‘Broke,’ ‘Man With a Plan,’ ‘Carol’s Second Act,’ & ‘Tommy’ Canceled at CBS
CBS may have just announced that 80 percent of its top-rated lineup is returning for the 2020-2021 season, but that just means that some shows aren’t.
Three comedies — Man With a Plan in its fourth season and freshman series Broke and Carol’s Second Act — and freshman drama Tommy won’t be back. The Patricia Heaton-led Carol’s Second Act wrapped its run in March, while the other three series are currently airing new episodes.
God Friended Me was also canceled this season, with its series finale airing on April 26 — and leaving fans wondering who’s behind the God Account.
CBS is bringing back 23 dramas, comedies, and unscripted series: NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Blue Bloods, Mom, NCIS: New Orleans, Bull, MacGyver, S.W.A.T., SEAL Team, Young Sheldon, Magnum P.I., The Neighborhood, FBI, All Rise, Evil, FBI: Most Wanted, Bob Hearts Abishola, The Unicorn, Survivor, The Amazing Race, Undercover Boss, 48 Hours, and 60 Minutes.
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I will miss Tommy very much. It should have been given a chance.
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It was given a chance.
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I agree, it is a great show.
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Thought Tommy was great. So sorry it won't be continued.
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Also enjoyed "Tommy." Darned few shows dare to make a grandmother, especially a Gay grandmother, the main character.
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I loved Tommy!!!! I cant believe it is canceled!!
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Tommy was a good show. Sorry to see it go
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Agree ! Good acting, good story lines, good cast, a break from the ordinary - (female chief). Perhaps a bit too much personal life to start the new show. Completely different from the others - just corny stale humor (Broke, Carole's Second Act) or complete lack thereof. TOMMY could use another season.
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Very sad Tommy was a good show. Always get rid of the good ones
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Loved Tommy, should have been renewed.
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Tommy? Already? CRAP!
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I can't believe they've cancelled Tommy! It's a great show; they need to give it a chance.
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Tommy was a quality show starring a very fine actress. I don't agree with CBS when they decided to cancel this one.
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Loved, loved Tommy!! It’s a shame it’s cancelled!!
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No way! Those are some of the few shows on CBS I watch. I love The show Tommy. Why are they going off. Is it just because of the production from the Coronavirus? Bring the the shows back. Please.
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this is why people are leaving network TV! Just started getting into "Tommy" and now its gone. Stupid decision!
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Tommy was a very good, too bad the network can't see that!
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I really enjoyed Tommy.Wish it would stay around.
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Loved Tommy. Needs another season in a good slot. What about in place of Hawaii 5-0?
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Tommy, Tommy and Tommy!
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I am disappointed that Tommy was not renewed. It is a great drama with a strong female in the lead role. I hope cbs will reconsider
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Tommy deserved a better chance. It's quite good.
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I loved Carol's second act, so sad it isn't coming back 🙁
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I'm with you, I really liked it and hoped it would return.
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I liked Tommy and thought it was getting better as it went along. I will REALLY miss Mans With A Plan. It was funny and covered that demographic that Roseanne USED to address. Made it thourgh about 10 minutes of Broke before giving up and about 3 episodes of Carol'e Second Act. Laugh tracks should be OUTLAWED!!
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I am to the point that I won’t watch shows with a laugh track anymore. I know what’s funny and I don’t need a laugh track to tell when I should laugh. Stop with them already!!
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Agree...laugh tracks turn me off.....
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I’ll miss Tommy😔it’s a great show!
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Tommy needed more of a chance to build a following Edie Falco was very good in this. I wonder what Pauley must be thinking about her show not being renewed. I must say I didn’t care for it very much
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Can’t believe TOMMY is being cancelled! We are avid BLUEBOOODS fans and put TOMMY up there with it. Edie Falco is a classic actress and is successful in any role she plays. Come on, guys, give this show a chance!
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How could they cancel Tommy? This is a bad decision...Boo, Hiss..
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I loved Tommy. Hate to see it go
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Please don't take Tommy off.Great drama,Edie Falco is fabulous
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So sorry Tommy will not continue.. one of the best shows
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Out of shows listed i like broke but its missing something. But Tommy should come back!!!
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Not Tommy!!
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Tommy was my favorite show.
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Tommy
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Tommy was a great show.
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Like Tommy
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They got this one all wrong. How does Bob loves Abishola succeed Carol’s second act?
