As expected A&E has cancelled The Glades after four seasons on the air. There won’t be a fifth season or wedding for Jim (Matt Passmore) and Callie (Kiele Sanchez).
The dramedy began in July 2010 and it became their first scripted series to last more than a season. The cancellation comes days after The Glades’ fourth season finale attracted 3.41 million viewers. This was the show’s most-watched episode since the series premiere which drew 3.55 million.
Unfortunately, the fourth season as a whole was down by 14% year-to-year and The Glades was the cable channel’s lowest-rated scripted series. It didn’t help that the show was also produced by Fox, an outside studio, so A&E didn’t have a financial stake in the show’s future.
Of course, the real losers are the fans. The fourth season ended on a cliffhanger with Jim being shot in the chest by an unknown assailant. Hopefully the producers will find a way to give faithful viewers an idea of what might have happened in season five.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that The Glades has been cancelled? How would you have resolved the cliffhanger? Should Jim and Callie be together?
I use to love watching A & E. but since they cancled the glades. I decide to cancel the A & E channel. I no longer watch that channel.
C’mon A & E!
If you were going to cancel The Glades, at least give us closure. my wife & I watched it without fail each week. it far surpasses 90% of the prime time drivel on the major networks.
if there isn’t enough outcry to restore it a fifth season, at least resolve the story line with a special episode.
I AM SO DISSAPOINTED! This was one of mine and my husbands favorite summertime shows, and I can’t believe it’s gone and there was never an ending to the story! A&E sucks!
A&E just lost a viewer. I just found out Glades was canceled. I have waited for the next season to start and when I did a search for Glades that is when I found out they dropped it. I understand the ratings game but sometimes it has to be determined a different way on weather to cancel or not. This was a great show, both drama and a bit of comedy and the actors did a great job. I guess I am a bit of a romantic, I wanted to see Jim and Callie make it. Once again, shame on… Read more »
It’s a crime that The Glades is not coming back!
Very disappointed that Glades is not coming back! My husband and I loved watching the show! What a cliffhanger you left us with! Please bring it back at least for a 2 hour series finale and let us see what happens to the characters.
Sorry to tell you that many of the actors have gone on to other projects so a series wrap-up would be extremely difficult, if not impossible. It just shows the lack of respect for fans by A&E. They cancelled the show almost immediately after airing the cliff-hanger episode so the execs at A&E knew fans would be denied “closure,” yet they they aired it anyway giving no consideration to their viewership.
Good luck on your quest Stehm. I certainly have removed A & E from my viewing choices.
I can’t believe they canceled it. It was the only A&E show I watched. Now it is just a wasted # on my guide.
I have watched this since the beginning and it was one of my favorite shows
I cant believe they run duck dynasty forever but only 4 seasons of the Glades
seems all the stations ever want to do it reality tv which a lot of us don’t care to watch. Loved the glades. Loved the old style tv series. shame shame a&e.
BAD MOVE TO CANCEL THE GLADES. A&E – WHAT ARE YOU STUPID PEOPLE THINKING ??? CERTAINLY NOT ABOUT THE FANS.
I think it is time for A&E to go out of business! Yes I will do all I can to convince my friends to dump A&E for good.
You know all of the networks are the same especially fox, the put new shows on and then before the seasons over they cancel it, they really don’t give the new shows a chance to grab a fan base . CBS, NBC, etc. they are all the same but I have to say Fox is the worst. why don’t they just sell the rights to another network, the glades was a good show, they should not have ended it the way they did. I am getting very disappointed with the way T.V. is going. Especially with the reality shows don’t… Read more »
What does Fox network have to do with the Glades being cancelled? The Glades was shown on A&E. That said, leaving fans in the lurch with that cliff-hanger was really disrespectful of A&E. It showed no regard for the millions who did watch the show faithfully.
the glades should come back on for at least one more episode it was the best show , hope it comes back soon
so dissappointed. how could you not bring back the glades. it was a great show. the new show those who kill is so boring . you guys suck!!!!!!
Just caught up with season four on Amazon Prime. Now this. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. I can promise you I will not be watching any more series on A&E.
This is why I hate to start watching new tv series. They always seem to get canceled! A&E should properly end the series!
I read so many entries about the cancellation of the “Glades”, and all are pretty much spot on. But maybe it can be even further simplified…..A & E sucks!