The 5th and final season of The New Adventures of Old Christine that premiered on CBS on September 23, 2009 and completed on May 13, 2010. It contained 21 episodes for the 2009-10 season, The DVD was released on Tuesday February 21, 2012.
Cancellation[]
The early ratings for the 5th season were lower than previous seasons, but the 14th episode of the season reached 8.3 million viewers, the highest viewership the show had received in the Wednesday night timeslot. while the future of the show was uncertain at CBS, ABC had shown interest in the series on several occasions, and on May 3, 2010, Deadline Hollywood reported that ABC was in negotiations with Warner Bros. to pick up Old Christine, should CBS cancel it. On May 18, 2010, CBS canceled Old Christine. There was speculation that ABC would pick up the show, but the negotiations between Warner Brothers and ABC were slow. In June 2010, Deadline Hollywood reported that ABC were no longer interested in picking up the show. Upon CBS canceling the show, creator Kari Lizer slammed the network and suggested the decision to cancel the show was sexist.
Episode List[]
- Bahamian Rapsody
- Burning Love
- The Mole
- For Love or Money
- Doctor Little Man
- The Curious Case of Britney B
- Nuts
- Loving Means Never Having to Say You're Crazy
- I Love Woo, I Hate You
- Old Christine Meets Young Frankenstein
- It's Beginning to Stink a Lot Like Christmas
- Whale of a Tale
- Truth or Dare
- A Family Unfair
- Sweet Charity
- Subway, Somehow
- Up In The Airport
- Revenge Makeover
- I Love What You Do For Me
- Scream
- Get Smarter (series finale)