The Kids Are Alright Cancelled by ABC

ABC has officially cancelled well-received family comedy The Kids Are Alright, it was confirmed today.

Though the series received positive reviews this fall, as well as a WGA nomination, it generated little non-linear ratings interest and has noticeably sagged in Live + Same Day. With the Disney merger coming through this season, it lost the advantage it had over fellow bubble comedies Single Parents and Speechless, as both of those 20th Century-produced comedies are now owned by ABC, as well.

From Tim Doyle (Last Man Standing), The Kids Are Alright followed a traditional Irish-Catholic family, The Dwyers, as they navigate changes big and small during one of America’s most turbulent decades.In a working-class neighborhood outside Los Angeles, Mike and Peggy raise eight boisterous boys who live out their days with little supervision. The household is turned upside down when oldest son, Lawrence, returns home and announces he’s quitting the seminary to go off and “save the world.” Times are changing and this family will never be the same.

The series finale of The Kids Are Alright airs Tuesday, May 23rd at 8:30 on ABC.

“The Kids Are Alright” is dead. I just got the call. Goodbye. #TheKidsAreAlright ⁦@TheKidsABC⁩ pic.twitter.com/BsTTd7r2mG

— Timothée Doyle (@FlakedAndFormed) May 10, 2019