I only discovered this show 4 months ago, i have been watching it religiously, everyday. I love the humor, best show i've ever seen - second being '3rd Rock from the Sun'. Is anyone else a fan and why for the love of God did it stop on the 3rd season?
2007-03-18 19:02:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
i lived in UK when it aired in USA so couldn't see it when it was shown.
2007-03-20 15:57:29 · update #1
"Arrested Development" is one of the greatest shows ever! It stopped, because FOX, being the loser network that it is, canceled it. There was a chance it was going to move to SHOWTIME if the producer agreed, but he decided he was too tired, thus ending "AD."
If you dig "AD" you might be interested in "The Office," "My Name is Earl," & "Scrubs."
Also, you can check out the actor who plays Oscar in "Andy Barker, PI."
All on NBC, strangely enough.
2007-03-18 19:26:30 · answer #1 · answered by peace_iris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's what Wikipedia has to say...
"The show was critically acclaimed, but did not gain a sizable audience. According to the Nielsen Ratings system, U.S. ratings in the second season averaged about six million viewers, while the third season averaged about four million viewers.[11] To promote their re-broadcast of the animated series Family Guy, FOX announced that it would halt the production of the second season at eighteen episodes – four episodes short of the planned season. Despite rumors that this was a prelude to cancellation, the network defended its actions, claiming that the show would fare poorly during network sweeps period, and that it was simply a procedural matter. For the third season, FOX positioned the show at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and 7:00 p.m. CT/MT, directly opposite Monday Night Football in the Mountain and Pacific time zones, whereas MNF would not have started yet in the other two. Ratings were even worse than previous seasons. David Cross alluded to poor marketing of the show by FOX on the second season DVD. On November 9, 2005, FOX announced that the show would not be airing in November sweeps, and that they had cut the episode order for Season Three from 22 to 13. FOX ended up showing the last four episodes in a two-hour timeslot — directly opposite the opening ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics, leading to poor ratings.
Despite months-long rumors of Arrested Development having been picked up by the Showtime Network, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on March 28, 2006 that creator Mitch Hurwitz will not be returning.[12] As Showtime had made it clear that Hurwitz's involvement was a requirement for the continuation of the show, Arrested Development is considered by both its creators and fans as having reached its end on television."
It's a shame because I loved it too.
2007-03-18 19:21:03 · answer #2 · answered by Bella-El 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It got canceled because people like you, who really like the show, didn't even know about it when it was on. It got horrible ratings while dancing with the stars get huge ratings. It was a combination of intelligent people not knowing about the show and idiots watching crappy tv.
2007-03-20 06:13:15 · answer #3 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because no one watchded it and fox pullded the plug.
acshually it finished 13 epusodes into season 3.
i likked it a lot but there were not a nuff of us.
2007-03-18 19:08:25 · answer #4 · answered by Timothy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was funny, but it got to smart for itself if that makes sense.
2007-03-18 19:06:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it was cancelled for some reason
2007-03-18 19:05:09 · answer #6 · answered by pinktea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause it sucked
2007-03-18 19:05:03 · answer #7 · answered by Handsome Black guy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