More bad news for cancelled comedies Friends With Better Lives and Bad Teacher: CBS won’t be airing their remaining episodes this summer.
Both sitcoms were victims of the network’s pre-Upfronts cancellation spree, which also included The Crazy Ones, Intelligence and Hostages.
With the cut comedies out of the mix, CBS will air Mom repeats Mondays at 8:30/7:30c — aka its new time slot starting this fall — while the Eye’s Thursday rerun lineup will now play as follows: The Big Bang Theory, Mom, Two and a Half Men and The Millers.
FWBL has four unaired episodes remaining, while Bad Teacher still has eight left in the can.
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Boooo…FWBL was actually a decent comedy.
That’s what I said! I’d rather see Broke Girls canceled before FWBL!!!! Bring it back! And by the way, Crazy Ones is good, too! Bring THAT back, too!
Finally I start laughing……and then you cancel. FWBL ……unreal!
Yes, it was getting good!
I know I really like #FWBL
I think someone should cancel CBS-and replace it with a new network entirely with the people making decisions NOT be “non-creative imbeciles”-but people with actually at least half a brain in their head! The Execs at that network are mental midgets!
But Broke Girls is very funny.
FWBL was soooo goooood…. :(
Agreed! They should at least show the remaining episodes!
It has potential
I want CBS to uncancel Intelligence.
To be replaced with Unintelligence starring the CBS network management
I think they should bring back the shows they cancelled I actually liked watching them they were good shows to watch
Indeed.
LAME! FWBL was so good!! I think cancelling it was a Huge mistake… and now we don’t even get to enjoy the little bit we had left! BOOOO
Wow not even to burn it off? That sucks :(
I wish they would put it on Hulu or something.
FWBL was actually funny. Why not show the remaining episodes?! This sucks.
Very funny show!
Regardless of how the minority feels about not being able to see the end of their cancelled shows, it makes sense by CBS. Why spend time airing shows with no upside when they can do more reruns of shows they feel has a future and try to get them a bigger audience. While I’m sure there are people who liked one or more of the cancelled shows, the fact is there just weren’t ENOUGH people who liked them.
Because they cancel way too early these days. Let a show go for awhile.
CBS sucks. FWBL had so much potential. Hope those rumors that it’s being shopped around are true.
I am all in! Hope it is being shopped!
I don’t understand why they just wouldn’t burn the remaining episodes off, especially considering that Friends with Better Lives only had 4 episodes remaining. I mean, I haven’t enough to truly get invested. So it doesn’t bother me. Oh well, though.
forever upset that intelligence was cancelled. that show had a lot of potential if it was only given the chance. i guess csi: cyber was chosen over intelligence. well, i think that they should have kept intelligence and cancelled csi: cyber. sometimes viewers want something different, which intelligence would’ve provided. i loved intelligence. great cast, great acting, great cases….
Intelligence was cancelled because it was one of the lowest rated shows on the network. It had nothing to do with CSI: Cyber or any other specific show. Networks always have to cancel a few shows to make room for new stuff to come along and when you are a low rated show you get axed. End of story.
I agree….what’s up with CBS…they are making bad choices lately. “thumbs down”
Sad about FWBL. Show was getting good with each episode. Hope show will find home at another network.
Funny thing is — I actually started watching FWBL the last few weeks. I laughed enough. Some shows don’t even get a chance nowadays.
Agreed! I just started getting into #FWBL! Such a shame they aren’t showing the remaining episodes! Bad decision CBS.
FWBL is a hilarious show, please let it find a new home!!!
*sigh* they always do this with show I end up liking…
Really CBS???? first you cancel them, now you take them out for reruns??? wtf?!!!
Actually, they took them out of first runs, since they still have several unaired episodes left.
Pretty sure Moshi meant they took off the remaining episodes for reruns of the other show.
The cancellation of The Crazy Ones really made me sad. FWBL was really a great show too. Especially bummed for the Beek after apt 23 was so funny and cancelled too…
I agree about vanderbeek. Apt 23 was sooo funny & he was great playing himself.
I don’t know why they wouldn’t just air the last four episodes within 2 weeks by airing 2 back to back for 2 weeks. Anyone know what happened to the Growing up Fisher last couple of episodes. My DVR had them scheduled and then I looked and it never recorded them?
They’re supposed to air tonight (Wed.) except NBC now has the World Music Awards there. I think they’ll end up on NBC’s website, but who knows if they’ll ever air the final 2 Growing Up Fisher eps.
Growing Up Fisher is going to DVD, so at least we can see them then.
Zoe Lister-Jones (from FWBL) is great. She deserves to be on a show that doesn’t get cancelled.
Zoe Lister-Jones is a comedic goddess, definitely one of the great finds of this TV season. Hope to see her soon in something else.
Friends with Better Lives is so funny! This is a shame…I hope another network picks it up! Much funnier than Miller’s…Mom…and the atrocity of The McCarthy show they ordered!
That sucks hostages and crisis and intelligence were awesome!!!! Growing up fisher and the crazy ones…and FWBL was great too. They always cancel the good ones and leave you wondering what would’ve happenes. So upset!!!!
FWBL’s first 2 episodes were “meh” but it really picked up steam the last couple episodes. I actually found myself wanting to watch more of it. The cast started coming together in the last few. They cancelled it too soon.
Sorry but it’s your fault if you got attached to a show that was canceled pretty fast. Ratings were awful.
Seriously, you’re blaming the viewer for liking a show that the network cancelled? I liked FWBL too and watched every week. So is it my fault that it’s cancelled? How stupid.
That’s the silliest thing I have heard in a long time.
good job i did not start watching these shows.
