“The Neighborhood ”to end with season 8 on CBS

There goes The Neighborhood!

The CBS sitcom, starring Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, and Tichina Arnold, was renewed for an eighth and final season, the network announced on Monday. It will return for its farewell season later this year. (The news was first reported by Deadline.)

"The brilliant cast and creative team at The Neighborhood led by the incomparable Cedric the Entertainer have brought levity, laughter, and poignant storylines to Monday nights for seven incredible seasons," Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment, said in a statement. She continued, "The Neighborhood is a strong ratings performer for CBS and one of the top comedies on TV. We believe the show’s loyal fans deserve a proper farewell season full of the trademark humor and heartfelt moments that are synonymous with the series."

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Premiering in 2018, The Neighborhood centered on a white family, the Johnsons, who move in next door to the Butlers in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Pasadena, Calif. Calvin Butler (Cedric) is especially irked by the eagerness of Midwestern nice guy Dave Johnson (Greenfield) to make friends with his family. "There are some white people who love Black people just because they’re Black," Calvin warned one of his sons in the pilot. "It makes them feel all good on the inside."

Over the years, the comedy also tackled more serious issues, including the Black Lives Matter movement, which was the focus of its tonally distinct season 3 premiere. The episode saw the Johnsons and the Butlers unite after a member of their community is the victim of racial injustice, prompting them to protest in Los Angeles.

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"Being a show that is so much about race relationships and the Black experience, we knew that we had the platform and the opportunity and, frankly, the obligation to address the issue," creator Jim Reynolds told EW at the time. Cedric noted the tone on set echoed that of the episode: "There would be days on this set while we were rehearsing where we would stop and have long conversations about what it is that we're actually trying to say in this episode. It got really emotional."

The sitcom also stars Sheaun McKinney, Marcel Spears, and Skye Townsend, and boasts guest stars like Jackée Harry and Toni Braxton, who played herself in last season's finale, which was loosely based on the true story of Spears' first child almost being born at a Beyoncé concert.

The Neighborhood season 7 airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS, and is available to stream on Paramount+.

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