'The Carmichael Show' Star Opens Up About Cancellation

It was announced earlier today that NBC decided to cancel The Carmichael Show after three seasons, and now the star, Jerrod Carmichael has spoken out about it.

Per Variety, Carmichael was quoted as saying, "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. Now, I'm excited to go make other things that I love. Thank you to every person who worked on or watched the Carmichael show."

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The cancellation announcement came today in the form of a statement from 20th Century Television.

It read, "The Carmichael Show was such a wonderful show that we choose to focus today not on its loss but on the three incredible seasons we had the pleasure to produce. We are thankful to the brilliant Jerrod Carmichael and his talented cast, and to showrunner Danielle Sanchez-Witzell, our fantastic writers and devoted production team. 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."

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Additionally, NBC Entertainment heads Bob Greenblatt and Jennifer Salke released a joint statement, saying, "We are enormously proud of The Carmichael Show and Jerrod's talent and vision to do a classic family sitcom that also taps into issues and relevant stories from the real world. We thank and salute the cast, crew, and producers -- and especially Jerrod -- for three critically-acclaimed seasons."

At this time, the series finale is scheduled to air August.