What is the point of pulling these shows of the air? It’s original programming which is needed. No one needs two episodes of Mom a week (repeats as well), I’d rather have them burn off the new episodes. May sweeps is done, this will not affect their ratings. Stupid move CBS!
Probably to try and get more eyes on Mom…a show that isn’t canceled and still has a chance to grow. Also, sweeps may be over but the ratings numbers still affect their ad money.
FWBL had better ratings than any of their reruns, I get that the show was cancelled (and I’m way more upset about The Crazy Ones being cancelled) but it’s summer and Monday night is 100% reruns. What’s the harm in showing the last 4 episodes
Mom is awful.
Alison is fantastic, but the material is just not there.
How is that still on the air while FWBL and The crazy ones are not?
I’ll never understand thos networks.
CBS will end up burning these off on Saturday nights in august.
But I need more Ari Graynor! Bad Teacher was really funny :(
I liked the show too. Shame how many people didn’t like it.
Agree completely. I really enjoyed her and Ryan Hansen.
i agree i love that show! really sad they just stop it i was looking forward to watching more.
I really like FWBL…this happens every year. You just get into a show and it’s cancelled :(
Im so mad they canceled FWBL. Its actually a lot better then most of the stuff on tv.
FWBL deserves a chance on another network… I thought it was well written and the actors were perfect for their parts… CBS never gave it a shot…
Agree! It wasn’t given half a chance. It’s sassy and cute. *sigh*
I liked it too! Such a shame CBS never gave it a chance to gain more viewers.
I agree – I thought this show was really funny. It is/was the only CBS comedy I watched.
Just from the commercials u knew bad teacher was DOA.
FWBL was improving with each show. They should’ve at least let them burn off their remaining shows. CBS being CBS. Both FWBL and The Crazy Ones should’ve gotten a reprieve…
I only saw one episode of Bad Teacher, and I can’t believe CBS even thought it was good enough to bring to the air.
fck you cory rox. it is so much better than some of the other garbage on tv. Stop hating you small dicked pos.
FWBL was improving week to week. I really hate how Networks don’t give shows, especially comedies time to develop. Go back and watch the Friends pliot. I am really disappointed in CBS for FWBL and the Crazy ones. Those were two good shows but the keep crap like Mom adn Mike Molly on!
Agreed!!! Well said Bill!!!
I agree, but wasn’t really taken With The Crazy Ones. I Love Robin Williams And All, But Seems He Can Only Play ONE Character — Over And Over Again! Sick Of The Character AND IN A LA PRACTICE!? Lets Get Real.
I didn’t care for FWBL when it first started but it has grown on me. I want to know what idiot thought bad teacher was a good idea.
that stinks! FWBL was hilarious. i get why people didn’t stick around… the first episode was meh… but it got so funny after that!!
FWBL is one of the funnier comedies that I’ve seen in a while. I’ve almost decided across the board not to bother with new network shows unless they cause Scandal or Black List type reactions. Cable networks like FX, AMC, etc are putting out much better shows and they have a much more reasonable cancellation system. In five years, all we will see from networks are ‘event series’ because cancellation after one season will be an automatic assumption.
I agree that FWBL shouldn’t be cancelled. It is one of the funniest adult comedies on TV. My husband and I are both over 49 and just love this show. The networks should remember that other age groups are watching TV too. CBS should do like “Friends” when it first aired and had low ratings. The network decided to give it a chance. Once people started watching it, talking about it, it started going up in ratings and became a hit.
Only good thing about FWBL was James Van Der Beek and Kevin Connolly. But only 2/6 good actors aren’t enough to save a show.
You really don’t think that Zoe Lister-Jones was integral?
Yes, she was but I felt those two were carrying a lot of the weight of the show as compared to Zoe.
FWBL was a great show, and others agreed, as evident by the other posts here. I truly hope that another network sees what we all did in the show and picks it up.
FWBL was extremely funny who is making these decisions maybe they should look at moms that’s sorta boring, they always get rid of the good ones
Darn. I thought FWBL was getting better and better, I hope the last 4 episodes wind up on line someplace
This is disappointing FWBL was actually entertaining, The Milers not so much.
What a shame, since it doesn’t take much to entertain today’s viewers. It’s the same cookie cutter crap season after season. Viewers today are either too lazy or uneducated (or both) to think past the last laugh track. No wonder why there are so many brain dead amongst us.
FWBL is the funniest sitcom I’ve seen in years. I was totally won over by episode 4. LMAO every week!
But why? They could at least let FWBL finish up, it’s only 4 more episodes. The show has gotten better these past few episodes. I hope the cast find new shows soon, especially James Van der Beek he’s hilarious
I am so mad. I watched both but seriously why on earth would they pull Friends With Better Lives. It’s extremely funny and I really looked forward to it each week. First I have to be mad it was canceled then they want to take away what’s left. Boo. This is making me reconsider trying some of their new shows. I agree with the other comment that this is funnier than Mom. I enjoy that show too but not as much. I really feel like comedies are being pushed out for dramas and with so many of them ending next year I feel like I will need to watch old episodes of Friends and That 70’s Shows to get my fix
Friends with better lives is so funny it should win a grammy how can you cancell such a good program its 10 million times better than 2 & half men this is a crazy world think again about getting rid of the funniest show on tv lois
I totally agree. I find myself cracking up every time “Dawson” comes on the screen lmao
Why on Earth does CBS hate FWBL so much? There has to be a reason. Monday’s episode scored a 1.4 in the demo, not only improving on its lead-in, but also CBS’s highest rated program of the night.
Unreal.
boo! I actually really like friends with better lives.
Why I mean, why??? FWBL wasn’t perfect but cancelling it is going too far IMO
I want FWBL! I want FWBL! I want FWBL!