Parenthood TV Show Cancelled? USA TODAY's 17th Annual Save Our Shows poll Shows 45% Want Season 6, Renewal In Question Due To Pay Cuts

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BY Staff Reporter May 09, 2014 08:55 PM EDT

"Parenthood" TV show may have been cancelled. Or not. Renewal of the popular family show is unknown, as NBC remains silent about the long-running show "Parenthood." Executives at the studio are in a tough negotiation, trying to get the big cast of actors and producers to take a pay cut according to the Hollywood Reporter. Insiders say, the network would at most order 13 more episodes for Parenthood's final season.

Parenthood, which just wrapped its fifth season, has always been expensive due to a big cast of regulars including Peter Krause, Lauren Graham, Dax Shepard, Monica Potter, Erika Christensen,Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Mae Whitman and several more. A source tells the Hollywood Reporter that NBC wrestled the cost of paying the cast to around $3.5 million a few years ago.

For the past few seasons, the series was saved by a deal with Netflix as it can be watched on the streaming service. A source with knowledge of the situation says NBC wants to make Parenthood "more economically feasible," as the costs are "crazy for a show that does that rating."

One talent rep holds out hope, saying, "This is a beloved show at the network."

USA TODAY's 17th annual Save Our Shows poll with more than 144,000 votes found that 45% of voters want to save "Parenthood" back in late April. "SVU" came in first with 46%, and "Nashville" came in third, taking 40% of the vote.

Voters were less enthused about CW's low-rated Beauty and the Beast, Fox's Dads and ABC's Mixology.. Mixology actually took top "honors" among shows viewers said should be canceled.

Parenthood is a television drama developed by Jason Katims for NBC which tells the life stories of the Braverman clan: an elderly couple, their four adult children and their respective families. One of the grandchildren, Max, has Asperger syndrome, which has gained attention in the press. The show is loosely based on the 1989 film of the same title.