The Unexpected Ending
When the show’s last episode aired on May 6th, 1997, FOX executives were still undecided on whether the show would be renewed for another season. When they decided that it would not, they chose not to notify the show’s cast.
Finding Out
Ed O’Neill shared that he was on vacation when he discovered that Married…With Children was cancelled, and actually heard the news from a couple he met randomly who read about the cancellation in a newspaper. Christina Applegate found out through some friends who heard about it before her.