Why was Cybill canceled? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Drew · 08-17-2001, 01:59 AM

I remember watching Cybill when it was on. I was younger then. And barely remember it. I didnt watch it much because my dad said its not a good show for me. I think i remember it being very controviersal, like Ellen. Was it canceled becuase of ratings or for other reasons.

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plappy · 08-19-2001, 01:46 PM

It was cancelled due to creative differences between CBS, Carsey Werner, and Cybill Shepard. They announced it just a day after Christine Baranski won her emmy.

factsoflife · 08-20-2001, 06:57 PM

according to her Book CYBILL Disobediance, CYBILL was canceled after Cybill refused to sleep witha a CBS executive.

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Drew · 08-21-2001, 09:43 PM

k, thanks all. Thats what I thought. Its a shame though. Cybill was very hilarious. I loved Christine Baranski and Cybill on the show. I wish it would have kept going. Another network should have picked it up or something. Why would CBS care what the show does, didnt Cybill boost CBS ratings. I mean if its helping the network, let the show run.
ok, thats all, thanks much

TV Guy · 08-23-2001, 09:12 PM

The ratings weren't very good when CBS moved the show to the old "Murphy Brown" slot Mondays at 9. CBS expects the shows that air there to be in the Top 20, and "Cybill ranked somewhere in the 30s or 40s that year, so it was cancelled. Believe me, if the ratings had been good, all the creative differences in the world wouldn't have kept that show off the air. Look at "Roseanne".

SitcomFan · 12-06-2001, 05:56 PM

i thought she won her emmy in 1995 and didnt the show end in 1998

Moondance · 02-09-2002, 04:57 PM

Yeah! The show did end in 1998!!!

Feen

Jordan · 03-10-2002, 08:26 PM

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Originally posted by SitcomFan
i thought she won her emmy in 1995 and didnt the show end in 1998

Yep, yep, yep, you're right. What's shocking about its cancelation was that it was CBS's highest ranking show for women, second for young adults, and finished its final season under budget. With all of that success, a series would have to run longer!

Moondance · 03-11-2002, 05:22 PM

I wish that it would have run longer becuz I didn't like that whole
"To Be Continued..." thing at the end of the final episode! If they were gonna do that, wouldn't it make more sense to have an hour long finale?? Huh??? Is that much to ask?

Feenster Girl

Jordan · 03-13-2002, 09:57 PM

I know, I agree. I do not like the 'to be continued' thing, and niether did Cybill. She faught to get it to not be on, but was unsuccessful.

Moondance · 03-14-2002, 05:53 PM

::Cybill growl::

Well, I guess there's nothing that we can do about it.

Feenster Girl

TMC · 12-13-2018, 03:34 PM

Cybill Shepherd Says Her ’90s Sitcom Ended Because She Refused Les Moonves’ Advances

If you look at the ratings of her show's last season it was 50th ahead of The Nanny and Murphy Brown on the same network. Also quite a few CBS shows well below her's in that season that on this list were renewed.

favoriteshow · 12-13-2018, 04:03 PM

It's unfortunate.

Cybill didn't have a good working relationship in the end, with Lorre and Baranski either:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJeC5EVtsls
http://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_ar...each-other.php

Otherwise, it would be great if she could be a guest star on 'The Good Fight' to re-unite the two (Cybill and Christine) onscreen.

TMC · 12-13-2018, 10:01 PM

One way to look at this and whether or not Cybill got "screwed by the network" (probably not the best choice of words in relation to Les Moonves) is that it was canceled just 13 episodes short of 100 episodes, which was the magic number for syndication back in the day. Normally, studios would bend over backwards to get their shows to hit 100 even if the ratings were falling, especially if they were close, because those syndication deals were a huge payday for everyone involved.

You can of course, counter with the notion that Cybill was never really a huge ratings hit (the highest that it ever got was #22 in its first season) to begin with. Also, CBS didn't really own the show (Carsey-Werner did) so they would not have benefited financially from syndication.

irehtman · 11-05-2022, 04:18 PM

But you all, not to be offensive at all, need to also notice that some info about cybill's negative adult role real-life in this show wasn't aired in television when this show was automatically cancelled too soon. So, her negative adult role real-life was saved and recycled into one of these "In The Hood Troublemaking" African-American sitcom called "The Parkers", TBH, IMO.

08-17-2001, 01:59 AM	#1
Drew Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 12, 2001 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 300	Why was Cybill canceled? I remember watching Cybill when it was on. I was younger then. And barely remember it. I didnt watch it much because my dad said its not a good show for me. I think i remember it being very controviersal, like Ellen. Was it canceled becuase of ratings or for other reasons. ------------------ Designing Women JULIA~"...And that, Marjorie --- just so you will know --- and your children will someday know --- is the night the lights went out in Georgia! All in the Family EDITH to ARCHIE~"Im not sure who married the meathead, Gloria or me." the Golden Girls SOPHIA~"Silly Rabbi, Trix are for kids."

