Robert and I both liked Samantha Who?'s chances, but again, as has become a theme in the 2009-10 upfront schedule news, cost was king. This time the high cost seems to have killed the show. I thought the show's history would keep it alive over shows like Better Off Ted. Apparently not.
ABC has canceled the Christina Applegate starrer ”Samantha Who.”
Show, which had been expected to return, got caught up in this year’s belt-tightening trend at the networks. According to an insider close to the show, decision to scrap “Samantha” came down to numbers. The show couldn’t slash it budget deep enough to make a third-season pickup work, they said.
via Variety.
Samantha? Samantha Who? Never heard of her.
Another strange decision based on the index. Why cancel S/W and not Better Off Ted?
Could it possible be due to insurance costs on Christina Applegate due to her bout with cancer?
Ooo wow, did not expect to hear this. With this news, I guess it just means that no sophomore comedy on ABC has gotten a third season since Hope and Faith did in 2005.
Andrea, its not about that, its just Who probably cost a lot more than Ted. Also since ABC liked how Scrubs did alongside Better off Ted, they decided to keep it. This news is certainly the shock of the season similar to last year’s cancellation of Back to You and FOX’s recent Dollhouse renewal.
God im really gonna stop watching US shows, the best ones are always cancelled, i swear US audiences have no attention span or just really bad taste.
Pushing Daisies, Samantha Who, Dirt etc all axed yet Dancing With The Stars, American Idol get insane numbers
Come on people
I knew this was going to happen. It had too many chances to succeed! Sorry for the fans of the show. WOW other than Dollhouse I’ve been right on every one of my calls this season…..Chuck, Better Off Ted, Chuck, TSCC, and now SW!
Shouldn’t it be, Samantha Whom?
NOOOOOO!!! Although i for the last 3 years iv olny had 1 show axed each year that i really like, and this year its poor Samantha
07 – The OC
08 – Las Vegas
09 – Samantha who?
I like a lot of shows that have been axed, but these are the only shows that have been axed tp soon IMO! Next year i predict at least that Chuck and Ugly Betty will go
Do you think abc will show the last 7 episodes? Also does anybody know if the season 2 dvd includes the 7 episodes?
Bad move on the part of ABC. I imagine this decision was largely based on its Thursday performance, which is not fair to the show. The shift to Thursday (after a new show) itself was a bonehead scheduling move.
This show deserved much better treatment.
I hope she wins a well-deserved Emmy this year.
I’d like to give you two grief over repeatedly denying my claims that Samantha Who? was in trouble months back, but with the way the last couple days have shaken out, I’m not sure anyone could make these predictions.
Yes. abc will show the last 7 episodes
I’m sure ABC will air those 7 episodes this summer. They are airing all the other leftovers so it would make sense.
It sucks because it’s a very talented cast, but the writing this season really hasn’t been up to snuff. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say everybody in the cast will end up someplace. (Well, maybe not Barry Watson, he was kind of a weak point in the show.)
I’ll also guess BoT is cheaper to make. Christina Applegate’s and Jean Smart’s salaries alone are probably more than the entire cast of BoT put together.
If ABC is going to burn off the episodes of Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone, Dirty Sexy Money, In the Motherhood, Surviving Suburbia, and The Unusuals, then they will definitely burn Samantha Who? off. Expect the series back on fridays at 9:00 for burn offs.
Wow. I liked that show, but it was very difficult to find on the schedule…first on Mondays, then off the air, then on Thursdays after poorly rated/critically pummeled In the Motherhood. And didn’t it have to go against American Idol once or twice when AI result shows were bumped to Thursdays due to Obama prime-time appearances? How can any show survive all of that? I must admit that I lost track of it. I didn’t see the last few aired episodes and didn’t even bother to catch them online because I don’t like ABC’s video player.
I am so upset about this move! I have lost all faith in ABC because that network sucks!
Since ABC had announced the burn offs for In the Motherhood, here is the likely Samantha Who? burn off schedule.
June 5, 2009
9:00 Samantha Who?
9:30 In The Motherhood
June 12, 2009
9:00 Samantha Who?
9:30 In The Motherhood
June 19, 2009
9:00 Samantha Who?
9:30 In The Motherhood
4 more Samantha Who? episodes will then be left but expect them in july likely in a 2 hour block.
Finally, the thing is it was totally leeching off Dancing with the Stars, and without it it failed. Not commenting on quality, but ABC made the right decision.
Mildly surprised, if only because I thought maybe they’d wanna keep it for awards recognition purposes, which is the only way I can see Ugly Betty being renewed as a good thing. Maybe America>Christina for the network.