NBC cancels ‘The Carmichael Show’ after three seasons

The topical and critically acclaimed NBC comedy “The Carmichael Show” is ending after this current third season, reports Newsday contributor Frank Lovece.

“For three seasons (okay 2.5), I got to make a show that I love with my friends. It’s something I’ve wanted to do since I was 13,” star and series co-creator Jerrod Carmichael, 30, said in a statement. “Now, I’m excited to go make other things that I love. Thank you to every person who worked on or watched [the show].”

Executives Jonnie Davis and Howard Kurtzman of the show’s production company, 20th Century Fox TV, said in part, “It’s a rarity that a comedy series tackles the social and political issues of the day in such a clever and hilariously funny way. This show was special, and we will miss it.”