‘MADtv’ will end 14-year run on Fox
The last episode of the late-night comedy series “MADtv” will air in May, Fox confirmed today. Here’s the announcement:
FOX has announced the final season of Emmy Award-winning sketch comedy series MADtv. Now in its 14th year, MADtv will air its 326th and final original episode in May 2009. MADtv airs Saturdays (11:00 PM-Midnight) on FOX.
“MADtv has been one of the longest running series in recent television history,” said Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. “The fact that this Emmy Award-winning show has been a FOX mainstay in late-night for 14 years is a testament to the creativity and dedication put forth each week by the talented cast, writers and crew. This was a very difficult decision and we would like to give our heartfelt thanks to everyone at MADtv for making us laugh for over 300 irreverent episodes.”
“Fifteen years ago, MADtv was sold to FOX as a multicultural wall-to-wall pop culture parody series, and now it resonates more than ever given our changing nation,” said David Salzman, Executive Producer, MADtv. “We thank everyone at FOX for believing in MADtv for an unprecedented 326 episodes, and particularly applaud the artistry and passion of the most gifted cast, writers and production team anywhere. We hope that the great interest in this show allows it to carry on in the years ahead.”
Since its debut in October 1995, MADtv has earned four Emmy Awards and 41 nominations, as well as many other awards. The politically incorrect, fast-paced late-night series is best known for its signature characters, celebrity impersonations and pop-culture parodies.
I was shocked to hear MADtv was still on the air. I thought it had been cancelled years ago.
Can’t say it was appointment television for me, but if I was flipping through the channels I would watch it…usually the rest of the episode.
The show became too sit-comish and depended more and more on it recurring characters. SNL has recurring characters but you’ll only see them 3-4 times a season, not every other week.
All in all, it was a good show and was the launch pad for solid, if not great or good, careers.
It made me laugh.
The early years were excellent when Nichole Sullivan was a regular. These past couple of years seemed lost in the new format and with the current talent. It was disappointing to see the rapid decline in quality.
My sense of humor is as good as and stranger than many,yet I attempted to see something funny in MADtv occasionally with no success. I agree with Mike
I didn’t realize it was still on the air.