Fox cancels Bless the Harts after two seasons

The Hollywood Reporter

The network has decided not to renew the animated comedy that follows a working-class family living in North Carolina from creator Emily Spivey, featuring a star-studded cast that includes Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, Ike Barinholtz and Kumail Nanjiani. In its second season, Bless the Harts, from executive producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, has been a ratings disappointment in its Sunday animation block timeslot. Its most recent original episode averaged 56,000 same-day viewers. "The cancellation comes as animated comedies typically take longer to produce, with creatives needing to know sooner in order to make a fall schedule," explains The Hollywood Reporter's Lesley Goldberg. "Fox, meanwhile, continues to build up its animated slate with an eye on full ownership of its programming. In addition to Disney-owned The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob's Burgers, Fox has The Great North (a co-production with 20th), Housebroken (fully owned internally) and the recently picked up Dan Harmon series launching in 2022."