Cancelled
It is official
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abcs-rookie-blue-canceled-six-832629
We all knew it was coming but now we know for sure.
ABC kind of screwed themselves with this show. You can't air something in Canada months before the US airing and expect that the majority of the fanbase hasn't already watched the episodes online. Oh well.
ABC does this with a few other shows that I watch as well. They'll air it an hour or 2 in Canada before it's shown in the states. By that time, a bunch of people had already seen the pirated version which hurts ratings. I guess the same could be said about "Downton Abbey" airing in the U.K. one year prior to it being shown on PBS.
Anywho, the last episode did feel like a series finale. There was no way they could have not known it was suppose to be the final episode, especially the way they had set it up. I think the writers and producers knew this fully well. Besides, there were rumors floating around before the 6th season had even aired that "Rookie Blue" would be wrapped up this year since the announcement of the 5th season being split up.
I'm glad it's over. The Duncan Moore character almost single-handedly destroyed this show for me. Plus, the whole Andy and Sam relationship was getting pretty annoying at this point. There's only so much drama you can force down the audience's throats before it becomes nauseating.
ABC doesn't screw themselves. They have no say in the matter. It isn't an US show made in Canada. It's a Canadian show exported to the US. They set whatever lag time they want. It is like a UK show coming 6 months or a year later.
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