Grab Your Tissues! These Shows Are Kicking Off Their Final Seasons
All good things … must come to an end. And there are a lot of endings coming in 2020. In the latest issue of Us Weekly, we take a deep dive into the many shows that are heading into their final seasons.
However, not every goodbye will be a sad one.
“I love all endings. I [even] loved the last episode of Game of Thrones. I loved the last episode of Seinfeld. I don’t know why people don’t like,” Arrow’s Stephen Amell told reporters on August 5 about his show, which will wrap after season 8. “I am very happy with our ending. … I stand by the decision [to end the show], and I’m happy with it. But leaving the shows also going to be terribly terribly sad.”
The cast of Supernatural feel the same, as the show will wrap after 15 seasons on The CW. Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins and Jared Padalecki became emotional at San Diego Comic-Con and again at the Television Critics Association’s press tour about wrapping up — but it was their choice.
“This is a very special thing to me, and I want it to end in a way that does justice to what we’ve built for the past 14 and a half years,” Ackles said at TCA, noting that he wanted to go out when the show was still incredible. “You’re not going to please everybody. You just can’t. But I think, for the majority of the fans and the people that have been with us through this journey, this is certainly going to feel right.”
Kristen Bell, who cried through most of The Good Place’s final TCA panel on August 8, revealed that while she’d love to keep doing the show, the ending makes sense for now. “It really does feel like we did it for a reason and when you see the ending, you’ll know why,” she told reporters. “I just feel proud.”
Scroll through the gallery below for more shows wrapping in 2020.
CBS announced on February 28 that the action series will be coming to an end after its current season finishes on April 3, 2020. After 10 seasons, the cast, including leads Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan, will say goodbye in a two-hour series finale. "It's never easy to say goodbye to a hit franchise that carried on the legacy of the original with such distinction while establishing its own signature style," president of CBS Entertainment, Kelly Kahl, said in a statement in February. "We cannot be prouder of its quality, longevity, and are thankful for the passionate fan-devotion it inspired.”
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In January 2020, Showtime announced that the 11th season of the hit drama would be its last. The UK version of Shameless, which the Showtime series is based on, also ran for 11 seasons. William H. Macy will return as Frank Gallagher for the final season, as well cast members Jeremy Allen White, Cameron Monaghan, Emma Kenney, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Noel Fisher, Kate Miner and Christian Isaiah.
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After an 11-year hiatus, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes reprised their signature roles in the sitcom’s 2017 revival. The show got three more years of laughs and shenanigans, but the upcoming season will be the series’ last — for real this time. (Returning in 2020)
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Viola Davis is ready for an A+ final season of her ABC drama. In season 7, antihero Annalise Keating is back to teach one more semester at law school, but the guilt, fear and deception she shares with her students proves to be more dangerous than ever. Discussing the show, Davis notes, “It was one of the greatest rides of my life.” (September 26, 10 p.m. ET)
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Let the good times roll out! Ted Danson and Kristen Bell’s NBC comedy gets its last hurrah with season 4. “It wasn’t just a fun party for me... [it] was also a road map for how to be a good person,” says a teary-eyed Bell about her hilarious sitcom. As for how it ends? The Veronica Mars star teases, “I think it’s so beautiful and powerful.” (September 26, 9 p.m. ET)
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When the eighth season of the CW show wraps, Stephen Amell is hanging up the Green Arrow’s outfit in his closet. “There’s been a couple of mini alterations, but that first suit was great,” he says, referencing the memento he’s snagging from set. (October 15, 9 p.m. ET)
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How will it all end for Noah (Dominic West) and Helen (Maura Tierney)? The mystery continues in the final — and very different — season of the Showtime series. Cole (Joshua Jackson) and Alison (Ruth Wilson) aren’t returning for the final stretch. Instead, there’s a 20-year time jump featuring Anna Paquin as Cole and Alison’s adult daughter. (August 25, 9 p.m. ET)
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After a shocking finale, the Starz series returns for its final, tension-filled sixth season. Will Ghost (Omari Hardwick) patch things up with wife Tasha (Naturi Naughton), and will he finally get even with Tommy (Joseph Sikora)? Creator Courtney A. Kemp confirms not everyone will survive, so it’s going to get dicey. (August 25, 10 p.m. ET)
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After a year of legal issues with Jussie Smollett, the Fox drama airs its sixth and last season. Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) and Lucious (Terrence Howard) hit rocky ground as they try to keep their family’s legacy intact. Their marriage hits a bumpy road too, as Cookie admitted her affair last season. Will Lucious get revenge or will the couple rekindle their flame? (September 24, 9 p.m. ET)
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The Pritchett family takes their final bow as the beloved ABC series comes to a close, and no one is ready to say goodbye. “My insides are mush right now,” says Nolan Gould, who spent 10 years of his adolescent life, from puberty to adulthood, on the show. “We’re all really enjoying our time spent together. This is the most time I’ve ever spent outside my trailer!” (September 25, 9 p.m. ET.)
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"I don’t think it’s ever going to be over. It’s just going to go away for a while.” That’s an intriguing statement from Jensen Ackles on retiring his Dean Winchester hat after 15 seasons of the paranormal hit. The actor and his costar Jared Padalecki made the joint decision to end the CW drama after one last hunt, but Padalecki isn’t ready to lay the series to rest either: “I’ll never say goodbye.” (October 10, 8 p.m. ET)
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Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord (Téa Leoni) will say goodbye after 10 more episodes of the CBS drama. While the ratings weren’t stellar for season 5, the series wanted to give the fans a chance to say goodbye, so they decided to run an abbreviated final season. (October 6, 10 p.m. ET)
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After 15 seasons, one of CBS’ biggest hit dramas will wrap featuring its upcoming season with 10 last episodes. It will end with 325 episodes, and the last season may include some memorable villains from the past. (Returning in 2020)
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