Futurama Cancelled

Futurama has been cancelled by Comedy Central a full decade after it was cancelled by Fox

That is episodes 1-72 from March 28, 1999 - August 10, 2003, and episodes 73-140, March 23, 2008 -September 4, 2013.

As animation is untroubled by the voice actors getting older, and it doesn't require much of their time, the series could theoretically be made for another ten to twenty years.

So where do you think they will end up? Netflix, Hulu, or Univision! Or do you think ithe series is played out?

The Simpsons did their first episode on December 17, 1989 and their 530th is planned for May 19, 2013. At this point, they probably won't quit before breaking the record set by Gunsmoke's 635 episodes set on September 1, 1975. However, as Simpson's are only 22 episodes per year, that will take another 5 years.

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So where do you think they will end up? Netflix, Hulu, or Univision! Or do you think ithe series is played out?

It's done for.

To be frank, I was surprised when it debuted, and even more surprised when it got resurrected (of course, that's happened one and a half times already, so. who knows). I mean, many of the jokes are based on classic SF, and a lot of the feel of the show is rather old-fashioned futurism (talk about a contradiction in terms!)

I mean things like:

Fry: maybe people are the secret ingredient!
Leela: No. There's already a soda like that: Soylent Cola
Fry: What's it like?
Leela: It varies from person to person.

It's one of my favorites, but I haven't seen it much since it has been on CC mainly because I no longer watch TV unless on the computer. I really believe Viacom has too strict a censorship stance on content though and this may be the problem. It's not as funny perhaps, because they won't let it be. It's just my opinion based on what I have noticed with movies and shows on the channels.

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t's not as funny perhaps, because they won't let it be. It's just my opinion based on what I have noticed with movies and shows on the channels

It is my understanding that all the most popular cable shows are worried about getting an "identity" since reruns may not sustain a cable channel anymore. More and more reruns are being watched as "on demand" products.

The traditional cable show, religion and sports, news, and reality are not enough anymore.
seasons
35 The 700 Club -ABC Family 1977 to present
35 Inside the NFL - HBO/Showtime 1977 to present
31 SportsCenter - ESPN September 7, 1979 to present
30 Bobby Jones Gospel - BET January 27, 1980 present
30 Moneyline -CNN June 1, 1980 to November 11, 2009
30 Washington Journal C-SPAN October 7, 1980 to present
29 NASCAR on ESPN 1981 to 2002: 2007 topresent
27 The Real World MTV 1992 to present

So there is a mad dash to develop scripted series for each channel.

Comedy Central shows like South Park are among the longest running shows. But other than those shows, the ratings are not that high for CC.

Ranking 2011
USA                  
Disney Channel  
ESPN                
TNT                  
History              
Fox News          
TBS                  
A&E                  
FX                    
ABC Family      
Nick At Nite     
SyFy               
Discovery        
Adult Swim      
HGTV              
MTV                
AMC                
Food Network   
Comedy Central
Bravo

While it's sad to see it go, shows are better off when they end before their time rather than after.

But then - "two season and christmas special" (or even five seasons and movie).

While there appears to be, as Bruce Springsteen sang, "57 Channels and Nothin' On"... There are actually just a handful of large media companies that own most of the major cable offerings:

Ranking 2011
USA - Comcast (NBC)                  
Disney Channel - Disney  
ESPN - Disney                
TNT - Time Warner                  
History - Disney (42%); Comcast (16%)              
Fox News  - News Corp.         
TBS - Time Warner                  
A&E - Disney (42%); Comcast (16%)                  
FX - News Corp.                    
ABC Family - Disney      
Nick At Nite - Viacom     
SyFy - Comcast               
Discovery - Discovery Communications      
Adult Swim - Time Warner      
HGTV - Scripps Networks Interactive             
MTV - Viacom                
AMC - AMC Networks Inc.               
Food Network - Scripps Networks Interactive   
Comedy Central - Viacom
Bravo - Comcast

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What of CNN? Did they not make the list while Fox News rates over TBS?

Futurama will live on in re-runs. Media is expensive. Syndication is not.

I'd say I'll miss the Robot Santa, but I think he has been played out ("your mistletoe is not match for my TOW missile" and that was in the first season)

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What of CNN? Did they not make the list while Fox News rates over TBS?

It is my understanding that Fox News has been the highest rated cable news channel for many years, easily outperforming CNN.

Quote: Marisa Guthrie -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/24/2009 6:06:41 PM

FNC has been the top rated cable news network for 86 consecutive months, finishing February as the third most watched basic cable network in primetime.

A more recent ranking for 2012
1. USA
2. Disney
3. ESPN
4. History
5. TNT
6. FNC
7. TBS
8. A&E
9. Adult Swim
10. FX
11. Family
12. SyFy
13. Discovery
14. Food Network
15. Lifetime
16. AMC
17. HGTV
18. TLC
19. TruTV
20. Nick At Nite

History moved up one position ahead of TNT
Adult Swim moved up 5 positions
Food Network moved up 4 positions
Nick at Nite down 9 positions

Comedy Central , Bravo, and MTV off the top 20 list
TruTV, TLC, and Lifetime on the top 20 list

Fox News: The highest rated "news" channel? That's sad.

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Fox News: The highest rated "news" channel? That's sad.

Actually one of the highest rated networks on cable altogether.

USA Network is the most valuable part of NBC Universal at $11.7 billion, but the NBC network is worth a negative $600 million, $6.3 billion for Syfy, $3.9 billion for CNBC, $2.8 billion for MSNBC and $2.6 billion for Bravo according to Wunderlich Securities analyst Matthew Harrigan (Sepvember 2010)

USA is buoyed by it's schedule of light dramas
Psych (2006–present)
Burn Notice (2007–present)
Royal Pains (2009–present)
White Collar (2009–present)
Covert Affairs (2010–present)
Suits (2011–present)
Necessary (2011–present)

NBC broadcast is likely to renew most of it's mostly light dramas (Deception may get axes)
Revolution (2012–present)
Chicago Fire (2012–present)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–present)
Hannibal (2013–present)
Parenthood (2010–present)
Grimm (2011–present)
Deception (2013–present)

NBC broadcast is likely to cancel most of it's comedies (Parks and Recreation the only successful one)
Parks and Recreation (2009–present)
Go On (2012–present)
Community (2009–present)
Up All Night (2011–present)
Whitney (2011–present)
The New Normal (2012–present)
Guys with Kids (2012–present)
1600 Penn (2012–present)