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The former Netflix comedy's time at ViacomCBS — including first-run episodes on Pop and repeats on CBS — has come to an end as the conglomerate has declined to order additional episodes of the beloved update on Norman Lear's iconic series.

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00:00I actually love the idea of throwing you again, sis.

00:03You do?

00:05Yeah.

00:06I mean, you think it's a special day for you,

00:08but really it's about what a great mom I am.

00:11ViacomCBS has canceled the beloved reboot

00:13of Norman Lear's One Day at a Time.

00:16The former Netflix comedy's time at ViacomCBS,

00:18including first-run episodes on pop TV

00:20and repeats on CBS, has come to an end,

00:23as the conglomerate has declined

00:25to order additional episodes.

00:26Producer Sony Pictures Television,

00:28who successfully found a second home for the show,

00:30starring Justina Machado and Rita Moreno

00:32when Netflix canceled it after three seasons,

00:35plans to shop the comedy again.

00:37Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter

00:38that the studio is having ongoing conversations

00:41with multiple outlets,

00:42as it searches for an unprecedented third home

00:45for one day at a time.

00:46Co-showrunner Mike Royce tweeted,

00:48So yes, much has changed at Viacom in the last year,

00:51and unfortunately, we won't be on pop anymore.

00:54Thanks to everybody over there

00:55for the opportunity to do season four.

00:57And guess what?

00:58We're still trying for season five.

01:00What if One Day at a Time

01:01was the first show ever on three networks?

01:04Co-showrunner Gloria Calderon-Kellett said,

01:06Sadly, the news is out.

01:07I'm not sad just yet, y'all.

01:09We still have some hope for new homes.

01:11Hang tight, my loves.

01:12You know that if I go down,

01:13I will go down swinging for this show

01:15and cast and crew I love.

01:17I'm climate change activist Greta Thunberg,

01:19and Sid is a melting iceberg

01:21because you're too hot.

01:24Aw!

01:25We're Thunberg and Iceberg!

01:28Why can't you just be cats?

01:29This news comes after production on season four of the show

01:32was shut down amid the novel coronavirus pandemic

01:35after completing only six of its 13 episodes.

01:38Production never resumed.

01:40Sony TV has a history of finding new homes

01:42for canceled originals

01:43and continues to believe in One Day at a Time,

01:45as sources close to the show remain optimistic

01:48that a new deal can be worked out.

01:50Sources also say the studio remains fiercely protective

01:53of One Day at a Time.

01:54For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:56For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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