Extended Family canceled after just one season (and the reason isn’t shocking, unfortunately)

It is official, Extended family will not return for a second season on NBC. The network’s only freshman comedy series was not renewed and joins a short list of shows canceled by NBC this season.

Mike O’Malley’s multi-camera comedy brought together a strong trio of leads, with Jon Cryer, Abigal Spencer and Donald Faison leading the ensemble comedy. Many insiders had hinted that the series had a strong chance of coming back for another season, with outlets like Variety and Deadline hinting that Extended family He was expected to get another season Lopez vs. Lopez It was said that the greatest danger was of cancellation. Instead, it was like this Lopez vs. Lopez that was renewed, and Extended family who received his walking papers.

Although NBC has not released a formal statement regarding the cancellation of Extended family, the show appears to have been canceled after one season due to disappointing ratings.

Throughout the show’s 13-episode season, Extended family averages 3.2 million viewers with a 0.4 demo rating with Live+ 7-day playback. Those statistics made the show one of NBC’s least-watched programs of the season, and those ratings ultimately weren’t strong enough for NBC to bring the show back for a second season.

What’s interesting is that Extended family performed slightly better than Lopez vs. Lopez in the ratings, so that’s interesting Extended family between the two was canceled. Maybe it’s because NBC had higher expectations for the series and ultimately had more confidence in it Lopez vs. Lopez.

Regardless of the reasoning, ratings were ultimately the downfall of the show, which often happens in broadcasting. Ratings can often be a make-or-break for shows and that seems to be the case Extended family.

With NBC cancellation Extended family, fans may be interested to know if the show can find a home on another network; However, there are currently no reports of the show being shopped around to other networks or streamers. Normally there are some early indicators when a show will be shopped, but no report on the show’s cancellation has indicated that the show will be shopped.

This isn’t entirely shocking, as ratings for the series haven’t been the strongest, and comedies tend to be harder to find than canceled dramas.