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BAD TEACHER: New Sitcom Cancelled by CBS

keri — Sun, 11 May 2014 00:07:59 GMT

Published: May 10, 2014 tvseriesfinale.com

Class dismissed. It didn’t take CBS long to decide on the fate of Bad Teacher. The new sitcom has been cancelled by the network.

On Bad Teacher, a former trophy wife (Ari Graynor) masquerades as a teacher in order to find a new man to marry. The rest of the cast includes Kristin Davis, David Alan Grier, Sara Gilbert, Ryan Hansen, and Sara Rodier.

The series got off to a decent start late last month but the ratings have fallen in the two subsequent weeks. The most recent episode drew a lowly 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.73 million viewers. That’s much too low to garner a second season renewal.

It’s unclear at this point if all of the remaining episodes will air. The network ordered 13 installments, has aired three, and still has three more on the schedule. Hopefully, for those who like the show, CBS will keep it on the air long enough for all of the episodes to be shown.

What do you think? Did you like Bad Teacher? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season instead?

Re: BAD TEACHER: New Sitcom Cancelled by CBS

Tinkrbl44 — Sun, 11 May 2014 00:15:19 GMT

Jeez .... THAT didn't take long!

Re: BAD TEACHER: New Sitcom Cancelled by CBS

J Town Girl — Sun, 11 May 2014 00:30:51 GMT

I did not like Bad Teacher. It doesn't surprise me that it was cancelled. The whole concept was lame.

Surprised that Sara Gilbert was involved in this show. After being in such a popular show as The Big Bang Theory this show was beneath her.

Re: BAD TEACHER: New Sitcom Cancelled by CBS

Alter Ego — Sun, 11 May 2014 00:32:20 GMT

I was surprised I liked it. I'm not upset that it's cancelled (and it's not too surprising), but it did have a good cast and I liked some of the interactions. They didn't make the "bad teacher" too bad so you could root for her somewhat.

Re: BAD TEACHER: New Sitcom Cancelled by CBS

keri — Sun, 11 May 2014 00:44:18 GMT

On 5/10/2014 J Town Girl said:
I did not like Bad Teacher. It doesn't surprise me that it was cancelled. The whole concept was lame.

Surprised that Sara Gilbert was involved in this show. After being in such a popular show as The Big Bang Theory this show was beneath her.

I know that Gilbert is the EP of The Talk. When was she on TBBT? I thought the only geeky girlfriend was former Beaches and Blossom star, Mayim Bialik.

Re: BAD TEACHER: New Sitcom Cancelled by CBS

RINGER — Sun, 11 May 2014 13:47:08 GMT

I rather enjoyed it but no big deal as there wasn't enough time to get into the characters!

Re: BAD TEACHER: New Sitcom Cancelled by CBS

Alter Ego — Sun, 11 May 2014 15:18:58 GMT

On 5/10/2014 keri said:

I know that Gilbert is the EP of The Talk. When was she on TBBT? I thought the only geeky girlfriend was former <em>Beaches</em> and Blossom star, Mayim Bialik.

Dr. Leslie Winkle (Sara Gilbert)(appeared in eight episodes total, four credited as main cast) is an experimental physicist who works in the same lab as Leonard. In appearance, she is essentially Leonard's female counterpart, equipped with the black framed glasses and sweat jackets. She also happens to have a lazy eye. She is one of Sheldon's arch-enemies, due to their conflicting scientific theories and Sheldon's strong misogyny. Though they both consider each other to be intellectually inferior, Leslie is much wittier than Sheldon, regularly calling him "dumba$s" and besting him in their exchanges. Leslie has had casual relationships with Leonard and later Howard, considering it a completely physical reaction to her body's cycles - her voice remains emotionless even during moments of extreme physical intimacy. Leslie's final appearance was in the season 3 finale, as the writers said they did not know how to work in the character full-time.

I knew she was on, but I frankly didn't watch TBBT on a regular basis like I do now (only recently got a DVR). I knew she was involved with Leonard, but didn't know about Howard per the Wiki item I copied above.