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‘Parks And Recreation’ was always close to being cancelled, says Rashida Jones
Parks And Recreation was always close to being cancelled according to Rashida Jones, who starred in the show which ran from 2009-2015.In a new interview with the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, aired on Monday (July 8), Jones revealed that the show “never succeeded” in the ratings and was always close to being cancelled.Jones appeared in the show alongside Amy Poehler, Adam Scott, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Rob Lowe, and Nick Offerman and revealed that NBC did cancel the show at one point before changing their minds.Speaking to O’Brien, Jones explained: “[Parks and Recreation] is kind of iconic now—It’s like one of those great comedies of that time, which is so awesome…But we didn’t feel that way.”She continued: “Every single season, we were like, this is it. They’re not gonna want us back,” she continued.