Was the show Reno 911 cancelled by comedy central network?”
‘Reno 911!’: The city it mocks tries to save it Posted | Comment | Recommend E-mail | Save | Print | To the rescue: Reno rallying fans on Facebook, Twitter, website. By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY Like most cop shows spotlighting society’s flabby underbelly, the mockumentary sitcom Reno 911! hardly shines a flattering light on Nevada’s self-proclaimed “Biggest Little City in the World.” No matter. After local tourism officials learned of the Comedy Central series’ cancellation (announced earlier this month via Twitter by its star and co-creator Thomas Lennon, aka the short-shorts-clad Lt. Jim Dangle), they launched efforts to save the show via campaigns on Facebook, Twitter and SaveReno911.com. Never mind that aside from scenes in the opening montage, there’s little footage of the city. And if there were, given the skanky locales portrayed, it probably wouldn’t make you want to visit. “Has it been uncomfortable at times for the city? Yes.
Thomas Lennon announced on his Twitter account today that as of 1:30pm, Comedy Central’s Reno 911! is canceled. Its last new episode aired on July 8th and averaged 1.027 million viewers. That week it was Comedy Central’s tenth-most watched show, coming in behind four episodes of South Park, three episodes of The Daily Show, the movie Jackass Number Two, and even its own movie (from 2007) Reno 911! Miami. It came in ahead of the recently renewed Tosh.0 which aired its 5th episode the week of Reno 911!’s last original episode aired and averaged 996,000 viewers. Less than Reno 911, but relatively speaking, the cost to make Tosh.0 compared to a show that would’ve been in its seventh season is ~$1.57. Reno 911! had a good cable run – six years and 88 episodes.
