This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given the fact the show’s potential demise has been talked about for a month now, but TNT has made it official. HawthoRNE, the medical series starring Jada Pinkett Smith as Chief Nursing Officer at James River Hospital, will not be returning for another season.
“TNT has decided not to order a fourth season of HawthoRNe,” the network said in a statement. “TNT truly appreciates the tremendous dedication of everyone involved in HawthoRNe. The series gave TNT the opportunity to work with many outstanding people, including Jada Pinkett Smith and the rest of the show’s talented cast, crew, producers and writers. We wish everyone involved with HawthoRNe nothing but the best.”
Pinkett Smith reacted to the news by thanking the show’s fans on her website: “Hey everyone…if you don’t know Hawthorne will not be returning for another season. I want to say thank you to all the fans for being Hawthorne soldiers. All our facebook fans…twitter soldiers and viewers…you held us down. Of course you know there is more to come…believe it!.
TNT also recently canceled Men of a Certain Age, which had received fairly solid reviews but had never gained enough of an audience to justify another season pick-up.
-September 2, 2011