▁high ▁school ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁- ▁John ▁P ry or ▁III ' s ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁high ▁school ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁Rat ings ▁Season al ▁rank ings ▁( based ▁on ▁average ▁total ▁view ers ▁per ▁episode ) ▁of ▁American ▁Dream s ▁on ▁N BC . ▁ ▁Can cellation ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁N BC ▁announced ▁their ▁fall ▁schedule ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season . ▁Conf irm ing ▁months ▁of ▁spec ulation ▁( and ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁confirm ation ▁article ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 ▁by ▁Re ut ers ), ▁American ▁Dream s ▁was ▁formally ▁can ce led , ▁due ▁to ▁low ▁ratings . ▁ ▁Never ▁a ▁strong ▁perform er ▁in ▁its ▁Sunday ▁ 8 pm ▁times lot , ▁the ▁show ' s ▁third - season ▁ratings ▁dropped ▁ 3 3 % ▁from ▁its ▁first ▁season ▁and ▁ 1 3 % ▁from ▁its ▁second ▁season . ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁season , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁regularly ▁be aten ▁in ▁the ▁Sunday ▁night ▁ratings ▁by ▁ABC ' s ▁Ext reme ▁Make over : ▁Home ▁Edition ▁and ▁CBS ' s ▁Cold ▁Case . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁N BC ▁reduced ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁third - season ▁episodes ▁of ▁American ▁Dream s ▁from ▁ 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 7 . ▁The ▁network ▁also ▁moved ▁the ▁program ▁away ▁from