The new showrunners of Station 19 react to the show’s cancellation after seven seasons. Station 19 is a Grey’s Anatomy spinoff series that follows the lives of the men and women of Seattle Washington’s firehouse station 19. Station 19 features a leading cast of Jaine Lee Ortiz, Jason George, Grey Damon, Barrett Doss, Jay Hayden, Danielle Savre, and Boris Kodjoe.
Speaking with TV Line, the new showrunners Zoanne Clack and Peter Paige comment on the cancelation of Station 19. Paige said that the cancelation made him and Clack feel “deeply, deeply sad.” Clack revealed that the team was “two days into shooting the new episodes” of the series when they were informed of its cancelation. According to Clack, she was on a panel when she got the call, wondering if it could wait. Upon hearing, she raced to leave so that she and Paige could tell the cast and crew themselves. Check out their full quotes below:
Clack: We were what, two days into shooting the new episodes? And we got the call.
Paige: I was at home. Weren’t you, too?
Clack: No! I was on a panel, in front of, like, 100 people. I kept getting calls, and I finally texted and said, “Is this important? I’m in front of people!” And they were like, “OK, you can wait.” And you know how sometimes after a panel people want to talk to you? [I didn’t do that,] I just got on the phone and then I was told. I called Peter as soon as I heard and was like, “Why did this happen?” as I’m driving to Disney.
Paige: Basically, we got the news and were like, “Get the cast in, get the writers, get the crew assembled… Make sure they’re all going to meet us at lunch!” Then we raced, raced, raced to tell them before there were any leaks. We wanted to make sure they heard it from us.
Why Was Station 19 Canceled?
Station 19 had a seven-season tenure on ABC, which spanned over 100 episodes. Over this time, the series seemed to be fairly well-liked among fans, receiving a 92% audience approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The show also holds a 7.0/10 score on IMDb, which is a decent score, despite being lower than Grey’s Anatomy’s 7.6. Thus, it was a surprise to some when it was announced that Station 19 would end after season 7.
Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich recently explained the reason for Station 19’s cancelation in an interview. According to Erwich, Station 19 was canceled because it was simply “time to bring that story to an end” as the series had reached a natural conclusion. Erwich went on to praise the series for how much it had become its own entity, separate from Grey’s Anatomy.
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Station 19 had many storylines cyclically return in its 6 seasons, but season 7 being the last makes their conclusion necessary before the show’s end.
The timing of this cancelation was particularly unfortunate for Clack and Paige, who had just become showrunners in April 2023. Just eight months later came the December announcement that Station 19 would end with season 7, giving Clark and Paige just one season to work on the show and wrap up its storyline. The end of Station 19 is certainly disappointing to many fans, but hopefully the series can offer a satisfying wrap up to the story arc.
Click here to watch Station 19 seasons 1-6 on Hulu.
Station 19
Station 19 is a spin-off of Grey’s Anatomy that premiered in 2018 on ABC. The series follows the professional and personal lives of the firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19. Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 sometimes have crossover episodes in which a storyline is depicted on one night throughout both shows.
