Final episodes of “Saving Grace” air at 8 and 9 tonight on TNT
Holly Hunter stars as hard-living Oklahoma City police detective Grace Hanadarko in the spiritual drama "Saving Grace." The show's series finale airs tonight on TNT.
The Oklahoma City-set spiritual/cop drama “Saving Grace” will end its four-season run with back-to-back episodes at 8 and 9 tonight on TNT.
The final season ends with nine episodes. TNT had wanted a full-season order, but Fox Television Studios, which owns the show, declined for budgetary reasons, reports my colleague Mel Bracht.
The series about Grace Hanadarko, a hard-living Oklahoma City detective whose life is transformed by the appearance of a tobacco-chewing guardian angel named Earl (Leon Rippy), has proven to be a rewarding experience for series creator Nancy Miller, who hails from Oklahoma City.
“Ultimately, I’m glad I got to tell these stories,” Miller told The Oklahoman in August 2009. “I got to set a show in Oklahoma City, my hometown, tell the story of Grace Hanadarko and explore God. No one can take that away. I’m thrilled I got three years out of this. I wish we could go on creatively, but I can’t be that mad at Fox, you know? They’re losing money, and it’s a business.
“Now I just want to send Grace out in a great, great way,” she said. “Honor this character, these people and this city.”
Although the series was never shot in Oklahoma, many second unit shots we filmed here for the show. Also, Miller made many references to her home state and town in the show.
-BAM
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My wife and I are jinxed! Everytime there is a GREAT series on and we like it, the series goes off the the air. What a shame!
(COMMENT EDITED TO REMOVE SPOILER – BAM) What an extraordinary episode. We were watching it aand when it ended we all were crying. This is not what we expected but I have a feeling there will be a spinoff, only because it does not make sense. I think Grace will be back … but I feel bad for Haim
What an awesome show! There are some things that leave you speechless… That make you THINK. This show did just that!
What an amazing ride this has been for those of us who are fans of this show. The ending — what can I say? I never saw it coming. I cried. It felt like a personal lost. I wanted this show to go on for a long time. Thanks to everyone who made this show possible.
I just finshed watching the final end tonight. Boy, it is not how I excepted to end. I guess if you are to go out in gory this was it.
I have watch this ever since it first came on, the only thing worth watching on a Monday night. Counldn’t wait for Monday night to get here.
To all actors and writers, your the best. Thanks for bringing a show to TV about God and Evil. And a angel named Earl….
The best to each of you in the future.
Why, oh, why did my DVR only record the first hour of Grace tonight! I am crushed. How soon will the final 2 hrs be shown again?
(COMMENT EDITED TO REMOVE SPOILER – BAM) WOW! Words can not express how sad I am that this show is over! I have never watched a program I loved as much as this one! Many times I found myself crying and feeling heartache over what was happening to the characters.. So well written, The Best Actors!!
Watching this last episode broke my heart.. this whole time wanting nothing more than for Ham and Grace to be together! … God bless all who had their hand in this show..it will be greatly missed!!!
Such a great show. Disappointed in the end though. Wishing Fox would change their mind. There are not many good shows on anymore and now they took away another great one!! Too Sad that it’s going.
Hey, guys –
I know you’re eager to talk about the big finale, and obviously, your comments are very welcome. But let’s take it easy on the spoilers. I planned to catch the rebroadcast but had the ending spoiled before before I had the chance to see it. I’m editing comments to keep it from being spoiled for everyone else, but let’s respect that some people haven’t seen the end yet. Thanks,
BAM
Incredible show but very disappointing ending…
I understand leaving things up to interpretation but REALLY!???!?
There wasn’t even a slow fade out! Just BAM! Credits!
I’m sad!!!
Apparently writing exceptional storyline conclusions is a very specialized, and even more rare talent/skill. In recent years there’s been little evidence that that skill even exists at all anymore! No matter how well the weekly storyline has been told, it’s like those storytellers quit early, leaving the conclusion to ‘Temps’ hired at the last minute.
