The saga of Single Parents won’t continue. ABC just revealed they’ve cancelled the comedy series so it won’t be back for the 2020-21 season.
The Single Parents sitcom centers on Will Cooper (Taran Killam), a single father in his 30s, who is sorely in need of a life apart from raising his daughter, Sophie (Marlow Barkley). When the other parents around him realize how far out of touch he is with his own identity, they team up to help him come into his own. The cast also includes Leighton Meester, Kimrie Lewis, Jake Choi, Tyler Wladis, Devin Trey Campbell, Mia Allan, Ella Allan, and Brad Garrett.
Season two of Single Parents averaged a 0.60 rating in the 18-49 demo and 2.57 million viewers. Compared to season one, that’s a 32% drop in the ratings and a 24% drop in viewership for the ABC sitcom. Compared to other scripted ABC TV series, Single Parents was a middle-of-the-road performer.
Both Single Parents and Bless This Mess are produced by 20th Century Fox Television (now owned by ABC parent company, Disney) and executive produced by Liz Meriwether (New Girl). Neither series was picked up for 2020-21 by ABC.
What do you think? Are you a fan of the Single Parents TV show? Would you have watched season three on ABC?
I AM DISGUSTED WITH ABC AFTER PRAISING THEM TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR SITCOM LINEUP…ESPECIALLY SINGLE PARENTS!THUS IS A WONDERFUL SHOW AND PROGRESSED BEAUTIFULLY…HOW COULD THEY DO THIS??NOOOO! BRING IT BACK!
I’m Heart Broken over the show being Cancelled. Is it because of COVID-19? I hope they bring it Back. I can Relate being a single mother with 2 kids. I love the chemistry between the couples.
This is truly heartbreaking!! I love this show. It is hard to find a good comedy sitcom like Single Parents. Please reconsider your decisions about canceling this show, and bring it back.
I’m Heart Broken over the show being Cancelled. Is it because of COVID-19? I hope they bring it Back. I can Relate being a single mother with 2 kids. I love the chemistry between the couples.
Loved the show and I hope that they change their minds and was really looking forward to watching another season
YES. Me too. Heart Broken.
Loved the show hope that they’ll change their minds. Was hoping to find out if they were going to finally get together
I was SHOCKED to Find Out Season 3 of SINGLE PARENTS was Cancelled.
Yes absolutely loved Single Parents and was looking forward to another season especially with how the last episode left things hanging. Please bring it back
Me TOO. I Miss it Already. Especially since we are Stuck inside the House.
Loved this show. Sad to hear.
I’m Not Sure What I will watch in its place. Maybe switch to Netflix.
This is sad. One of the funniest shows on T.V. lets hope Hulu or Netflix pic it up.
Hulu already shows Season 1 & 2 of SINGLE PARENTS.
Heartbreak
I’m So Disappointed Single Parents is Cancelled
Very disappointed in cancellation of Single Parents. Great show with awesome actors/actresses. A ray of sunshine comedy during these sometimes not so sunny times.
This Show; Single Parents; was the Highlight of My Week. Sad to see it gone & Not Continued.
I am so sorry to see Single Parents go. I really like this show and watch it every week. I hate that we will never know what happens next. The same goes for Bless this Mess, which has really great characters and had really grown on me. They always cancel the good stuff.
Wow. Both Great Shows I watch on Hulu during my 30 minutes Lunch.
I have become a Super Fan. The show has so many twist and turns. And the show is just funny . Please keep running the sitcom. I would miss that crazy cast of characters. Bring it back another season
I absolutely love this show, it shouldn’t be canceled, abc is making a HUGE mistake and they need to stop canceling all these great comedy shows
Are you seriously cancelling both Schooled AND Single Parents? It’s bad enough you’re cancelling Bless This Mess! I love all these shows and watch them on demand if i don’t get to see them when they’re on!!! I don’t understand! These are some of the best shows on TV! I certainly hope you don’t replace them with another awful police/hospital/ambulance drama. The last thing we need to see is more drama!
I cannot even tell you how sad I am about this. Single Parents is BY FAR one of the best shows on TV, with an amazing cast and such HEART. I would be so, so sad no matter what, but to end on that cliffhanger? And they renewed far worse/overdone shows. Most of my friends and family don’t have cable, we just stream everything, and with quarantine I was just getting them into this show, too! I sure do hope Hulu or someone else will pick them up…streaming is the future of entertainment and this show is GOLD.
Biggest mistake ABC could have make!!! This was the best series they had on Wednesday night. Plus they left it on the cliffhanger….. Why ABC why!!!!