VH1 scraps 'The Osbournes' reboot

So much for the return of The Osbournes. The reality show, which originally ran for four seasons on MTV, had been expected to return for a limited run this year.

"We are no longer talking to the Osbournes about a series; that's not going to happen," Susan Levison, exec VP original programming and production at VH1, told The Hollywood Reporter. "We wish we could have worked it out, but it just didn't come together for us. The family has been absolutely lovely and we wish them the best. We'd love to figure out a way to work with them at some point in the future."

The decision to scuttle the revival is somewhat surprising, given the fact that family matriarch Sharon Osbourne had publicly announced its return last fall.