Day Break: Petition to Save the Taye Diggs Series
Did you miss Day Break on ABC last night? If so, you’re certainly not alone. We’ve been innundated with emails and traffic from people looking for details on what’s happened to the Taye Diggs series.
For those who don’t know, Day Break has been pulled from primetime by ABC after just six episodes due to low ratings. The on-going storyline is hardly resolved with seven unaired episodes left in the season. ABC has said they will post episodes (one per week) on their website but many people don’t have a powerful enough computer, can’t access the Internet long enough to watch, don’t have a fast Internet connection or, for many other reasons, simply can’t view the episodes. In short, millions of people who could have seen future episodes on free network television, will never see this excellent series — and we think the decision-makers should know.
So, we’re inviting you to sign a petition that asks the network and the production companies (Gross Entertainment and Touchstone Television) to release the series so that more people can see it — to return the series to network TV or at the least, to release it on DVD. With enough interest, there could even be a second season or a movie.
Let your friends, neighbors and co-workers know — anyone who misses Day Break — where they can find this petition. Naturally, the more names are collected, the better.
To sign the petition, fill out the “comments” box below. You only need to leave your name, city and state (or country). You may leave comments if you wish but please try to keep them civil. We’ll be monitoring the petition to ensure that it stays clean of spam or inappropriate comments. Let’s save Day Break! 
Please note, due to the overwhelming response, 5,000 comments have been archived (for bandwidth issues).
To ABC, Gross Entertainment & Touchstone Television:
cc: Taye Diggs
We, the undersigned have enjoyed much of your programming, particularly the outstanding Day Break series. We have enjoyed the Taye Diggs series each week and are dismayed that it has been pulled from the primetime schedule.
We believe that the ratings have not accurately shown the show’s popularity for success. After just six episodes, we believe that Day Break was not given enough time to fully establish a potentially huge audience. Please remember that many very popular shows like MASH, 24 and Cheers were not immediate hits.
We understand that ABC is posting the remaining episodes online but, for a variety of reasons, millions of people are not able to see these episodes — resulting in lost viewership for you and disappointment and frustration for them.
We respectfully request that you return Day Break to network television and to consider continuing production of further episodes or even a film. At the very least, we ask that you make the existing episodes available to a wider audience via a DVD release.
Thank you in advance for your attention and consideration.
The Undersigned fans of Day Break
March 31st, 2008 at 7:33 am
I love this series, and I didnt get to finish it….. Please put it back on
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Come on keep it coming Where is season 2 i could not stop watching it from the 1st episode to the last come on let it run
January 17th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
We asked for it heres some good news MArch 25, 2008 it will be released for sale heres the amazon link
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00127Z5D2?tag=tck-20&camp=15041&creative=373501&link_code=as3
January 17th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
DayBreak now need it in my life still cant believe they canceled it what happened to the lost 7 episodes ABC
ALL
BEST
CANCELLED
January 16th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
if you get day break back on air i can get more piple 2 watch this show
January 15th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Okay…it’s been well over a year now that you…ABC..pulled DayBreak. YOU WOULD RERUN IT DURING THIS WRITERS STRIKE if you had any sense. It will be new to many, and maybe help some of us LOYAL FANS see ABC in a more favorable light after having FINALLY made a FAIR AND INTELLIGENT decision regarding this series. You originally replaced it with RERUNS of “JIM” and “Lopez”…why not replace a present rerun with this terrific series???????? PLEASE COME TO YOUR SENSES. I hope all of these additional comments over the year are sent to ABC again. Maybe we all should have sent ABC ‘nuts’ LIKE THE FANS OF JERICHO SENT TO CBS. They have their series BACK!!!!!!!
January 13th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
I live in Eastern Europe and somehow I used to live under the impression that only in countries like mine something like that could happen. To cut off a success series at half final season, without warning,is a specific move to countries where “respect” for the viewers means nothing. Great actors, great story, great intrigue, this show has it all! Are you guys sure the rating was so bad? Allow me to express my doubts over it…
Bring it back, this show was meant from its very first episode, to be a success! Who cut off the bird’s wings?
January 10th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
please bring back this show!! Are you people nuts for not giving this show a half of a chance?
January 10th, 2008 at 1:50 am
je suis français et j’ai adoré la première saison.
please, une deuxième saison !!!!
January 7th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
yea me and my whole family really liked the series we would enjoy to see another season and would love to see it on dvd.
January 7th, 2008 at 9:03 am
Day Break is defintely the best series I’ve seen all 2007. Better than Heroes, better than Lost. It starts slowly, but half-way through, it just gets better and better with every episode. The ending was fantastic! I’d definitely buy the DVD box set if there ever was one, and if there was another season I’d watch it religiously.
January 5th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
with all the dumb stuff on tv, why is it that you all always take off the good stuff. bring daybreak back
January 2nd, 2008 at 10:38 pm
I cannot believe this show hasn’t come out on DVD. I surfed all over the net tonight hoping to buy it. What a great idea to bring it back during the writers’ strike. It was an exciting show. I would love to see it and see the end. I have ONLY wondered about it for a year.
January 2nd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Please at least release season 1 DVD!!!
December 31st, 2007 at 10:04 pm
abc.com sucks BIG time., daybreak was a good show why did you stop it. bring it back and why did you take it off online. you got according to jim and my so-called life online, why not daybreak bring it back please…. because abc dont care about the fans and the viewers that make abc what it is today. bring it back bring it back bring it back bring it back. NOWW it was stupid to take off day break and put diggs on private practice. what is wrong. bring it back now online bring it back now online now
December 31st, 2007 at 9:14 am
I want to buy the dvd or download it to watch it
December 28th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Hey we want DAY BREAK SEASON 2 this show relly beat`s the hell of FOX — Prison Break — and Taye Diggs it`s a wey…………. better actor then Wentworth Miller
Paiu Nicolae
Romania , Buzau
December 25th, 2007 at 9:28 pm
If you at ABC don’t want to run it, sell it to the Sci Fi Channel. It’ll grow an audience there, and have the capacity to add new episodes.
December 25th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Why don’t you put Daybreak on now during the writers strike?
I loved the show. At least have a DVD version with all episodes available.
December 24th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Daybreak was one of the few rare smart shows that aired. To pull it without allowing the show to grow is a huge mistake, as TV ratings these days will tell you absolutly squat due to TIVO and Digital recording devices. Allow fans to rate the show on the website, and you’ll see ratings blow a hole in your roof.