Fox confirmed Wednesday that the Saturday night sketch series "MADtv," which had barely escaped cancellation in recent years, will end its run at the end of this season.

QDE and Warner Bros. TV were behind the show, which was launched in 1995 as a competitor to "Saturday Night Live" by David Salzman and Quincy Jones. Fax Bahr and Adam Small created the comedy, but left several years ago.

John Crane, Salzman and Jones currently serve as executvie producers.

The current cast includes Arden Myrin, Bobby Lee, Crista Flanagan, Keegan-Michael Key, Nicole Parker and Johnny Sanchez.

The decision to cancel "MADtv" comes after the show failed to see a ratings boost during the recent presidential campaign (on the show, Key portrayed Barack Obama, while Lee played John McCain). Rival "SNL," meanwhile, has marked some of its best numbers in years.


I'll admit, I've never really watched the show but I love thier music video parodies and I LOVE the Miss Swan skits.

wow! this is quite shocking, but i'm not surprised. I love Mad TV, but at least I have SNL

To me, MadTV has never been as good as "SNL."

^ I think that Mad TV has way better parodies than SNL, when it comes too music videos & TV shows, but i like both shows. But lately Mad TV hasn't been doing great, the early seasons are way better, but 14 years of MAD TV is quite alot, I'm hoping for a big finale with former cast members,

meh, I stopped watching anyways. But wow, I never thought the show would get cancelled.

^I never expected it either, but I'm not too surprised. I think SNL is much better.

Aw, I think SNL is really bad now, and I was hoping this would be my comedy show. Like JT said their parodies are the best.

The last few seasons without Aries Spears, Mo Collins, Debra Wilson, and other stars doomed this show.

It went down hill without Mo, Alex, Debra and the others from that era...

I loved Mo as Lorraine.

^ me too! she was hilarious! I also loved her as Doreen (Stuarts mom) lol

Mad TV is an SNL rip off.

SNL >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mad TV

go SNL

Of course you would say that Mad TV is a rip off of SNL because SNL has been on ALOT longer. I think that MADTV has their own originality.

Wow... : {

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Even though it hasn't been the same without Mo, Debra, Aries, Will Saso and the other originals who made MADTV worth watching, I still tune in every weekend hoping to relive classic memories because I'm so used to watching it.

First TRL...now MADTV...the fun shows that made us smile, laugh, and tune in on a daily/weekly basis are slowly but surely fading away.

madtv ashlee simpson parodys were hilarious.sad that is cancelled.i will miss this show.nicole parker is great <33.

^ Nicole Parker & Christa Flannigan were the only good ones out of all the new people