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 for one will miss Bonnie Hunt , she is so real and a joy to watch.
The Bonnie Hunt show was the only talk show in which I had any interest. How do “they” determine that a show is a failure? I’ve not met anyone who doesn’t love the show!
Shame on the network for not promoting this A-1 talk show. It always provides me with a good laugh. I love the pre-guest banter amongst the staff. This show is wicked awesome!!!!
I think they should keep Bonnie she’s amazing it’s just no one knows she’s on. Put her on at 4 when Oprah leaves. Or do more advertising. I couldn’t find her when I was looking for her. Didnt know what time or channel. This was after I had already been watching. This is so upsetting.
I admire Bonnie Hunt and her work, and I thought this TV show was a noble venture. I wanted her to succeed. That said, I have to admit that the show always lost me on the kids and animal segments, Early on in the show’s run, she held a small, sleepy animal in her arms, fed it a bottle and cooed, “Nigh, nigh.” Silence. The camera stayed on her and again she said, “Nigh, nigh.” More crickets. I could have unloaded the dishwasher waiting for that one moment to pass. She is so hip and funny that these overlong, gooey… Read more »
What a shock and a shame!!! Bonnie Hunt is so real. She relates to the everyday person, talking about what we want to hear, asking the questions we want to ask, all the while showing compassion and offering hope. She is the most caring, giving person on TV.
NBC made a HUGE mistake!!! Shame on you for not promoting The Bonnie Hunt Show and not continuing to share Bonnie’s gifts with the world.
(Besides what am I going to watch while on the treadmill?? I need something healthy and positive to watch and hear while improving myself physically.)
What a sad state of affairs cancelling the Bonnie Hunt Show! Are the NBC Officials off their rocker! Is our Society so lacking in dignity & honest clean fun? I love her show & looked forward to watching everyday. I too hope the Show will be picked up by another Network . NBC is lacking wisdom!
I understand. The show is fantastic, no foul language, everyone is dressed properly, the jokes are funny, many touching stories are told, guest are great…………everything a show is not suppose to have any more. If someone isn’t killed, raped, robbed, abandoned, or in the hospital dying then it has to be canceled. I love Bonnie Hunt and her humor and I think it is one of the best on TV. I watch every day and so do many, many others. Who does the ratings, anyhow? No one asked me.
Bonnie Hunt’s show is the best talk show on air. She is naturally funny and a great interviewer. Her kindness really draws people to her. Sounds like they did not do enough to promote her show!
I do not understand why the network will cancel a wonderful show like Bonnie Hunt and keep trash like J Springer and M Povich. It is a sad time for the US
I agree. Bonnie had great guests who really seemed to enjoy themselves. It was a renewed breath of fresh air for tv viewers, for we see way too much “stuff” on tv now. Your mother, Alice, was a joy. This is what family and family time is all about. Where has it gone? It brought back so many memories of when people really cared about each other and the time they spent watching tv. I do hope that some other station will pick up The Bonnie Hunt Show. Best of everything to you Bonnie and all of the people that… Read more »
I was sad to hear of this show’s cancellation. The Bonnie Hunt show was one of my favorites – she had wonderful guests and I enjoyed the time with her mother and all the crew. This show was one of the best on NBC – it is a loss for all of the viewers. Bonnie should hold her head up high – you did a GREAT JOB ……………………
I love this show. It’s honest and real. Too bad they didn’t let go of Jay Leno!!!
I am very upset with Nbc. The Bonnie Hunt show is one of the best shows your network has on TV. Of course you gave her a terrible time slot against all those soap operas. She is a natural wit and always makes her audience and viewers laugh (especiallywhen her Mother is on the show. She is nominated for an Emmy and you drop the show something is worng with whoever is in charge of programming. take off some of the doctor shows and put her in their time slots. I now understand why NBC is so low in the… Read more »
I would really like to know what how the networks determine ratings. Everyone I know watches The Bonnie Hunt Show. It’s light, fun and in a time when we are bombarded with garbage, it was a refreshing show! It’s typical of the networks just wanting to provide crap THEY think sells and that people watch. They are SO clueless! Look at how long Seinfeld had to run before it found it’s audience. It was almost cancelled several times! The network made a HUGE mistake! But I think it’s best for Bonnie! I miss seeing her in films! Go back to… Read more »
I think they should go for another two years. Because when Oprh is off the air ,her viewers have to go some plce else and I believe some will go to bonnie! NBC needs HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! They cannot control their station!!!! First the tonight show Now this!!! BIGGGGGG MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!!