Despite being the CW’s highest rated show, Reba is getting the boot from the network. And not only that, the sixth and final season will be a short one with only thirteen episodes and will wrap up in a few weeks.

The season finale will air as a two-part back-to-back episode airing Sunday, February 18th, and here is all the nitty gritty.

In the first half-hour of the finale, Cheyenne (JoAnna Garcia) and Van (Steve Howey) confirm Reba’s (Reba McEntire) worst nightmare - that she is becoming their own version of Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman), dropping by their new house unannounced. Also, when Barbra Jean has a meltdown in the middle of her weather report, Brock (Christopher Rich) interprets her emotions as a sign that she isn’t ready to give up on their marriage. In the second half-hour of the finale, Van accidentally starts a fire at his and Cheyenne’s new house, forcing them to temporarily move back in with Reba. Realizing they may not be ready for such a big responsibility, they ask Reba if they can stay with her, but she surprises everyone by turning them down. Barbra Jean seriously considers accepting a job offer from a station in Arkansas, so it’s left to Reba to get her to turn down the offer and stay with her family where she belongs. Scarlett Pomers and Mitch Holleman also star. The first half-hour was directed by Will Mackenzie and written by Pat Bullard (#6AES12). The second half-hour was directed by Will Mackenzie and written by Chris Atwood (#6AES13).

I admit, I always hoped that Brock and Reba would get back together in the end, but it looks like that won’t be happening

It is a shame that Reba just wasn’t a priority for the CW. They wavered on whether or not to bring back Reba for a sixth season despite its high ratings, and then decided it would only be a mid-season replacement show. I am really disappointed with their decision to axe the show after only half of the sixth season.

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Kelly Clarkson recently appeared in a special tribute to Reba McEntire, not to mention the duet she performed with Reba while she was a contestant on the first season of the hit reality series American Idol. Now Kelly Clarkson has snagged a guest starring role on Reba McEntire’s series Reba, airing on the CW.

Kelly plays a very ditzy television station intern in the January 14th episode.

Barbra Jean worries that a recently hired woman (Kelly Clarkson) at the station is out to take her job as the weathercaster, so she asks Reba to spy on the newbie; Brock asks Cheyenne to name her baby after him, but Van doesn’t want to do it.

Reba occassionally does musical numbers on the show, so one has to wonder if one will be on this episode too. I would love to see them do another duet.