since so many years have passed. Smartest choice would be starting a season 10 but bringing all the originals back to sacred Heart while keeping a few of the new interns… Read more »
I agree – Season 9 was terrible! The characters plain and not funny at all as opposed to the original seasons 1- 8 which were just hilarious and brilliant. What a pity they won`t bring it back…
SCRUBS is Sluty – Doctor is a Noble profession, unless doctors start seeing their coworker females and nurses as their *****/companions/girlfriends/mistresses
The show was so unfinished!!!!! Bring it back and finish iiiit! There’s so many new shows now that are garbage you’ll get more ratings now! I very disappointed JD and Elliotts wedding was not an episode it should have been two episodes like The Janitors wedding. And maybe another show of JD’s son, Sam, getting baptized by Turk…..and Izzy baptism too! I liked the med schools spin off but I didn’t care for Lucy trying to play “JD’s role” she needed to be her own character have her own habits. I where the heck was Carla!?!? Turk was still funny… Read more »
I LOVED scrubs and now I am re watching them just because they were so good
Omg I just binge watch scrubs I really do wish they add more season I absolutely love Cole and the whole gang nothing better then med school!
Preach
Cole should have been the new leading role definately! Lucy did not get an own character and was rather just a “female version of JD” which made it lame. Cole at least was no spin off from any former characters, he was the priviledged kinda lazy Dr. son who started turning into “real dr. material” by the time he figured out he wants to become a surgeon. So he had character development even that made him interesting to watch and want to find out where it would go. Denise was the worst character imo as she also was just a… Read more »
Oh my god. The ending of season 9 was so abrupt ! Does Cole become a surgeon ? Do Denise and Drew get together ? Do they actually get married ?? AND OMG JD GOT MARRIED AND ELLIOT WAS PREGNANT ! After 8 seasons of JD this and JD that we didn’t even get to see JD’s wedding !?!!? Did JD and Elliot have a healthy baby ? What in god’s name happened to Carla ? And Jordan ? She came back for like 1 episode for Perry’s will ! I NEED TO KNOW I NEED TO KNOW I WAS… Read more »
I feel the same way you do. I just finally finished watching all them on Netflix and so disappointed. I enjoyed the new ones with the med students. I want to know did JD and Elliot have a healthy baby, I wanted to see the wedding, and with the new med students. I want to know what did happen with Lucy, Cole. I want to know this was harsh after the binge watch to see the way it ended.
My husband and I binge watch Scrubs every 2 months. We miss it and I was really starting to like the Med school!
I love the show!!! I’ve been binge watching it from season 1 for the last week!
Um what the heck?!?!? You can’t just end it like that?? Bring it back!
i think scrubs should come
Bring it back!