Season four of The Glades concluded this week but the show hasn’t been renewed yet. Will it return for season five or will it be cancelled instead?
For those who haven’t seen it, The Glades follows a cocky Chicago detective (Matt Passmore) who moves to South Florida in hopes of finding a more relaxing way of life. He finds instead that he’s busier than ever. Others in the dramedy’s cast include Kiele Sanchez, Carlos Gómez, Uriah Shelton, Jordan Wall, and Michelle Hurd.
Season four of the show averaged 2.59 million viewers, down by 14% when compared to season three’s average (3.01 million). It’s the lowest-rated of A&E‘s three scripted dramas but hit a new high with its recent finale and an audience of 3.41 million.
While The Glades was the series to help A&E establish itself as a channel with scripted content, things aren’t looking too good for the show’s future. The ratings are down and the show is produced by Fox Television Studios so the cable channel doesn’t have a financial stake in its future.
According to Deadline, the show’s outlook isn’t bright but A&E hasn’t cancelled it yet.
After four seasons, there are 49 episodes of The Glades. That’s not enough for a syndication package but it might be close enough to give Fox incentive to make some kind of special deal to keep it going — either with A&E or another outlet. It would help if there were an appropriate Fox-owned channel but there isn’t.
For now, we’ll have to wait and see. If the show is cancelled, hopefully the producers will tell fans how the fourth season cliffhanger would have been resolved.
What do you think? Would you like to see a fifth season renewal or is it time for The Glades to be cancelled instead?
UPDATE: A&E has cancelled The Glades after four seasons.
Can’t believe a show would end like that, and was a great show. You should copy what they did with 24 they brought Jack back for a mini series.
Please brig The Glades back. It was a good show and I enjoyed watching it. What a horrible ending. dead, not dead, married, not married!! What the heck? Seems like all good TV gets cancelled and I really do hate!!
Why would y’all not renew The Glades it is one of the best crime shows ever made, it was fun to watch why would y’all end season 4 like that and then cancel it who does that that is not cool, well even if y’all don’t make a season 5 or any other seasons for that matter make a movie and tell us who shot Jim, let Jim and Callie get married finally, at least let the fans know what happens. My Goodness at least let us know what happens!!!!!!!!!!!
please bring back The Glades, it is not fair to leave us hanging like that… dead? Alive? Who did it? Why?? Please bring it back..
Please, please, please bring it back. I love this show, it keeps me guessing, it has comedy and it is set in my favorite state. At the very least give it a Series finale to tie things up. Please consider this.
Please, please, please bring it back. You can’t leave us hanging like that, I love this show. At the very least have an episode that ties things up, like a series finale episode.
Just started watching The Glades last week and finished the last episode tonight! I couldn’t stop watching it! it would devastate me if the last episode of season 4 isn’t resolved. I think they should definitely make a season 5. I want to see who shot Jim, and I want to see Jim and Callie have a baby and live in her dream house. I hate how season 4 ended and there isnt a season 5 out yet. You guys need to get a move on it!!! PLEASE!!
A&E , I will not watch anything on this channel again ……you all are morons for canceling Glades
I need to know! bring it back!
This is my favorite cable scripted show. The location is unique, and so are the characters. I can’t believe more than two million viewers are not adequate to keep a show going.
please, please bring season 5 and more seasons. it is a great show and I want more of it.
yes bring it back and season 5 and also 6 i f you can and more
Finally a show I really enjoyed, I like crime/police shows, this one had everything to keep your attention, from relationships, great team work portrait, and just the right dose of humor/sarcasm that was not cutting, and all this without the blood and gore of all the other crime shows. I do not need to see the gruesome details of an autopsy, or the victims chest cavity open wide. I never saw it on A&E, I started watching it recently via Netflix, but am sorry to see it discontinued, I might have actually turned on the regular TV after finding shows… Read more »
U have to bring it back!!! It cannot end like that. Great Show. Needs more episodes!!!
Please bring season 5 back!!! Can’t end on that note