12-06-2001, 05:56 PM	#6
SitcomFan Bonnie Hunt Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 16, 2001 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 286	Christines Emmy Win i thought she won her emmy in 1995 and didnt the show end in 1998

08-19-2001, 01:46 PM	#2
plappy Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 27, 2001 Posts: 89	It was cancelled due to creative differences between CBS, Carsey Werner, and Cybill Shepard. They announced it just a day after Christine Baranski won her emmy.

08-20-2001, 06:57 PM	#3
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,741	according to her Book CYBILL Disobediance, CYBILL was canceled after Cybill refused to sleep witha a CBS executive. ------------------ Jo- Blair, i thought you liked that song? Blair- i do Jo- then why are you doing that to it? Blair- doing what? Jo- Sining it like Julie Andrews! "Chimps, I'm Working with Chimps."- Amber, CLueless.

08-21-2001, 09:43 PM	#4
Drew Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 12, 2001 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 300	k, thanks all. Thats what I thought. Its a shame though. Cybill was very hilarious. I loved Christine Baranski and Cybill on the show. I wish it would have kept going. Another network should have picked it up or something. Why would CBS care what the show does, didnt Cybill boost CBS ratings. I mean if its helping the network, let the show run. ok, thats all, thanks much

08-23-2001, 09:12 PM	#5
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	The ratings weren't very good when CBS moved the show to the old "Murphy Brown" slot Mondays at 9. CBS expects the shows that air there to be in the Top 20, and "Cybill ranked somewhere in the 30s or 40s that year, so it was cancelled. Believe me, if the ratings had been good, all the creative differences in the world wouldn't have kept that show off the air. Look at "Roseanne".

02-09-2002, 04:57 PM	#7
Moondance MCR Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Posts: 4,008	Yeah! The show did end in 1998!!! Feen

03-11-2002, 05:22 PM	#9
Moondance MCR Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Posts: 4,008	I wish that it would have run longer becuz I didn't like that whole "To Be Continued..." thing at the end of the final episode! If they were gonna do that, wouldn't it make more sense to have an hour long finale?? Huh??? Is that much to ask? Feenster Girl

03-13-2002, 09:57 PM	#10
Jordan Shirley Manson!!! Senior Member Join Date: Dec 01, 2001 Location: The state where Garbage records their albums -- Wisconsin! Posts: 1,459	I know, I agree. I do not like the 'to be continued' thing, and niether did Cybill. She faught to get it to not be on, but was unsuccessful.

03-14-2002, 05:53 PM	#11
Moondance MCR Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Posts: 4,008	::Cybill growl:: Well, I guess there's nothing that we can do about it. Feenster Girl

12-13-2018, 03:34 PM	#12
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,545	Cybill Shepherd Says Her ’90s Sitcom Ended Because She Refused Les Moonves’ Advances If you look at the ratings of her show's last season it was 50th ahead of The Nanny and Murphy Brown on the same network. Also quite a few CBS shows well below her's in that season that on this list were renewed.

12-13-2018, 04:03 PM	#13
favoriteshow Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 08, 2018 Posts: 587	It's unfortunate. Cybill didn't have a good working relationship in the end, with Lorre and Baranski either: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJeC5EVtsls http://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_ar...each-other.php Otherwise, it would be great if she could be a guest star on 'The Good Fight' to re-unite the two (Cybill and Christine) onscreen.

12-13-2018, 10:01 PM	#14
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,545	One way to look at this and whether or not Cybill got "screwed by the network" (probably not the best choice of words in relation to Les Moonves) is that it was canceled just 13 episodes short of 100 episodes, which was the magic number for syndication back in the day. Normally, studios would bend over backwards to get their shows to hit 100 even if the ratings were falling, especially if they were close, because those syndication deals were a huge payday for everyone involved. You can of course, counter with the notion that Cybill was never really a huge ratings hit (the highest that it ever got was #22 in its first season) to begin with. Also, CBS didn't really own the show (Carsey-Werner did) so they would not have benefited financially from syndication.

11-05-2022, 04:18 PM	#15
irehtman Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 15, 2013 Location: Montgomery County, Maryland Posts: 4,824	But you all, not to be offensive at all, need to also notice that some info about cybill's negative adult role real-life in this show wasn't aired in television when this show was automatically cancelled too soon. So, her negative adult role real-life was saved and recycled into one of these "In The Hood Troublemaking" African-American sitcom called "The Parkers", TBH, IMO.