To no surprise, FOX’s The Good Guys has been cancelled after one season and 20 episodes. The series stars Bradley Whitford and Colin Hanks as an unlikely team of Dallas detectives.
The Good Guys debuted last Spring to a disappointing 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.93 million total viewers. Over the summer months, the ratings seemed to drop each week, hitting a low of a 1.0 rating and 3.42 million viewers.
Despite the poor showing, FOX kept the series on the fall schedule. On Friday nights, the numbers continued to slide. Good Guys hit a series low on October 22nd with a 0.6 rating and just 2.31 million viewers. Episodes typically ranked in last place for the demo in the timeslot. Realistically, no one has been expecting a second season renewal.
The series was shot on location in Dallas. Janis Burklund, head of the Dallas Film Commission, says that her high-ranking contact at Fox Television Studios has confirmed the show’s cancellation. The network hasn’t officially cancelled it but the production studio won’t be making any more episodes. The local area hasn’t had much luck this season. FOX’s Lone Star was cancelled after just two episodes and the episode order for NBC’s Chase has been reduced.
Of The Good Guys, Burkland said, “We liked the show. And they had a great experience here. But the ratings weren’t good. I asked if there was any shot at cable, and he said there didn’t appear to be any shot at that either, and I think it would have done well on cable. It’s not the kind of show network viewers understand — it’s too quirky. It’s one of those shows where either you get it or you don’t. Where cable viewers are more apt to go sampling and try out different stuff, network viewers are looking for more traditional shows. And it had a horrible time slot.”
The TV show’s sets are still intact at a local Dallas studio but will likely be struck in January. The final episode of Good Guys, titled “Partners,” aired on December 10th.
Update: Hanks confirmed the cancellation via his Twitter account on 12/27/10.
What do you think? Are you sorry that Good Guys has been cancelled and won’t be back for season two?
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I really love this serie. I wan to can see Dan Stark again.
The greatest thing about this show it’s the narrative, besides the forward and backward structure (amazing!), all the cases are well constructed, and goofy in some manner. Not even a little bit realistic, but a great homenage and satire of 80s police TV shows, and a surprising fresh air in this kind of production. The balance between the two main detectives is well made: the outdated but persistent Dan Stark and the modern and inteligent Jack Bailey work in some way. It’s fun that they aren’t idiots, but can’t get the recognitizion that they deserve because of one of them… Read more »
Watching this show on Netflix, love it!!!!
I discovered the show on Netflix, I hope it gets revived as a Netflix series.
I watched this show when it was on TV in 2010 and I’ve been watching it on Netflix the past couple of weeks. I love this show and wish it had been received better by the masses. Love Bradley Whitford.
I just watched season 1 on Netflix and LOVE it. I don’t remember seeing this back in 2010. I love the humor and the cast. Simply unbelievable that this show was canceled. Is it too late for season 2?? You should get to work on this.
i just discovered the good guys and i watch it until my eyes go blurry. it isn’t just one person, it is the whole cast. i hope they make some more episodes just for netflix. it is hysterical. i have seen poor rated and boring shows kept on for years so it seems kind of “fishy” this one was cancelled.
Why would you cancel a good show like that???? I really enjoyed this show and it is so much better than others that are still on. Can’t understand why and who makes that decision.
just found this gem on Netflix. this was made when writers were smart enough to write & include humor & still have a plot. fox didn’t get the word out on this one. it’s crazy fun. too bad would have watched 10 seasons of this one. bradley whitford is great! colin hanks was more talented in this than anything else he’s done.
Who are your Nelson families? People that like R rated gory shows that involve sexually explicit content and lots of swearing? I ask this because repeatedly, family friendly shows that make us laugh and keep us entertained, get cancelled after their first season!! It’s not right.
One of the best shows ever created. The music and Brad W. Simply rock. We have watched reruns on Netflix relentlessly. Definitely ahead of its time. So sad most TV viewers didn’t realize what a gem this show truly was. We could do with a season 2.
I loved this show. Great Humor. It still is amazing to be the shows that are canceled and the awful shows that remain. I remember when Luck got canceled. That wa also a great show. In my opinion, these shows need some better PR in the beginning of the season.
Sadly the show was way to ahead for its era, if it was rebooted for this generation should rack up better income.
I want more Good Guys !! Bring it back
It was a great show, lets bust some punks!!!