The social gathering’s over at Poppa’s Home. CBS has canceled the Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr.-led household comedy after one season, the community introduced on Tuesday, April 22. Its upcoming Season 1 finale will now function a sequence finale. The community has additionally canceled the fact TV sequence The Summit after one season and has introduced sequence orders for brand spanking new packages Einstein and DMV. The previous stars Prison Minds‘ Matthew Grey Gubler, and the latter stars Tim Meadows and Harriet Dyer.
Right here’s a breakdown of what’s to come back in the remainder of Poppa’s Home Season 1, in addition to what the solid had stated about their hopes for the sitcom’s future.
When is the Poppa’s Home Season 1 finale?
Poppa’s Home Season 1 involves an in depth on Monday, April 28, at 8:30/7:30c on CBS. Titled “Magic Shine Once more,” the episode will see Poppa (Wayans Sr.) making ready to disclose an enormous secret to Ivy (Essence Atkins). In the meantime, Nina (Tetona Jackson) takes over Junior’s (Wayans Jr.) brief movie venture.
Visitor stars this season have included Marlon Wayans, Amara Wayans (Wayans Jr.’s daughter, who made her performing debut within the April 21 episode), Lamorne Morris (marking a New Lady reunion), Wendy Raquel Robinson, Vivica A. Fox, Tommy Davidson, Geoffrey Owens, and extra.
Why was Poppa’s Home canceled?
Poppa’s Home was one of many solely remaining exhibits with its destiny up within the air at CBS after it renewed a handful of programming earlier this yr. In keeping with Deadline, Poppa’s Home was reportedly requested to scale back its price range for renewal consideration. After premiering in October 2024, the sitcom acquired a promising full-season order in November alongside the NCIS prequel, NCIS: Origins, which was renewed for Season 2 in February 2025 alongside a set of exhibits like Elsbeth, Fireplace Nation (which can be getting a derivative in Sheriff Nation) and extra. CBS didn’t cite a purpose for Poppa’s Home cancellation, however viewership and value are sometimes the explanations any present will get axed.
As of the time of publication, The Equalizer is the final remaining CBS program that has but to be renewed or canceled. CBS examined out a possible spinoff of The Equalizer within the Sunday, April 20, episode that visitor starred Bosch‘s Titus Welliver and Juani Feliz, however neither The Equalizer nor the potential spinoff have been given the inexperienced mild but.
The Wayans comedy was considered one of a handful of latest exhibits that debuted in fall 2024 on the community. The opposite freshman programming was Matlock, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Watson, and Hollywood Squares, all of which have been renewed for second seasons.
FBI: Worldwide and FBI: Most Needed had been canceled whereas FBI was renewed, and there’s a brand new spinoff in that world, CIA, that simply acquired a straight-to-series order from the community on April 22 with Tom Ellis set to star. The Neighborhood has been renewed for an eighth and ultimate season and has a possible spinoff within the works. S.W.A.T. was canceled once more after being saved and renewed for what turned out to be one final season.
The community additionally has yet one more comedy pilot, Zarna, with comic Zarna Garg and govt produced by Mindy Kaling, within the works. The brand new CBS 2025-2026 season schedule will probably be introduced on Might 7.
What would have occurred in Poppa’s Home Season 2?
Damon Wayans and Essence Atkins within the ‘Poppa’s Home’ Season 1 finale (Sonja Flemming / CBS)
Atkins beforehand teased to TV Insider {that a} romance was on the horizon for her character, Ivy, and Wayans’ Poppa. Ivy is a psychologist and relationship professional who was introduced onto Poppa’s long-running however stale radio present to revitalize the present’s content material. They ended up leaving the radio present collectively when the corporate went down an undesirable route for its programming plan. They began their very own podcast and have been rising nearer ever since.
As for Season 2 hopes, Atkins stated, “There have been numerous concepts thrown round for what the evolution of that relationship appears like, and there’s some actually nice concepts on the desk. And likewise simply what I really like is that as foolish as we’re on the present and as broad because the present will get when it comes to a comedic flare, there’s all the time grounded in it the guts of a narrative that comes from an actual place. And in order that will probably be maintained it doesn’t matter what.”
“For me, I simply hope to look at [Ivy] unravel and put herself again collectively once more,” she continued. “I believe Ivy may be very a lot in her Humpty Dumpty part. I can’t wait to see her fall fully aside and understand the worth in publicity and understand the worth of getting your innards uncovered and seeing who’s there to cowl you and who’s there to assist put your self again collectively.”
Davidson, who was a part of the unique solid of In Residing Shade with Wayans Sr., beforehand informed TV Insider that he’d like to return as his character, Jarnold, in future episodes. Marlon Wayans, who performed a comedic model of himself (Melvin), additionally expressed curiosity in additional involvement in the sequence.
Poppa’s Home has been an enormous household affair since its inception. Kim, Shawn, and Michael Wayans are all on the manufacturing employees, and Wayans Sr.’s daughters, Cara Mia and Kyla Wayans, in addition to Wayans Jr.’s daughters, Amara and Aniya Wayans, developed the story and script for the April 21 episode titled “Babygirl.” Amara has additionally been a stand-in for Atkins all through the season earlier than debuting as Natalie, the youthful sister of her dad’s character, in “Babygirl.”
Poppa’s Home, Collection Finale, Monday, April 28, 8:30/7:30c, CBS