Kristin Chenoweth’s “GCB” canceled
ABC has canceled the soapy primetime drama “GCB,” starring Oklahoma native Kristin Chenoweth, Leslie Bibb and Annie Potts, after just one season.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “GCB” was among the four freshman shows ABC opted to cancel. The others were “Pan Am,” “The River” and “Missing.”
Based on Kim Gatlin’s novel “Good Christian Bitches” and titled “Good Christian Belle” before settling on the title “GCB,” the show debuted to modest returns in March and failed to make the anticipated splash required to become the network’s replacement for “Desperate Housewives,” according to the trade publication. The series, which rankled many Christians, hit a series low in mid-April despite a recent uptick.
“(It’s) about five women in the South who grew up in church and how they deal with each other and their demons and humanity,” Chenoweth described the show last fall prior to her induction into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.
The Broken Arrow native took to Twitter to express her disappointment over the news:
“Our entire ensemble of actors on GCB are saddened. 
” she posted @KChenoweth.
Fans have launched an online petition at www.savegcb.com in the hopes of convincing ABC to bring the series back next season. But those efforts may be for naught. Chenoweth’s “GCB” co-star Mark Deklin already has taken a supporting role in the 3-D CGI motion-capture movie remake of “Tarzan,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Even without “GCB” on her schedule, Chenoweth will likely stay plenty busy as usual. The Emmy- and Tony-winning singer/actress is in the midst of her first concert tour, which includes a June 24 hometown show at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center. The main 1,500-seat stage at her hometown PAC will be renamed in her honor. For more information, go to www.thepacba.com.
Here’s what else she has coming up, as of last fall’s interview:
“I will go on tour in the spring, and then … on my next hiatus, I will revive ‘On the Twentieth Century’ on Broadway, which was originated by one of my favorites, Madeline Kahn, and hasn’t been revived since maybe before I was born. I’m excited to get to go back to Broadway; whenever they’ll have me, I’m ready to go. So, I have dates through about 2013 and ’14,” she said, laughing.
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead.”
-BAM
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I loved this show and looked forward to each week. I have never laughed so much as I did when I watched it. Please bring it back!!!!!
I am so sad GCB is being canceled. Was just so funny,so tongue and cheek on Dallas. I grew up in Texas, so much of the show was true. The cloths and jewelry were great, along with the cast. Bring it back
This was such a good, funny show that my sisters, mother and I loved to watch and talk about. ABC, please reconsider and renew this wonderful show! Or hopefully another network will give it a shot.
I cant believe its been canceled I looked forward to sundays so i could watch this show I recoreded every episode im furious since i found out its bs…,,.
Un freaking believable. I LOVED this show. SO disappointed. Boycotting any other ABC shows. DONE. How can this be a justified decision? Ridiculous.
Good Christian Bitches mocked woman Who was nearly all white. The show was produced by jews and it was a cheap shot at white christian woman. Jews who produced this show proved their semtic rages against christians in a back door way. They are shame to good jewish people who respect all people following.
Currently, there is an online petition to ask ABC not to cancel GCB. Several news organizations and celebrities are picking up on the momentum of this signature drive. As of this post, there are currently 37,700+ signatures and it is increasing rapidly. If you are a fan of GCB or Oklahoma native, Kristin Chenowith, go to SaveGCB.com and pledge your support!
i loved this show – it was witty, well-written, and as a Southern Woman it made me laugh about the best and worst things about Southern Women!
Really…this was the first show in years to make me laugh out loud! But, you leave on losers like “How I met my wife,” (getting REAL OLD) and Charlie Sheen’s “Two Men.” Also,
old and unchristian!
I found the show hillarious! Having grown up in Texas as a GCB, it made me laugh. It was a great scrcastic comedy making fun of so many things we dealt with as girls and women growing up in Texas always trying to do the right thing, but sometimes screwing it up in the process.
Loved it! Will miss it!
Sad to see it go, but once the “Good Christians” got around to bitching about the show, it seemed inevitable. Perhaps if they started bitching about hunger and disease they could be cancelled too.
I can’t believe its canceled. We get a ton of friends and have parties watching this show. We love it!! Bring them back!!!