Much to the dismay of the show’s loyal followers, The Unit was cancelled by CBS in May. The series’ viewership had declined in its later years but, despite being preempted several times, still attracted 9.67 million viewers in season four.
The Unit was supposedly being seriously considered to continue in first-run syndication but the deal didn’t work out, likely because of production costs. Sadly, while the military drama and Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Robert Patrick, and Scott Foley will be around in syndication for years to come, we won’t be seeing season five of The Unit.
It turns out that the writers had a full plan for year five which Executive Producer Shawn Ryan was expecting to be the show’s last. He pitched the storyline ideas to the CBS execs but ultimately they weren’t interested.
At the recent TCA press tour, Ryan shared with The Futon Critic what would have happened. He said, “It was going to be a whole new show in the sense that we were going to be training some young people, Bob was going to be training some people for a whole new organization. Jonas was finally going to be seeing his run end.”
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Ryan continued, “The final season was going to be, I figured the fifth season was going to be the last… It was going to be a long, sort of final mission for Jonas. He’s not medically cleared, Mac has to go in and sort of change the medical records so that Jonas can keep on [going on missions]. We had a whole thing planned, it was going to be good.”
Of the cancellation, Ryan points to CBS’ last-minute decision to save NBC’s discarded Medium series. If things had been reversed and The Unit “had been owned by Paramount and Medium had been owned by 20th Century Fox, we’d be making the fifth season of The Unit right now. I don’t know how else to say that.”
What do you think? Do the plans for season five sound like a good way for the military drama to finish?
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damn! why did you pull out this tv series?! 1 more season!!!!
I just started watching it on spike, now they’re showing married with children !!!!!! what the hell is wrong with you people!!!
go irish
please,please,bring back the unit for season 5 please ,please ,please
Oh no…I can’t endure this suspense…something must be done about it…why on earth would you people stop the show…It is getting more interesting. just finished watching the last episodes of season 4…n u people are telling me that there will be no season 5…I know what am saying here doesn’t mean anything to you people…but I want to tell anyone who is responsible for this…try it bring the unit back…n u will never regret it…pls I can’t stay without completing the show, it is not fair at all…there is no need starting it if it would be canceled before it… Read more »
Here in Liberia The Unit is one of the best TV show. We love it(THE UNIT)
I wish you guys will produce a season 5 for this tv (THE UNIT) series I really love it..i share my dvd with some of my friends and they really like it..they became part of the UNIT.
It is great to see how we miss THE UNIT, What do you want to do about it. Look at this. “If things had been reversed and The Unit “had been owned by Paramount and Medium had been owned by 20th Century Fox, we’d be making the fifth season of The Unit right now. I don’t know how else to say that.” This should tell you what’s what.
I love this series and I am sad to see it end. I had so many missions in my head that would have been great for Jonas and the team. But oh well, maybe one day…….
****!!why did they stop it?we really want to know what happened after that wedding ceremony dudes,nyws i was looking for any extra episode like the one we had for prison break,the UNIT!!!
I just started watching TheUnit, via reruns on Spike.. They had a mini marathon last week and I got sucked in.. Im a fan of all the “Cop/Crime/Action” dramas, and this one is one of the best I’ve ever seen!! Although the latest episodes, from season 4, dont seem the have the same kick as the episodes in 2006, there still intersting.. I really like the grit and reality of the episodes.. Not some candy ass drama with no one ever getting killed.. It’s too bad they didnt finish what they started, with a season 5.. If it does somehow… Read more »
PS i am sure they can find something else to Cancel like one of them CSI do something for the troops, thank very much
OU forever
Longhorns who?
lol K-1
TSgt Mark,
I am happy you and I are on the same page as far as the Unit. I would love for another show to be canceled so I could continue on with the show.
P.S. Texas OWNS the red river rivalry!! out of 99 meetings we have won 59 of them. Hook ’em Horns
Lil Cakes!!! LMAO
OMG we are here down range and there is no UNIT to help us through i think they should try one more season we watch season 1,2,3,4 over and over again and still cant get enough i am sure the DVD’s are a big hit, dont stop now
how i wish there will be a season 5 for this tv series i really love it..i share my dvd with soem of my friends and they really like it..they became a unit also…
If you really want it back??? Lets target the advertisers who let it go. Lets go after the people who want us to buy their stuff. What if we just stop buying there goods the way they pulled the UNIT ??? What IF.