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Fran Drescher Says TV Land Regrets Axing Happily Divorced After 36 Episodes

Drescher attributes the cancellation to a financing model that favored quick syndication over slower-building shows.

Overview

  • In a new People interview tied to her Sept. 30 Walk of Fame honor, Drescher says she warned TV Land against canceling the sitcom.
  • She recounts that about two years after the show ended, a network executive told her the cancellation was TV Land's "big regret."
  • Happily Divorced premiered in 2011 and concluded after roughly two years with a total of 36 episodes.
  • Drescher argues limited budgets and reliance on advance sales discouraged sponsors from sticking with a show that needed more time to grow.
  • The series centered on Fran Lovett navigating life after her husband comes out as gay, and it is available to stream on Paramount+.