It is the finish of a really spectacular, influential and, at instances, fairly grating period.
Kiim Kardashian introduced on Tuesday afternoon that Keeping Up with the Kardashians will come to an finish at the conclusion of Season 20.
The legendary collection will return on September 17 with a brand new spherical of episodes after which air its concluding run in some unspecified time in the future in 2021.
“It’s with heavy hearts that we are saying goodbye to Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” stated the household in an sudden assertion.
“After what might be 14 years, 20 seasons, a whole lot of episodes and a number of other spin-off reveals, we have determined as a household to finish this very particular journey.”
Concluded the farewell message:
“We’re past grateful to all of you who’ve watched us for all of those years—by means of the good instances, the dangerous instances, the happiness, the tears, and the many relationships and youngsters.
“We’ll endlessly cherish the great reminiscences and numerous folks we have met alongside the method.”
Kim went on to thank producer Ryan Seacrest, the Bunim/Murray manufacturing crew and E! for spending “numerous hours documenting our lives” over the years.
“Our final season will air early subsequent 12 months in 2021,” the KKW Magnificence founder added.
“With out Keeping Up With the Kardashians, I wouldn’t be the place I’m as we speak. I’m so extremely grateful to everybody who has watched and supported me and my household these previous 14 unbelievable years.
“This present made us who we’re and I might be endlessly in debt to everybody who performed a job in shaping our careers and altering our lives endlessly.”
No particular cause was given for pulling the plug on the program subsequent 12 months — but it surely’s fairly simple to perceive the determination.
Final season, Kourtney expressed fixed frustration with the present and sometimes threatened to give up.
Kim has shifted her focus to jail reform and different areas of social justice and has a mentally ailing husband to look after.
Kylie has a magnificence empire of her personal and no want for the collection anymore, whereas Kendall has by no means been an enormous fan of the highlight.
Khloe, for her half, seems to be again collectively with Tristan Thompson and we might possibly see her angling for a by-product…
… however none of those follow-up applications has ever been successful.
Since the collection’ debut, there have been 12 spinoffs at E!:
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Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami -
Kourtney and Kim Take New York -
Kourtney and Kim Take Miami -
Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons -
Khloe and Lamar -
Intercourse with Brody -
I Am Cait -
DASH Dolls -
Lifetime of Kylie -
Rob & Chyna -
Revenge Physique with Khloe Kardashian -
Flip It Like Disick
Loopy, proper?!?
E!, in the meantime, additionally launched an announcement in response to this growth. It reads:
Alongside with all of you, now we have loved following the intimate moments the household so bravely shared by letting us into their each day lives.
Whereas it has been an absolute privilege and we are going to miss them wholeheartedly, we respect the household’s determination to dwell their lives with out our cameras.
It isn’t our last goodbye but, we’re excited to have the new season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians launching on September 17 with the last season airing in 2021.
We thank the total prolonged household and our manufacturing companions, Bunim Murray and Ryan Seacrest Productions for embarking on this world phenomenon collectively.
So there you’ve it.
Say what you’ll about this household and the transparently scripted nature of what the present turned over its previous few years.
However one can’t deny the affect Keeping Up with the Kardashians has had on tv usually.
It will likely be missed.