A New History of ZOOM

For those of you that don't know the show too well here is a bief history of the show and how the show got cancelled.

About the show:
ZOOM  sometimes stylized as Zoom was a children's television series for children ages 6–11 on PBS of educational programming. It is a reality show/Mickey Mouse Club Parody that is hosted by 7 (3 Boys and 4 Girls) Real Life Kids who use Science to act out Kids' Ideas. The series ran for five seasons and 100 episodes from January 4 1999 to May 6 2005 on PBS. It was announced in Febuary 2005 by WGBH that due to low Ratings that the series would end.

ZOOM is a Rip-Off of the Mickey Mouse Club (1955-1959, 1977-1978, 1989-1995) where young Hosts take on various Science to act out Activites sent in by Kids. During these Science based Activites, the Hosts must answer fan mail also sent in by Kids, depending on the situation. There is also an educational component, as hosts often must learn something (i.e. Astronomy, Carpentry, Food Science, Biology, etc.) in order to complete the task.
Not all hosts do these Activites each episode to complete tasks. As determined, the hosts who remain behind in the studio participate in the "ZOOM Playhouse", in which they act out in Skits sent in by Kids. Out on challenges, hosts have the potential to read Poems. The Hosts in the studio have a chance to tell a Joke. To answer all the questions in the ZOOM Zinger Segment. They can pass on the question and return to it if extra time is left. Usually, there is also a ZOOM into Action (Known in Season 1 and 2 as ZOOM a Cum Laude), which states that every Host will thank People for what they did for protecting the Earth. Additionally, there are between 5 and 10 "Bonus" points (sometimes 15 or 20 points) available for Hosts in the "ZOOM Games". On rare occasions, there is the possibility to earn more than 100 points (outside of any bonuses). The record for most points earned in one episode was 125, by Pablo in episode 2, season 1.

Cancellation:
The show had auditions for their eighth season in January 2005, but on Febuary 14, 2005, WGBH Boston announced that Season 7 will be the final season due to Low Ratings. On March 27, 2010, Noreen Raja (One of the ZOOMers) made the official announcement at the Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony. On her Facebook page she said, "It's such an impossible task going up against Sesame Street, Between the Lions, and Barney & Friends. So you have to consider the nomination as a win. Can't complain. PBS gave us 201 episodes and 7 seasons. Many good shows never saw that kind of time." ZOOM aired its seventh season from April 2005 to May 6, 2005