The sixth and final season of ''

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'', a Canadian television sitcom created by Dan Levy and father

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premiered on January 7, 2020 and concluded on April 7, 2020 on

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, and was followed by a one-hour behind-the-scenes retrospective documentary titled ''Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell''. The season aired 14 episodes and saw the final appearances of the Rose Family, consisting of characters

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, Moira Rose, David Rose &

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. Dan Levy initially envisioned the series ending with season five, but agreed to a sixth season after receiving a two-year renewal following the show's fourth season.

Cast and characters

Main

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as Moira Rose * Dan Levy as David Rose * Annie Murphy as

* Jennifer Robertson as Jocelyn Schitt * Emily Hampshire as Stevie Budd *

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as Twyla Sands * Noah Reid as Patrick Brewer *

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as Roland Schitt

Starring

* Dustin Milligan as Ted Mullens * John Hemphill as Bob Currie *

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as Ronnie Lee

Recurring

* Rizwan Manji as Ray Butani * Marilyn Bellfontaine as Gwen Currie * Steve Lund as Jake

Guest

* Richard Waugh as Herb Ertlinger * Elizabeth McEachern as Robin * Victor Garber as Clifton Sparks * Saul Rubinek as Tippy Bernstein * Henry Czerny as Artie * Kim Roberts as Marnie * Deborah Tennant as Marcy Brewer *

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as Clint Brewer

Episodes

Special

Reception and release

Awards and nominations

The show received 15 of these nominations for its sixth and final season, setting a record for most Emmy nominations for a comedy series's final season. For its portrayal of LGBTQ+ people, the series received three nominations for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, winning twice.

Release

The first five seasons of the series maintained staggered premieres, with new episodes debuting in Canada before being broadcast in the United States. This changed for this season, with new episodes being broadcast simultaneously in Canada and the United States. The series finale aired on April 7, 2020, at 8:00 pm ET; it was followed by a one-hour behind-the-scenes retrospective documentary titled ''Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell''. In the United States, the series finale was ''Schitt's Creek's'' highest-rated episode ever and simulcast on Logo TV and Comedy Central, which had recently become sibling networks to Pop TV through the ViacomCBS merger.

Critical response

The final season's consensus reads: "Witty, warm, and with just the right blend of wisdom and wisecracks, ''Schitt's Creek''s final season is the perfect farewell to the Roses and the town that changed their lives." On Metacritic, the final season has a score of 94 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Bridget Read of '' Vogue'' wrote that while the series "started off with typical fish out of water scenarios," it has "fully come into its own, with a whole cast of '' Twin Peaks''-meets- Christopher-Guest-universe characters that are as equally endearing".

References

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