Michael Weatherly has confirmed that his CBS drama series Bull will end after the current sixth season.
The 53-year-old actor took to Twitter on Monday afternoon, sharing a number of tweets and a new trailer confirming the series is coming to an end.
CBS has yet to confirm the series’ final date at this time, though Weatherly has thanked fans for tuning in over the past six years.
Ending: Michael Weatherly has confirmed that his CBS Bull drama series will end after the current sixth season
‘Hello everyone! I had the privilege of playing Dr. Jason Bull, but after 6 seasons of amazing stories, I decided it was time for new creative challenges and closure on his story,’ Weatherly began.
“It was an honor to work with this talented cast, crew, and writing/production team who helped reinvent legal drama,” he continued.
‘Stay tuned for a great series finale… Thank you to all the fans from the bottom of my heart. You will always be part of our Bull family!’ he concluded.
Privilege: ‘Hello everyone! I had the privilege of playing Dr. Jason Bull, but after 6 seasons of amazing stories, I decided it was time for new creative challenges and closure on his story,’ Weatherly began.
Family: ‘Stay tuned for a great end to the series… Thank you to all the fans from the bottom of my heart. You will always be part of our Bull family!’ He concluded
He also shared a brief video where his character introduces himself, “I’m Jason Bull.” I’m changing the minds of juries to make a living.
The video also features snaps of co-stars Chris Jackson (Chunk Palmer), Geneva Carr (Marissa Morgan), Jaime Lee Kirchner (Danny James), as Bull says, “We always knew this day would come.”
He was seen telling his team, “I couldn’t have done it without you all, thank you,” the video ending with a new episode of Bull airing this Thursday on CBS.
Intro: He also shared a short video where his character introduces himself: “I’m Jason Bull”. I’m changing the minds of juries to make a living.
Crew: The video also features snaps of co-stars Chris Jackson (Chunk Palmer), Geneva Carr (Marissa Morgan), Jaime Lee Kirchner (Danny James), as Bull says, “We always knew this day would come”
Crew: He was seen telling his crew, ‘I couldn’t have done it without you all, thank you’, the video ends by stating that a new episode of Bull is airing this Thursday on CBS
The series is inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, who founded one of the most successful trial consultancies of all time before launching his television career as just Dr. Phil.
The character is described as “brilliant, brash and charming”, as well as “the ultimate puppeteer as he combines psychology, human intuition and high-tech data to learn what motivates jurors, lawyers, witnesses and prosecutors. ‘accused. .’
The show earned an average rating of 0.33 among 18-49 year olds and 4.23 million viewers, with the rating down 28% and viewership down 16% from season 5. , according to TV Series Finale.
Puppeteer: The character is described as “brilliant, brash and charming”, as well as “the ultimate puppeteer, as he combines psychology, human intuition and high-tech data to learn what makes jurors, lawyers, witnesses and the accused tick’
Ratings: The show averaged a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 4.23 million viewers, with the rating down 28% and viewership down 16% from to season 5, according to TV Series Finale
The show also had its fair share of controversy, when Eliza Dushku accused Weatherly of sexual harassment on set.
The actor was caught on video making comments about Dushku being spanked, asking for a threesome and alluding to a “rape van”.
She was fired from the show by showrunner Glen Carron, though she later received a $9.5 million settlement from CBS after being fired from the show.
Accused: The show also had its fair share of controversy, when Eliza Dushku accused Weatherly of sexual harassment on set
Comments: The actor was recorded on video making comments about Dushku being spanked, asking for a threesome and alluding to a ‘rape van’
