It doesn’t come as a big surprise considering the ratings of late but FOX has announced that they’re cancelling Prison Break after four seasons. Will there be a conclusion to this high-suspense series?

Prison Break follows Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), a young architect whose half-brother (Dominic Purcell) has been framed and incarcerated for murder. To save his brother’s life, Michael concocts a detailed plan to have himself sent to prison and then to free both of them. Along the way, they realize they’re involved in a far-reaching conspiracy with dire consequences for all around them. The rest of the show’s large cast has also included Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Wade Williams, Sarah Wayne Callies, William Fichtner, Paul Adelstein, Marshall Allman, Rockmond Dunbar, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, Robin Tunney, Stacy Keach, Leon Russom, Phillip Edward Van Lear, Peter Stormare, Muse Watson, and Patricia Wettig.

The FOX drama debuted on August 29, 2005 to solid ratings of over 10.5 million viewers and a healthy number of 18-49 viewers. Prison’s first season finished with an average audience of 12.1 million. The second season declined a bit with an average of 10.1 million viewers. Season three dropped further to 8.2 million and the current season has averaged just 6.1 million viewers.

Based on the year four numbers to date, many have suspected that this season would be the drama’s last. Prison was missing from the midseason schedule and the network said it wouldn’t return until at least Spring. A spin-off had been in the works in 2007 but, with Prison’s declining numbers, those plans were put on hold.


Today, FOX announced that Prison would be ending after four seasons. FOX president Kevin Reilly said, “Prison Break had a hell of a run, but the run has ended. This will be the last year of the show.” Reilly claims that the decision wasn’t mandated by ratings but rather by the show’s storyline. He said, “The show has just played out. You get to a point creatively where you feel all the stories have been told, and you want to end strong and not gimp out in the end of the season.”

As longtime fans are well aware, Prison has plenty of ongoing and unresolved storylines. In November, the show’s writers pitched the network with the possibility of extending the season by two episodes. The idea was originally envisioned as a way to make up for the abbreviated season three (because of the writers strike). Now, they may be used to wrap things up.

The final six of Prison’s season four episodes are scheduled to kick off on Friday, April 17th. It’ll be taking over the timeslot of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles when that’s finished completing its sophomore year.

Reilly says that the network is contemplating ordering a couple more installments to finish out the show. Of the producers’ story ideas to wrap the series, Reilly said, “They have a really cool ending, actually. I know where they end, and it’s a hell of an idea.”

Apparently, those additional episodes aren’t a done deal yet. Hopefully the network will decide to pay a little extra so that we can actually see the ending that the producers want to do. After four years of watching Linc and Michael run, will viewers be satisfied with how the story ends?

It will be a drastical idea to see d end of a wonderful show just like that.I don't think d reason is that d story has got an end if not for d fact that d viewer has decline over d year.Even some less-interesting films got thier ways to season 7 without getting anything meaningful from it.The idea will not be a welcome one if PB is brought to an end

There is nohing wrong with a show averaging 6.1 million veiwers.Some shows hardly get that much!!

Anyway,I never watched an episode.

Was it not the same FOX that cancel King Of The Hill?

Fox should have a re-think over this otherwise they might lose up to a million viewers.Alas

as much as i hate to admit, the writers have gotten to thier peak, as far as the storytelling goes, furter seasons cannot be sustained

Good riddance, methinks.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

am i the only one who has absolutely no love for PRISON BREAK?!
can't see what all the fuss is all about.

Isn't that FOX's hit show with the ratings and all? If they felt all stories had been told why didn't they just higher new writers? How is it that Married with children ran for 11 seasons?

Thank God it's over and good riddance to bad rubbish! I stopped watching after the 1st episode of season 3 when I realised it was gonna be another season of them trying to break out.

Hire new writers? That's simply ridiculous!

prison break should have ended after the second season at the most, the third season was the worst fourth one was quite good sometimes but the damage had already been done in the third season and ratings were not too good for a show that use to get over 9 million viewers but is now getting just above 5 million. I hope they make a nice ending out of the remaining 8 episodes left which would start airing in April.

Mustay:

Hire new writers? That's simply ridiculous!

How do you think tv shows like WWE and the Simpsons enjoy such longevity over the years?

Hehehe . . . now will you pple finally switch to 24?

eldee:

Hehehe . . . now will you pple finally switch to 24?

They had to run outta plot to continue the fraud called "Prison Break".
The last one was complete tosh. Merry-go-round and they never stayed in Prison throughout.
Now i can concentrate on "Damages 2".

~Sauron~:

They had to run outta plot to continue the fraud called "Prison Break".
The last one was complete tosh. Merry-go-round and they never stayed in Prison throughout.
Now i can concentrate on "Damages 2".

sharap dia

tope2000:

sharap dia

Hehehehehehe. . . . . . .
Get in the program. Find better TV shows.

~Sauron~:

Hehehehehehe. . . . . . .
Get in the program. Find better TV shows.

I used to watch dirty sexy money, it was scrapped, ugly betty too is on the verge of being cancelled i hear
Cant watch 24 cuz they have done so many seasons, i wudnt know where to start from [sigh]

MrCrackles:

Good news!

Its bad news

tope2000:

I used to watch dirty sexy money, it was scrapped, ugly betty too is on the verge of being cancelled i hear
Cant watch 24 cuz they have done so many seasons, i wudnt know where to start from [sigh]

I have the whole 7 seasons on ma iPod. . . . .U wanna come over and see em??

~Sauron~:

I have the whole 7 seasons on ma iPod. . . . .U wanna come over and see em??

7 seasons
That will take me the whole weekend at ur place o
Are u sure u can cope with me for 2days??

tope2000:

7 seasons
That will take me the whole weekend at ur place o
Are u sure u can cope with me for 2days??

I can cope in cash-n-kind.

~Sauron~:

I can cope in cash-n-kind.

Cash - dont worry i've got mine
In kind?? i dont get

tope2000:

Cash - dont worry i've got mine
In kind?? i dont get

I would cope in "kind" na. . . . .

~Sauron~:

I would cope in "kind" na. . . . .

Are u just generally a kind guy??
Why do u cope with me in kind sef

tope2000:

Are u just generally a kind guy??
Why do u cope with me in kind sef

I am Mr.Nice.
Always looking out for ma friends.

~Sauron~:

I am Mr.Nice.
Always looking out for ma friends.

You . . . . .Mr nice?? I will die
There is nothing nice abt u
u are mean n rude

tope2000:

You . . . . .Mr nice?? I will die
There is nothing nice abt u
u are mean n rude

I'd be nice to you.
How can you stay 3 days in ma place without getting sprinkled with ma Holy Water.
Meanwhile. . . . . .how strong are you??

~Sauron~:

I'd be nice to you.
How can you stay 3 days in ma place without getting sprinkled with ma Holy Water.
Meanwhile. . . . . .how strong are you??

Lol . . . @holy water
I am very fragile not strong at all
All i want to do in those 3 days in just to veg out infront of ur tv and watch 24 nothing more . . . .so take ur mind outta the gutter

tope2000:

Lol . . . @holy water
I am very fragile not strong at all
All i want to do in those 3 days in just to veg out infront of ur tv and watch 24 nothing more . . . .so take ur mind outta the gutter

Mind outta the gutter??
Come on. . . . . . .I am a saint.
Just bring yourself here and letz watch 24 together.