what do you think went wrong this season to make JSM get cancelled? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

peter may · 06-12-2003, 12:07 PM

I am a new viewer to this terrific sitcom, but why do you think NBC cancelled it?

IheartMoonlighting · 06-14-2003, 06:39 PM

NBC moved the show back to Tuesday and it lost 50% of it's audience.

threeone2002 · 09-06-2003, 04:34 PM

I read an article a few years back and Wendie Malick said that the show was only going to go on for 2 more years, so I think the cast was ready for it to end, of course probably not midseason but.......

::Kaia · 09-09-2003, 01:27 AM

NBC kept moving it around and around and it lost its audience.

It was a very underrated show, it made me laugh until the end. NBC just gave it a really bad treatment.

JD2635 · 12-03-2003, 02:39 PM

JSM was a great show. maybe it was better off to be on another network like CBS and have it to be paired with Becker for some reason. sigh....

snowglobes25y · 12-15-2003, 09:56 PM

I think that when they brought in Kevin's character into the mainstream, it went down from there. The writing towards the end wasn't that good. It was a great show though, one of my favorites out there.

I hope it comes on dvd soon!

Rene · 05-22-2004, 08:50 PM

i think when they added rena sopher it got bad!

Tobes · 08-01-2012, 11:05 AM

Just on Wikipedia looking at the ratings... Seasons 5 and 6 were getting terrific rankings (comparatively) and then jumped to the worst ranking in its history, by 5x lower than the previous two seasons. That's very odd.

I fell in love with this sitcom through Laura San Giacomo and although she isn't actually all that funny compared to some of the cast like David Spade and Enrico, it's still a good comedy. I do see why they brought Finch as the main character as the seasons went on, as he's a bright spark.

06-12-2003, 12:07 PM	#1
peter may The SO Limey Senior Member Join Date: Feb 26, 2002 Location: LONDON Posts: 1,883	what do you think went wrong this season to make JSM get cancelled? I am a new viewer to this terrific sitcom, but why do you think NBC cancelled it?

06-14-2003, 06:39 PM	#2
IheartMoonlighting David & Maddie Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 01, 2002 Location: Blue Moon Detective Agency Posts: 318	NBC moved the show back to Tuesday and it lost 50% of it's audience.
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12-03-2003, 02:39 PM	#5
JD2635 Banned Banned!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 03, 2003 Location: Porterville, CA Posts: 315	It's a shame. JSM was a great show. maybe it was better off to be on another network like CBS and have it to be paired with Becker for some reason. sigh....

12-15-2003, 09:56 PM	#6
snowglobes25y Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 07, 2003 Posts: 36	Just shoot me I think that when they brought in Kevin's character into the mainstream, it went down from there. The writing towards the end wasn't that good. It was a great show though, one of my favorites out there. I hope it comes on dvd soon!
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05-22-2004, 08:50 PM	#7
Rene #1 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2004 Location: cali Posts: 1,849	i think when they added rena sopher it got bad!
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09-06-2003, 04:34 PM	#3
threeone2002 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 06, 2003 Location: West Virginia Posts: 17	I read an article a few years back and Wendie Malick said that the show was only going to go on for 2 more years, so I think the cast was ready for it to end, of course probably not midseason but.......

09-09-2003, 01:27 AM	#4
::Kaia Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 06, 2003 Posts: 40	NBC kept moving it around and around and it lost its audience. It was a very underrated show, it made me laugh until the end. NBC just gave it a really bad treatment.

08-01-2012, 11:05 AM	#8
Tobes Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 27, 2012 Posts: 18	Just on Wikipedia looking at the ratings... Seasons 5 and 6 were getting terrific rankings (comparatively) and then jumped to the worst ranking in its history, by 5x lower than the previous two seasons. That's very odd. I fell in love with this sitcom through Laura San Giacomo and although she isn't actually all that funny compared to some of the cast like David Spade and Enrico, it's still a good comedy. I do see why they brought Finch as the main character as the seasons went on, as he's a bright spark.