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Tommy was great show they was different show but it was nice to see
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Nooooo!!! I love Man with a Plan and Carol's Second act!!
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Tommy should have been renewed. Very disappointed
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Move Tommy to another night its up against Grey's o. AbC. Its such a good show
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Man with a plan, is one of my favorites shows, sad it got cancelled,
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Crap, I love Man with A Plan, Carol's Second Act, and Broke!! Why do they renew all the dramas and not the sitcoms that I like!! I don't like The Neighorhood or Bob Loves Abashola nearly as well as the sitcoms they are cancelling!!
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Tommy was subpar at best, I thought Carol's Second Act might of had a chance. They even tried to bring Fraser and then it was over..
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I hope someone picks up Tommy. I loved Tommy! Another show with a strong women lead.. gone!
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Keep Tommy!!!
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Why don’t networks give good tv shows a chance. Tommy was excellent tv. Please bribg it back!!
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I really like Tommy I thought it was a good drama I really believe CBS did not give it a really good chance
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Loved Tommy, sick of all the reality shows. Strong woman, gay person, oh yea, was married to a black man. Gee was it cancelled because bigots complained???
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I will really miss Tommy. I don't think you gave it much of a chance. I see so much potential in this show. This was one of the few shows that had a a female lead. Please bring it back!!
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I enjoyed Tommy will miss its
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I knew Tommy was toast. The poor ratings for a show with that production cost just couldn't be justified. Man With A Plan being cancelled surprises me. It aired two episodes last week and both were in the Top 20. Viewers are watching it. Broke didn't catch on despite a lot of promotion. Carol's Second Act was well acted and a nice show. I wish it could've gotten a second season.
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First God Friended Me and now Carol’s Second Act. Why couldn’t CBS find a way to count the viewers that Nielsen doesn’t?! I am sure both shows had viewers, such as myself, whom are not counted.
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Don't cancel Tommy!
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I am getting so sick of network TV
They start these new shows and instead of moving them to try another day or time. They just pull the damn plug!! Man with a plan is a very good show. Wake up CBS!! Hope someone else is smart enough to pick it up! !
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Personally, I'm tired of all the cop shows. Right now we need shows that lift our spirits, bring more joy, make us laugh, etc. All this negativity is bad for our spirits, souls, or whatever you want to call it.
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Of course Tommy didn't make it! You have a good cop, ethics, morals, values, up against a system they believe is a man's world... Dedicated team who respect and protect her... With nice plots.. a constant running thread throughout but also each episode closes a case..
Very few shows these days do I actually look forward to and this was one of the few. I should have known.. lead character isn't a lying, conniving, creep... Should've known not to invest myself.
Edie Falco .. Wow .. there isn't a part this woman plays that she doesn't get you to forget The character she played before and feel like THIS is the one she was meant to play...
I'm so disappointed.. wish cable or someone else would have the guts to pick it up.
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After last night’s finale, WHY was Tommy cancelled...is one of the best shows on TV!!!!
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Tommy is a great show. Edie Falco is a wonderful actress, her character is a strong smart chief. The cast is great!! I’m sorry to see that the show is cancelled!!
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Please whatever you do don't take off MAN WITH A PLAN. This is the best show TV. I Watch it every week. Comm on keep this show on
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Broke just needs a little tweek and it could be better. Stories and purpose are good.
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TOMMY was a great show and should be given a chance. CBS did not give it a fair shake. It was well written and acted. I hope FOX picks it up and shows CBS what a BIG MISTAKE they made.
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Sorry Tommy and second act and man with a plan is cancelled I really liked those shows
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Sad to see man with a plan to go.
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Oh my! I love "Man with a plan" and "Tommy"!!! You people at the top put these shows on just long enough to mess with you. "Tommy" wasn't on long enough to really make an impact! What happened?
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All four of my shows cancelled! Love all of them
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I liked Tommy and Carole's Second Act a lot. This has happened so often over the last few years that I wonder why I pay so much to watch TV and in fact I hardly watch new shows because I know they will get axed if I like them. Broke was pretty terrible but I still watched it because my beloved sitcoms are few and far between.
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I enjoyed Carol's second act, sorry it won't be back
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I can’t believe man with a plan is on the list of shows being cancelled. Love that show. But there keeping all the cop shows. Really!!!! CBS sucks anyway.
