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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scrubs is one of the best shows ever especially that its not a waste of time show,in each episode we see the kind of problems that we live in our life and how we can deal with it there is a purpose for this show not like the other shows filled with crap.
i hope this want be the last season.
i am from iraq and i watch this show its very popular
i think the last season should have came as a spin off
They should go on… at least thill they graduate =)
The new shows has a little kind of humor….since “guy love” is gone…But still a great show.
Althoug…. season would have been a great finale already.
i loved scrubs but i did see a decline in humor after season 9 aired. i think fans and veiwers like i did got mad that zach braff wasnt in every episode. i think that the new characters werent as funny as the original cast and after the janitor left it was over. long story short they screwed themselves. in my point of view, they shouldve ended with what they started with. if they had done that i think they could’ve squeezed out 3 more seasons. but all good things have to end sometime. thats life.
argggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggh
Bring scrubs back. PLZZZZ 🙂 All the different seasons of scrubs have been great and i have enjoyed them all, the ending to season 8 would have been a perfect end, and it was. However season 9 was to be viewed as a sort of new series all together as far as i am concerned of which i very much enjoyed the few episodes we got out of it, i though all the new characters were great and was really looking forward to seeing them in another few seasons if not more. But noooooo it had to get canceled laaaaaaameeee… Read more »
This show it’s realy great i think is the best show ive’d seen since friends who was incredibal and the reason that people aren’t watching the show on ABC no more it’s becose it’s on internet and you can watch how many episods you like.Please make at least another season and get back JD in the show it’s not the same whitout him.
Just to add (to my previous comment)….if more advertisements were done, I think more people would view and ratings should be higher. Also I think that the fact that it is “Scrubs: Med School” should be stressed…it almost has to be thought of as a different show in order to truly appreciate it!! Scrubs: Med School is great!!!
Definitely should come back!!! Season 9, was very different from the previous seasons, but really good in its own way. The reason season 9 didn’t have many viewers was probably because no one knew about it. I am a very big scrubs fan, but I didn’t know that there was a season 9 until it was over!! The way season 8 ended, I just assumed scrubs was finished. I have now caught up on all the episodes and would really be sad if it were over. I feel like these new characters are still developing and they should continue doing… Read more »
OK Seriously!!!!! Whats happening here? Every show my family enjoys are getting cancelled. My husband watches 2 shows, Scrubs and House. Thank god house is still going! Scrubs was way funny and with season 9 i myself enjoyed the new twist even though i was a little irritated about J.D leaving but what can you do about that, i thought the new charactures were pritty interesting so i like it and apparently others did to so why cancel? Thats all im sayen.
I really didnt care for the new Scrubs med school too much, I figured that when I saw that, it wouldnt last too much longer, but i do miss the original Scrubs.
i whant scrubs back :((((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((
That sucks!
I’m a big fan and would like to see at least 10 more seasons!
It is sad that JD has left but the show should still be up on air.
I think scrubs is a very funny show and i think it should be kept going. Especially season 9, the new character s and story made it alot better to produce such great humour. I hope season 10 will eventually come out.
OMGGG…!!!!! THATS HORRIBLLEEE !!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO , I LOVED IIITTT !!!!!!!!!!!! ))))))))))):