CBS’ ‘Mike & Molly’ will end after current season

Variety reports that CBS has officially cancelled its long-running comedy MIKE AND MOLLY.

“These decisions are really challenging”, Geller told a room of reporters. The same can’t be said of Mike & Molly, which will in fact end after Season 6, as had been leaked.

Even with their “Good Wife” departure, the husband and wife producing team aren’t severing ties with CBS: they’re now at work on political comic-thriller “BrainDead, ” which will air 13 episodes in summer 2016. She tweeted: “I was shocked and heartbroken when CBS canceled #MikeAndMolly”.

Reed said that the production companies behind the show, Warner Bros. Later, McCarthy and co-star Billy Gardell expressed disappointment with the news. Television and Chuck Lorre’s Bonanza Productions, have been unable to find a new home for the show. During its run, the series was nominated for many People’s Choice and Emmy award with McCarthy winning the statue for lead actress in a comedy at the 2011 Emmys. That may be enough for the network to cancel the show, since CBS is trying to bring over younger viewers.

Melissa McCarthy, who’s shot to superstardom since the show’s 2010 debut, also took to Twitter with an emotional message, regarding the cancellation. Geller is a veteran CBS executive who is marking his first press tour in his new role, after longtime programming chief Nina Tassler exited a year ago. Without the show, her schedule opens up to do more movies like the hit “Spy” and upcoming all-female “Ghostbusters”.

“Mike & Molly”, which stars McCarthy and Billy Gardell as a Chicago couple struggling with family and weight issues, began its sixth season last week.

It’s now airing Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m.