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Girlfriends" creator and executive producer Mara Brock Akil has released a statement expressing appreciation for the sitcom's historic eight-season run, which was the longest-running live-action comedy on network TV when it was cancelled last week by the CW.
"Although it's always difficult to say goodbye, I choose to focus my energy on the history that Girlfriends has made, the human stories that we told, the beautifully complex images that we projected and the blessings 172 episodes bestowed on us, both personally and professionally," Akil, said in her statement Thursday.
"Girlfriends" launched on the former UPN network in 2000 with stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Jill Marie Jones, Golden Brooks and Persia White starring as four friends dealing with life and love issues in Los Angeles.
The show was one of a few comedies to survive UPN's 2006 merge with the WB to create the CW. Rumors of cancellation had followed the run up to last season's premiere, but the CW ultimately decided to bring it back.
However, its average of 2.1 million viewers this year was not large enough to warrant a return for next season.
"I am immensely thankful to the amazingly talented cast, writers, directors, staff and crew for their endless dedication and hard work for eight seasons, to the network that always wanted us and the studio that always supported us," Akil said in her statement. "But mostly to the audience, especially African-American women, who took the time to tune into us every Monday night at nine to have a dialogue with us and who have been our partner in this journey."
Akil confirmed previous reports that the CW is mulling a special "Girlfriends" clip show that will pay tribute to the show's history.
