The end is coming for The Bonnie Hunt Show after two seasons on the air. Hosted by actress and comedian Bonnie Hunt, the Warner Bros. syndicated show has been struggling in the ratings essentially since it debuted.
The series has stayed on the air for two seasons mainly because NBC-owned stations had made a two-year deal. Warners could have pulled the plug last spring but instead showed faith and hoped that ratings would improve. Now that the agreement is coming to an end, so is The Bonnie Hunt Show.
Hunt reportedly gave the bad news to her staff on Monday morning but the cancellation wasn’t officially confirmed until last night.
By all accounts, the daytime series will remain in production and complete the season so there are lots of new episodes to come.
What do you think? Why did the show fail? Is there no room for more than a couple of daytime talk shows, like The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Oprah Winfrey Show? Or, is there something lacking in Hunt’s show?
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I am really sorry to see this terrific show leave the air. There really isn’t much good entertainment like this any more. Most of what is on the air is crap and not worth watching. Bonnie Hunt is an extremely funny, smart and talented lady and knows what real entertainment is.
I do not understand why such a wholesome and entertaining show as
the Bonnie Hunt Show would be cancelled. Bonnie Hunt is such a perfect
person and the delightful interaction she has with her staff during the show
is so fun. All of her guests adore her and we learn so much from the
discussions between Bonnie and her guests. It is the ONLY daytime show
I watch because it is uplifting and entertaining.
I am so angry this network is cancelling the Bonnie Hunt show. I agree with everyone on here-she is funny, smart and the show is highly entertaining! My coworkers and I are professionals who love to watch her show and catch it whenever we can. This is so disappointing and embarrassing (American daytime tv is nothing but garbage). Bonnie Hunt was a refreshing escape from the trash that is usually on.
Shame on you!
My husband and I are upset we love Bonnie Hunt Show. It gets us started in the morrings. It’s clean fun and we love Alice,shes just like our own moms ,she makes something from throw aways. We give her the Best Show Award. We want her back.
I’m tired of Ellen and Oprah, I watch Bonnie Everyday, I love her stories her Mother
and her crew. There is something about being yourself, seems to come over the TV
Ellen and Oprah have to give away big prizes to keep everyone interested in watching their show. Don’t get me wrong I watch Ellen and Oprah also, But if I don’t like the topic I press delete… I want to wish Bonnie and the Crew the Best and Hope to see you soon on another time slot or channel.. yours truly a steady viewer…
I am EXTREMELY upset over the canceling of the Bonnie Hunt show!! What in the world is the matter with the networks? This is one of the best daytime shows on television! Bonnie Hunt is one of the most down to earth celebrities I know… you feel as though she is your sister! They talk about ratings? I never got a chance to voice my opinion when it comes to the ratings! How they go about getting them is probably not fair in the least! EVERYONE… I REPEAT EVERYONE I know just loves Bonnie Hunt!! They are striping yet another… Read more »
Sad. Networks just don’t get it. Bonnie Hunt was part of my daily routine. I guess you have to be trashy and ‘shocking’ to stay on TV anymore!
The Bonnie Hunt show is one of the few shows my entire family can watch. I get so disgusted with all the unnecessary sex and trash in TV today. Leave something to the imagination why don’t ya! Well that’s what’s so great about Bonnie. I can watch the show with no worries and know I’ll be fully entertained. Thank you Bonnie for showing us that TV can be clean and funny. What a concept!
I can’t believe you have canceled the Bonnie Hunt Show. It was good, refreshing entertainment. But you would rather have a judge that screams at everyone, hours and hours of the today show or oh yes the gay show. I won’t be watching tv now in their place I will be outside or listening to the radio.
I love the Bonnie Hunt show and I’m very upset it has been cancelled. No one ever asked me about my rating. It is refreshing and delightful! Sure hope to find Bonnie and her staff on another network. Best wishes to them.
I am very disappointed. As one other said the show is funny, smart, clean and having her Mom on was so refreshing. Bonnie Hunt is so talented and refreshing this is so sad!
NOOOO dont cancel Bonnie Hunt we enjoy her show besides we have enough game shows & reality shows Leave Bonnie on take one of them off instead
I, too, am unhappy. I retired 2 years ago and was thrilled to find a daytime show that was funny, clever, values centered, and family friendly in the best terms. It is the only place where family is truly celebrated (hers, her guests’, her staff’s, et al) with no bells or whistles to say look at me, look at me. I guess what the viewing public prefers is hysteria, drama, and rumor spreading. Subtleness takes time to become part of one’s psyche. Jerry Springer? Chaos is immediate. Bonnie? Kindness and serenity frightens too many so here we are again. So… Read more »
NO, don’t cancel Bonnie Hunt….she is so refreshing, funny, entertaining, REAL, kind, generous, and did I mention funny. Please re-think this. How can you cancel her and keep some of this crap on TV that you call entertainment. Not fair. Keep her on!
I’m not surprised it’s being canceled…it’s TOO smart, TOO clean, TOO funny, TOO clever, TOO entertaining to compete with the shows that are on TV now. I will miss watching my daily recorded show while preparing dinner. I will play music instead! Once again, those in charge have NO CLUE!