FOX Cancels 'Raising Hope'

FOX doled out good news for four of its shows last week, but this week begins with a big downer for another. The network announced on Monday that it's cancelling "Raising Hope" at the end of the current season.

This season is the fourth for the comedy, and its ratings have been dismal this year. After the network moved it to Fridays this season, its ratings sank to a season-long average 1.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic. That's not good, but it should be noted that it's not a lot worse than "The Mindy Project," which picked up a third-season renewal last week.

"Raising Hope" will air its series finale on Apr. 4, and there's evidence that the team suspected that the show wasn't going to make it out of the season alive.

"We planned our Season 4 finale with this possibility in mind, and hope our loyal fans enjoy the way we've chosen to say goodbye to the Chances and to Natesville," executive producer Mike Mariano said in a statement.

Because the series is going to reach the four-season threshold that makes it eligible for syndication, fans of "Raising Hope" will no doubt be able to catch it in re-runs for quite some time.