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 that if they knew the ratings were low that they should have ended episode 13 without a mystery yes at first med school seasons were i bit boaring but it got better but it still sucks how they ended it
scrube should have never ended
Season nine cast stinks. Stupid ghetto douche bag talking loser is very much a disappointment. And the two negative additions what the girl and the guy dating who or just like Cox or horrible one negative individual was enough.
I really like that show and all the med school characters I really hope that it airs again I’m sure the show will be better than ever in their new season
I absolutely love Scrubs!!! They should definitely make another season.. Season 9 didn’t have a complete ending at all I hope they reconsider
Loved this show ! Just recently watched it
So mad about the ending though, there isn’t really one ! ABC should definitely make another season at least. I agree with the other comments, as a netflix series I’m sure it’ll get more views and ratings again. Viewers just needed some time to get used to the mix of the new cast, personally I liked it.
the last season was different from the others so the ones who have been following the show of course they would not be happy with this but i personally liked the new med school thing even though it was different it was a good idea and a liked the characters.
One of my favorite shows, I still watch it in Netflix I was sad they cancelled it the way they did I think as viewers we deserved a better ending, I thought the best ending would had been elliot having JD’s baby with all their friends around and Cox delivering the baby, but I guess the network just care about numbers and money not about the viewers that stick to watch the show every week for years.
The problem I had was that the humor turned into real crass, crude and vulgar comedy…when an intern tells a grieving wife to suck it up your husband is dying and that’s the way it is..turns around and walks off in front of J.D. as if she were blowing off a guy..wow..they ran out of humor a long time before the last episode…they didn’t even try..and what was the thing with J.D. and the black guy…he wasn’t gay, but sure seemed like he wanted to give the guy a tung bath time he was near him…..found that creepy
I agree 100000%. Season 8 it all went downhill. Instead of constant jokes it became dark, gross, backbitey, everyone hating each other, NOT funny, just really down. I’ve been watching this show for years, but now it’s time to call it quits.
They’ve lost the magic that makes Scrubs amazing.
At least now I can rewatch seasons 1-7 at my leisure – thanks, Netflix.
Rewatching again as it is so rewatchable EXCEPT for 9..Not only did they attempt to bring in too many not funny or interesting characters but Sacred Heart lost all heart in 9 The remaining established cast look embarrassed with the material, it is as if they replaced the writers with a bunch of 15 year olds who just didn’t get what made it great in the first place. Hospitals are places where stupid things happen,,relationships play out,life,death, somewhere in-between and everyone has their own way of dealing with it The writers seem to understand that,no doubt many bringing their own… Read more »
I just finished binge watching Scrubs on Netflix and loved it. I could tell, however, at the start of season 8 Braff was just phoning it in. Season nine wasn’t as good as the original formula but was still Better than other shows being aired at the time.
I enjoyed it. I get a kick out of the students. I thought it would be awkward with out JD narrating, but I laughed all the same. I am smiling now after the last show.
Yes I want season 10. Honestly, I really liked season 9, and if there were another season, I would be very happy. And I love the characters <3
I loved scrubs, I recently just found it and I am mad that it is not coming back. I liked the change to med school and the new characters. The change added a whole new depth to the show of what it takes to get through med school and become a doctor.
This is not even F***en funny, I have found out that all three of my favorite show’s on Netflix are all not going to make any more seasons. (My name is Earl, Nurse Jackie, and now Scrubs.)
scrubs is one of my favorite tv shows honestly i just jumped into season 9 due to my life and work jumoing together i think the last episode of season 9 had another season or two maybe three because it looked like another episode at least season 8 had a goodbye and farewell…ps love that hot australian chick lol