The Series wrap of “Saving Grace” was incoherent, erratic, and an insult to both the viewers, and all those involved in the Series’ production who earlier on did so much better work. The story threads in the last episodes are confused and disjointed, as if the result of laziness, sloppiness, or even disdain. Are we seeing the bitter resentment of those whose paychecks are coming to a halt?
I can’t tell you how much I looked forward to watching this show every week. I loved everything about it from the first episode to the last (which I found so poetic and appropriate). I loved how this writer showed that you don’t have to be a saint or live like one to be loved by God. I loved that you were able to get such a great actress as Holly Hunter for the part of Grace..I think she did an awesome job and can’t imagine anyone else in that role. The whole cast was so awesome, cohesive and truly believable. I am so sorry to see it end as the only other offerings on TV nowadays are reality shows. To be able to watch a show that was so well written and thought out and actually utilized creativity has been amazing and refreshing. I will truly miss it but thank you for such an amazing and wonderful show. I sure hope that you get to do another show that is as amazing as this one has been.
It was an amazing 3 years…an age-old story about good vs. evil. Grace was a warrior angel for God…and she did beat evil…at the cost of her life. Each of us faces good and evil every day…would we be that willing to give our life to blot out what seems to be taking over this world on a daily basis. More people should have seen this series…it spoke to me in a very deep and spiritual way. Thank you!!
Awesome show – - wish it didn’t have to end. The final episode was so powerful. The fight of good vs evil & evil lost – how fabulous for that, but at the expense of Grace’s life. All of her inner turmoil came to a head & she chose at the appropriate time to sacrifice herself for her fellow man. This episode really moved me. So well done!
Great show! Funny, sad, compelex and engrossing. The final episode? Terribly unimaginative. Why did they even bother?
I was extremely disappointed in the way Saving Grace ended. Grace was not an angel, but she was good hearted and always there for her family and friends. She confronted and took care of evil and in the end her life was taken. Why not give her a second change and make her an angel, why have her killed off in a very tragic way? I’m hoping this show will come back especially with Grace in a new light. She avoid death (falling off a building) before, why not again.
The last couple of minutes took my breath away. I sobbed like a baby. My emotions got the best of me but I thought it was FANTASTIC. I know everyone has the right to their own opinion but I feel sorry for the people who were disappointed in the ending. It was so bold and meaningful. Seeing those bags of letters piled so high untouched by the explosion left me with a strong sense of hope for the crazy world we live in today.
Holly Hunter must be exhusted from this show. Can’t image the amount of mental strength this role took. Sad that network TV promo shows couldn’t have brought this show to the attention of more people. Good vs. evil, but with complex characters and story lines. Why can’t there be more shows with complex characters? Thanks for the ride…sorry it’s over.
I was a huge fan of this show. I wish another network had picked it up or Fox had kept it going. I am very disappointed with the ending also. I understand in this day everything is not going to come out roses, but the ending was unfinished I felt. Unfinished is not fair for the viewers who have been faithful to this show from the beginning. Maybe that is naive of me, but I am not happy with Fox right now. I may not want to get hooked on another good show with them. Don’t know that they can be trusted. I take my shows seriously! LOL, and I am not laughing about this one.
I have been a huge fan of the show myself but also disappointed in the ending. Evil is destroyed by one explosion?
This show touched everyone that watched it! All the actors were awesome, Holly Hunter was incredible. I will definitely
miss this as a viewer, I watched every episode–laughed alot and cried alot. To say the least, I was very disappointed that we don’t get another season of Grace.
The whole cast created a show to be very PROUD of.
The ending was AMAZING. Powerful, uncompromising, heart-breaking, and yet thought provoking. I’m glad that in the end, Grace was saved. I will miss Ms. Hunter’s portrayal of this extraordinary woman; and the ensemble acting was superb.
I’m hoping that everyone wakes up in the morning and it was all a dream. I am going to miss this program!
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The most gutsy creative series ever on TV – Thanks to all of you!