
As of today I’m not the Burn Notice guy anymore. I was talking to my youngest son, who was born during the pilot, and he has only known me as the Burn Notice guy. It’s very odd when a show runs for seven years it’s your life. The first ending was the last writers room, which was months ago now.

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Nix: It’s interesting having a series ending because it ends over a very long time. The day before the finale, Nix took some time to talk about the show's success, its passionate fan base, and how he knew it was time to wrap for good.įorbes: How do you feel, the day before your show’s series finale airs?

Tonight, fans will be hashtaging #FinalBurn and reluctantly saying sayonara to Westen and his crew. After its premiere this June, The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Burn Notice had 4.32 million viewers, up 24 percent from its 2012 fall opening. They shot 111 episodes in Miami over the years (same as Miami Vice), and the show has received Emmy and WGA nominations, and a Gracie Award for supporting actress Sharon Gless. Evil Dead's Bruce Campbell plays the Hawaiian shirt-wearing Sam Axe, and comedian Patton Oswalt had a guest stint in 2012 so you know Nix and his team aren't taking themselves too seriously. It's a spy show that sends the occasional light-hearted wink to its audience. government who goes home to Miami to use his Special Ops training to help people in trouble.

For the last seven years, fans have tuned in to watch Michael Westen, a spy who was "burned," or let go, by the U.S. It also helped that the spy drama, created by Matt Nix, was the number one show on cable at the time.
