Jim Belushi may not have to clean out his dressing room just yet. EW.com has learned that ABC is considering whether to pick up According to Jim for an eighth season. Though the show isn’t exactly breaking Nielsen records (its five telecasts this winter have averaged only 5.3 million viewers), the show has value in syndication and an extra season can only boost the company coffers. ABC declined to comment.
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Michael Myers…Jason Vorhees…”According to Jim”…all nightmares that just refuse to be killed.
Everwood, Arrested Development, Veronica Mars, maybe Friday Night Lights are cancelled while this goes for Eight years!! It’s like roaches surviving the end of the world.
Jesus ! Who watch this c… ??
Why will they bring this show back? It should have been off the air years ago….like “King of Queens”, I fail to see what appeals to people in this type of show. Shows how bad American taste in television and entertainment can be. Does us a favor, and put the show out of its (and our) misery!
It’s so unfair ! Save FNL, 30 Rock, Breaking Bad, Medium and other good series !
I thought that networks didn’t care about syndication and only producers care because that’s how they get their money back.
Is this news even worth mentioning? Please write up something about how How I Met Your Mother may not make it! Methinks that is a show that would actually be missed…
The show has been in off-network syndication for two years. There is really no need to make more episodes. Since the program is produced by Disney and the network is owned by Disney, and the show is syndicated by Disney… well, it all adds up. “According to Jim” is enough case to bring back the fin-syn rules (which barred the networks from the syndication business.)
When I saw the headline, my first thought was “I didn’t know According to Jim was STILL on the air.”
The show is what the show is – just a silly show that’s a mindless half hour – nothing wrong with that. No one’s ever called it a great show but it isn’t terrible either. A lot of people hype up stuff like Arrested Development to be the end all be all, but in reality that was a show that people just took to be way more sophisticated than it really was. There are worse things than this show to watch.
I LOVE According To Jim.Obviously I’m in the minority here.Please ABC make season 8 a reality!!
I’m a fan. It’s a funny show, period. Go Jim!
Ok WHAT THE HECK – this crappy show gets renewed when Friday Night Lights might not- I know they are two different networks but MY GOD FNL is one of the best shows I have ever seen , written and acted. Do they thing we are stupid so we have to watch stupid shows like this…PLULEEZE !!!!!
I really like this show. One of the few ‘comedies’ that actually makes me laugh.
It may be lowbrow and not “sophisticated” enough for some but my family loves it. What’s wrong with an old fashioned slapstick family comedy?