Why ABC canceled the station 19

“Station 19” was one of the best shows by Shonda Rhimes. As a spin-off of “Gray’s Anatomy”, he focused on the life of the firefighters of station 19 in Seattle, presenting their difficulties both in the exercise of their service and in their personal life. This is the kind of soapy dramatic fans of “Gray’s Anatomy” could look at the Thursday evenings, and even if it was not a bad idea to look at first “Gray’s Anatomy”, it was in large part his own story that could be seen in the void. But if you have managed to watch the two programs at the same time, it made the many special crosses all the more monumental.

“Gray’s Anatomy” had a solid race after having done his debut in 2005 and launching new episodes. Unfortunately, “Station 19” would not bring the same type of inheritance. The news of the “Station 19” ending after season 7 arrived in December 2023, before the last episodes. The show also received a final truncated season of only 10 episodes, while season 6 had 18. So why did ABC canceled “Station 19” after a relatively short race-at least compared to something like “Gray’s Anatomy”?

At the end of 2023 and at the beginning of 2024, a multitude of shows would meet early deaths. In addition to “station 19”, ABC also ax “the good doctor” after seven seasons. CBS was not much nicer, because this network canceled “Young Sheldon” and “Blue Bloods” at that time too. Something had to be in the air, and there is a good chance that it has to do with networks that want to cut fat in the aftermath of the SAG-Aftra and WGA 2023 strikes.

An exact reason has never been given, but Deadline spoke with an initiate who said it was a question of money, despite the fact that “Station 19” was doing quite well with regard to the notes.

“This comes down to ABC wanting to save money in a pressure for an economic calendar balancing the price scripted with reality and live sports.”

“Station 19” had a backstage drama preceding its cancellation, because there would have been a script that would have made an insult used by a racist character, involving the producers. This led Zoanne Clack to be promoted to the editor-in-chief in 2022, and she would end up going to co-showrunner alongside Peter Paige. Many shows have a drama in the middle of the creatives, and more than probably “” station 19 “was the victim of a network that wanted to save a few dollars and put more emphasis on a cheaper program.

No one wants to get the news only a show on which they worked so hard, is to get the ax. At least “station 19” has had one more season, too short too, to conclude things and provide the public, as well as the distribution and the team, a semblance of closure. And the Showrunners Zoanne Clack and Peter Paige were able to deliver the sad news to their team in person before hearing external sources … but barely.

Clack and Paige spoke with TVLINE what it was to get the news for the next season of “Station 19” would be the last. And the leaders of ABC were actually trying to get their hands on the clack while she was making a panel presentation.

“I continued to receive calls, and I finally sent a text and said,” Is it important? I’m in front of people! “And they were like,” ok, you can wait. “And you know how sometimes after a panel, people want to talk to you? [I didn’t do that,] I just took the phone and I was told. I called Peter as soon as I heard and I said to myself: “Why did it happen?” While I lead to Disney. “”

Clack and Paige contacted the actors, the writers and all the others who made the spectacle possible to present themselves to a meeting all the hands on the deck as soon as possible so that they can personally disseminate the news. And they succeeded, but only three minutes, according to Paige. It was probably better emotional to have the meeting rather than everyone discovers that they are not out of work in a publication on social networks.