Editing According to Jim (section)

=== Broadcast ===
The show first aired following the surprise hit comedy ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'' and quickly developed an audience of its own. For its second season ABC placed it on its revitalized Tuesday line-up, which also included John Ritter's ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'', Bonnie Hunt's ''[[Life with Bonnie]]'' and Sara Rue's ''[[Less than Perfect]]''. Week by week, the show attracted more and more viewers, becoming ABC's second most watched sitcom. The show performed so well that the network made a risky move: putting ''Jim'' opposite the [[NBC]] juggernaut ''[[Frasier]]''. Although ''Jim'' did not beat the competition, it performed well enough to secure itself that spot on the 2003 fall schedule.

On May 15, 2007, ABC announced that ''According to Jim'' would not be renewed for another season. ABC Entertainment President [[Stephen McPherson]] said, "We are talking to the studio to see if there's something financially, a deal that would make sense for us."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/05/2007_cancelled_shows_abc_cuts_some_beloved_series.php|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20070517044954/http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/05/2007_cancelled_shows_abc_cuts_some_beloved_series.php|url-status=dead|title=TV Series Finale - 2007 Cancelled Shows: ABC Cuts Some Beloved Series|archive-date=May 17, 2007|access-date=May 15, 2007}}</ref>  But on June 27, 2007, ABC renewed the show for a seventh season with 18 episodes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/06/abc_renews_according_to_jim.php |title=ABC Renews 'According to Jim' |publisher=TVWeek |date=2007-06-27 |access-date=2015-10-02 |archive-date=September 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928220505/http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/06/abc_renews_according_to_jim.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

''According to Jim'' returned to ABC's schedule on Tuesday, January 1, 2008, with two episodes at 9&nbsp;pm and 9:30&nbsp;pm. After that, the series moved to its regular time slot at 8&nbsp;pm. Despite the writer's strike, ABC announced that the show would produce all 18 episodes ordered for this season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7559|title=Breaking News - 'Jim' to Finish Out Season for Abc - TheFutonCritic.com|work=thefutoncritic.com|access-date=October 2, 2015}}</ref>

On February 27, 2008, it was reported that ABC was close to renewing ''According to Jim'' for an eighth season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ausiello on Heroes, "Bubble Show" Mystery, Lost and More!|url=http://www.tvguide.com/Ask-Ausiello/080227 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603220215/http://www.tvguide.com/Ask-Ausiello/080227 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 3, 2008|date=October 21, 2012|access-date=October 2, 2015}}</ref> On May 13, 2008, ABC officially renewed the series and Season 8 began airing on December 2, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080513abc01|title=Breaking News - ABC Unveils 2008-09 Primetime Schedule - TheFutonCritic.com|work=thefutoncritic.com|access-date=October 2, 2015}}</ref> [[Kimberly Williams-Paisley]] left the show's regular cast at the beginning of Season 8 and was not in the Season 8 opening credits,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7822|title=Breaking News - ABC Sets Return Date for "Jim," End Date for "Boston" - TheFutonCritic.com|work=thefutoncritic.com|access-date=October 2, 2015}}</ref> to devote her time to motherhood. She made a guest appearance only in the season finale.

In December 2008, co-star [[Larry Joe Campbell]] said that the sets had been destroyed, indicating that the series was canceled, but that a series finale had been recorded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20090122032124/http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/according-to-jim-abc-sitcom-ending-after-eight-years-no-season-nine/|url-status=dead|title=Canceled TV shows HQ - TV Series Finale|archivedate=January 22, 2009|website=canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale}}</ref> After the first six episodes of Season 8 all aired in December, ''According to Jim'' returned to ABC's schedule on April 14, 2009, for the final 12 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7982|title=Breaking News - According to Jim to Return to ABC Tuesdays - TheFutonCritic.com|work=thefutoncritic.com|access-date=October 2, 2015}}</ref>
The series finale of ''According to Jim'' aired on June 2, 2009, on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], and was titled "Heaven Opposed to Hell."