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JamesG · 05-12-2010, 09:50 AM

Comedy Central Cancels "Sarah Silverman Program"
by Kim Potts
posted May 12th 2010

The first season of "The Sarah Silverman Program" was hilarious.
Ditto, for the most part, its over-the-top second season.
But the third?

Comedy Central had shifted the show from 10:30PM to midnight. And now, the series has been cancelled.

Deadline reports that the third season, which ended on April 15, will be the show's last, as the network has decided not to renew Silverman's comedy for a fourth season.

The decision shouldn't come as a major surprise to anyone, as season 3 almost didn't happen. Comedy Central had asked Silverman and company to cut the show's budget by more than 20 percent, and only after Comedy Central sister network Logo agreed to co-finance the series did "Program" move forward.

And "Sarah Silverman Program" co-star Brian Posehn told TV Squad last month that he thought the series would end after season 3. "... we felt that kind of going in. Just because it was so tough to get them to give us the money to do the third season, we had to jump through so many hoops,"

"I feel like we're lucky to have done what we've done, and I would be very happy to come back and do a season four. But I'd also be completely surprised if it happened."

http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/05/12/co...erman-program/

TV Knowledge Fan · 05-20-2010, 01:57 AM

...is an acquired taste (somewhat akin to drinking motor oil)- either you like it or you don't. I think Comedy Central just got tired of it...besides, it never received approval from major TV critics; only viewers could tolerate it. Who knows? The "Sarah Silverman" fan of today might be influenced enough to become the fabulously successful "Knobber Freibish" of tomorrow {who's he/she? I don't know, either, because right now, he's/she's/it's just as unknown as you and I...}.

JamesG · 05-21-2010, 06:59 AM

Yeah, Sarah Silverman is similar to David Cross... they do off-beat comedy that doesn't appeal to wide masses.

Marth22 · 05-22-2010, 01:59 PM

Yeah it's definitely an aquired taste but when you like it you love it. This was one of my favorite comedy shows along with the Chapelle Show

05-12-2010, 09:50 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,275	Comedy Central Cancels "The Sarah Silverman Program" *Comedy Central Cancels "Sarah Silverman Program"* by Kim Potts posted May 12th 2010 The first season of "The Sarah Silverman Program" was hilarious. Ditto, for the most part, its over-the-top second season. But the third? Comedy Central had shifted the show from 10:30PM to midnight. And now, the series has been cancelled. Deadline reports that the third season, which ended on April 15, will be the show's last, as the network has decided not to renew Silverman's comedy for a fourth season. The decision shouldn't come as a major surprise to anyone, as season 3 almost didn't happen. Comedy Central had asked Silverman and company to cut the show's budget by more than 20 percent, and only after Comedy Central sister network Logo agreed to co-finance the series did "Program" move forward. And "Sarah Silverman Program" co-star Brian Posehn told TV Squad last month that he thought the series would end after season 3. "... we felt that kind of going in. Just because it was so tough to get them to give us the money to do the third season, we had to jump through so many hoops," "I feel like we're lucky to have done what we've done, and I would be very happy to come back and do a season four. But I'd also be completely surprised if it happened." http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/05/12/co...erman-program/ Attached Images

05-20-2010, 01:57 AM	#2
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	"THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM"... ...is an acquired taste (somewhat akin to drinking motor oil)- either you like it or you don't. I think Comedy Central just got tired of it...besides, it never received approval from major TV critics; only viewers could tolerate it. Who knows? The "Sarah Silverman" fan of today might be influenced enough to become the fabulously successful "Knobber Freibish" of tomorrow {who's he/she? I don't know, either, because right now, he's/she's/it's just as unknown as you and I...}.

05-21-2010, 06:59 AM	#3
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,275	Yeah, Sarah Silverman is similar to David Cross... they do off-beat comedy that doesn't appeal to wide masses.

05-22-2010, 01:59 PM	#4
Marth22 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 22, 2010 Posts: 15	Yeah it's definitely an aquired taste but when you like it you love it. This was one of my favorite comedy shows along with the Chapelle Show