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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. It was a final season of the series after announcing on May 13, that it will cancel on May 18, 2010 when their contracts expire.

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)

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 It contained 21 episodes. It was a final season of the series after announcing on May 13, that it will cancel on May 18, 2010 when their contracts expire.
-== Series Overview ==
+== 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.
-[[Christine Campbell]], [[Richard Campbell]], and [[Matthew Kimble]] were present for all episodes.
-[[Ritchie Campbell]] was absent for 4 episodes (5x03), (5x04), (5x10), (5x13).
-[[Christine Hunter]] was absent for 3 episodes (5x04), (5x10), (5x13).
-[[Marly Ehrhardt]] was absent for 16 episodes (5x01), (5x02), (5x03), (5x05), (5x06), (5x07), (5x08), (5x11), (5x12), (5x13), (5x14), (5x15), (5x18), (5x19), (5x20), (5x21).
-[[Lindsay]] was absent for 16 episodes (5x01), (5x02), (5x03), (5x05), (5x06), (5x07), (5x08), (5x11), (5x12), (5x13), (5x14), (5x15), (5x18), (5x19), (5x20), (5x21).
-[[Barb Baran]] was absent for 2 episodes (5x08), (5x11).
 == Episode List ==