The Wonder Years Canceled by ABC

Some not-so-wonderful news for the only live-action scripted show on the Big Four this summer: ABC has canceled its 1960s-set sitcom The Wonder Years after two seasons. Odds for a third season pickup seemed slim for the show ever since they left it off their midseason schedule, and it became obvious just how little they cared about it when they decided it to burn it off in the summer rather than holding it to air in the fall, even amid a writers' strike that completely shut down production of scripted programming. The ratings for the first season made it a questionable renewal to start with, and a 54% drop to a 0.21 average in season two did nothing to convince them to pick it up. A reboot of the 1980s series of the same name, The Wonder Years was narrated by Don Cheadle and starred EJ Williams, Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki and Milan Ray. This is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.

The Wonder Years Renewed by ABC

Wonderful news for fans of The Wonder Years: ABC has renewed the series for a second season. Set in the 1960s, the comedy is a reboot of the acclaimed 1988 series of the same name, and centers on a black family living in Alabama amid the civil rights movement. The show has rated towards the middle of the ABC scripted pack, with a 0.41 average that has made it the network's #4 comedy. EJ Williams, Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh and Laura Kariuki star, while Don Cheadle serves as the narrator. This is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.

The Wonder Years and Home Economics Receive Full Seasons Orders from ABC

Just over a month after their premieres, ABC has handed out its first full season pickups of the season to a pair of their comedies. Freshman comedy The Wonder Years and sophomore comedy Home Economics have both been extended for full twenty-two episode seasons, following initial thirteen episode pickups. Neither show has been a particularly strong performer for ABC in live-plus same-day ratings, with The Wonder Years averaging 0.51 (and recently going as low as 0.39) and Home Economics averaging just a 0.36 (and going as low as 0.29). Despite this, The Wonder Years has been touted by ABC as a strong performer in delayed streaming viewing, while Home Economics has been an internal favorite at the network since its debut. The Wonder Years currently rates as the #4 new series of the season.

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The Wonder Years Reboot Ordered to Series by ABC

ABC has ordered the reboot of The Wonder Years to series. The pilot centers on a middle-class black family in the late 1960s living in Montgomery, Alabama. The original series was set in the same era, centering on a white family. Don Cheadle will serve as the narrator, while EJ Williams, Saycon Sengbloh, Dulé Hill, Laura Kariuki and Milan Ray will star.