Last week during the Fox TCA Summer Press Tour day, Fox Broadcasting Entertainment President Kevin Reilly was asked if there was even the slightest chance that Breaking In could come back to the network and he gave us all a little glimmer of hope that it could. He said, “We said in the Upfront that we are planning to go to a four comedy block in the spring. We’re in preproduction on a pilot that we’re re doing through Warner Bros. Rob Thomas, Kevin Hart, Rob Corddry starring in a show called Little in Common. That’s about to go into production. We’ve got Teenage Daughter on the schedule. We did not see a way to…I like Breaking In. We all liked Breaking In. Part of the challenge we had this year is the high class problem. There are shows that we, unfortunately, had to cut this year that would have made the cut on other networks with bigger challenges. We had to make a judgment call. Breaking In fell a little bit in that camp. But ultimately, we had a very passionate group of producers and actors who wanted to try to keep it going. I think it’s part of that four comedy block. It still has a shot. They’ve agreed to extend an option, so we’ve kept it alive. You know what? Stranger things have happened. We have not ordered anything right now, but who knows? Family Guy was cancelled once. Seinfeld started with four episodes. You never know. So we’re going to revisit that comedy block, what makes up that four comedy block, a little later in the fall, and then we’ll officially look at Breaking In.”
So instead of sending Fox peanuts or buying Subway sandwiches, I have figured a way to let Fox know we want Breaking In back on TV and it won’t cost you a single cent. When I Hate My Teenager Daughter comes on, don’t watch it. Tell your friends and family not to watch it because if no one watches that show then maybe Breaking In will come back to TV in that four comedy block. I don’t want to put anyone out of work, but I am doing something merciful by telling you not to watch IHMTD because it was beyond bad and unfunny. So please don’t suffer like I did and opt not to watch I Hate My Teenage Daughter! We need Breaking In back on TV because it would be nice for Christian Slater to find out what it is like to have a show actually get a second season!
Live long and prosper, Breaking In!