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Let's see now. On CBS this year I've been watching God Friended Me, Tommy, Man With a Plan and Carol's Second Act on a regular basis. Keep going networks and soon everyone will just be watching streaming shows on your competitors. It's heading that way very fast with your idiotic programming decisions.
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What a mistake
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What about BIG BROTHER?
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I agree with another individual, why do all the new shows have to deal with Law Enforcement or medical? What happened to comedy sitcoms? I absolutely love The Neighborhood, which deals a lot with what is going on with our world today in a comedy setting! You cancelled Roseanne and now Man with a plan! Come on CBS!
Please bring back Man With a Plan!!
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I was very disappointed that Man With a Plan was canceled!! It was very entertaining, lots of Comedy... something we ALL NEED RIGHT NOW! Why was it canceled?
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Yeah, REALLY! How does Carol's second act get cancelled? They always get rid of the good ones. I am really mad!
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With all the COVID-19 stuff and everything Tommy never even had a chance to succeed big mistake
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I love Tommy I don’t understand why you would cancel something before he even has a chance to takeoff
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CBS did not give Tommy much of a chance! The show was preempted several times for " special" breaking news reports.
They need to give it a real chance. Loved the writing.
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I literally shed tear when I found out God Friended Me had been canceled. That show was amazing and should have been renewed.
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Tommy was terrific!
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Tommy is fantastic.
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Tommy is a great show. Edie Falco was terrific. What on earth is CBS thinking about? When will networks begin to factor in senior citizens’ importance. What a shame.
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They could at least have it as a summer show, since not much is new during the summer
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Tommy was terrible. Glad its gone
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huge mistake to cancel man with a plan and carols second act. those are great shows!
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To contact CBS about any of these shows:
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I am hoping another network will pick up in Tommy. Great acting and storyline. Bummed they didn’t give it another season. It felt like the whole crew was just getting into rhythm with their characters. CW? TNT?
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Why Man With a Plan. We love that show!
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Tommy was a great show. Disappointed that it was cancelled.
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Tommy is such a great show-please reconsider your decision to drop the show. It has great acting and scripts.
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Very sad God Friended me was Cancelled.
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What about Young Sheldon? Will it stay? That's my favorite show.
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I can’t believe they cancelled Carols second act
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I loved Carol's second act!!! Why???
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CBS once was the Tiffany network. Great comedies and dramas. For the past decade or so, it's been cookie cutter. NCIS THIS, FBI THAT, and moronic comedies that aren't funny with exception of Young Sheldon.
I still watch and laugh at All in the Family, The Jeffersons, MASH and Mary Tyler Moore. Best dramas are on cable.
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Pauley Perette's show Broke was so boring she is always complaining about something she a good run for 15 years with ncis and all she does since she left is putting everybody on ncis down she should be grateful she had a job for 15 years but Broke was the most boring show on cbs
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I think this Comments section has all the viewers of the TV show "Tommy." Hahaha. "Tommy" had a viewer share of .5. Shows on the CW have more viewers than that!!
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Very disappointed that Man With A Plan has been cancelled. 🙁
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I quit watching Man With a Plan, Broke and Carol's Second Act...after the first 5 minutes of their first episodes...
Laugh Track = Closed-Captioning for the humor-impaired...
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The only show listed I have been watching is Broke. I won't miss it, but I will definitely miss Natasha Leggero.
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I'm not at all surprised at the fact that these 4 shows were not renewed, particularly 'Tommy'. I have watched all episodes, but can't get past the 'Gay' Factor. I'm an old bugger, and probably reside in the past, but two gay relationships in the same show?
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Broke was very funny. Sorry to see it go after just a few episodes. Really good cast.
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Having enjoyed Edie Falco's first show as a lead, Nurse Jackie, I wanted to give this a long leash. I enjoyed many of the support players esp Adalaide Clements ( Rectify) but I didn't buy it ultimately.. Tough to see Corbin Bernsen as a bad guy as well..
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Oh, I don't agree about Corbin Bernsen. He was the bad guy on another show a while back (cannot remember!!) and he was GREAT. He has those great evil chops from him Mom!
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Was that so hard to do in the first place? Thanks! 🤨
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Can't believe MAN WITH A PLAN is cancelled. Funny show! What about GOD FRIENDED ME? Watched all episodes thinking it would go on & on & at the end, the person behind the God account would be revealed. Disappointed!
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No one cares about these awful cancelled shows except they should have been cancelled so much earlier
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