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CBS has pulled the plug on its drama "Medium," which now has the rare distinction of having been canceled twice.Series creator Glenn Gordon Caron confirmed the news in a post on CBS' online forum for the show Thursday (Nov. 18): "It's true. Allison Dubois will dream her last dream on 'Medium,' Friday, January 21," he writes. "In what we believe will be a series defining episode, Allison and her family will stare destiny in the eye. And destiny will not blink."
The show's prognosis has been grim for the past few weeks, since CBS cut its order from 22 episodes to 13. Star Patricia Arquette has also been quoted as saying "Medium" is going away.
CBS picked up the series after NBC canceled it in the spring of 2009. It joined the Eye's Friday lineup that fall and performed reasonably well, averaging about 7.8 million viewers per episode (including repeats). Those numbers have dipped some this season (to 7.3 million, all with original episodes).
Based on Caron's statement, though, it sounds as though he and his fellow writers had enough lead time to craft a finale that won't leave viewers hanging.
There's no word yet on what will replace "Medium" on CBS' Friday schedule.
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I can think of a few people who'd say CBS should have cancelled Medium instead of Ghost Whisperer before the fall lineup started.
I've never seen either so *shrugs*
Nothing can "replace" this show- have watched since episode 1 on NBC- great show- and so another good show bites the dust while the sophomoric sitcoms continue to prosper- I was born at the wrong time :-(
BRING BACK MOONLIGHT!
And yet another one bites the dust......sad. Please don't replace it with another cop/lawyer/medical show. I'm sick of those!
Too bad, I was glad when Ghost Whisperer was canceled instead of Medium. I love this show, and have watched since Day 1. It was a great show, and a great family. I Think it always won it's time slot, so I don't know what CBS was thinking. A great show gets canceled, and the crap stays on the air.
I'm so sad to see this show go away!
I've watched since day 1 and really enjoy it! Was very happy when CBS picked it up. Now two of my favorite shows will be gone. Medium and Ghost Whisperer!
I loved the show when I could take the family situation in small doses, but eventually the 'KIDS' popped up more and I finally stopped watching
~ Regards, Lynn
We applaud CBS for giving Medium another chance,but 7 million followers isn't enough? Just a reminder,Medium is a reality show..it is based on a "real-life woman,and her family."
Oh,happy,happy more cops,lawyers,reality?shows,REPEATS,etc.Too bad the 7 million people,with functioning brain cells, weren't asked what they really wanted.
Thank you,the ACTING FAMILY,and the REAL DUBOIS FAMILY for sharing.
What will they replace it with? One less show to watch is good, they will probably replace it with a rerun of CSI or some other crime show
ummm... a lot of Medium is a crime show. Sure there's ESP thrown in there, but a light cop show it is.