Starz has decided to cancel Boss after two seasons on the air. The Kelsey Grammer series won’t be returning for a third season but viewers may still get some resolution.
Boss revolves around Chicago Mayor Tom Kane (Grammer), a powerful man who struggles to stay on top while secretly battling a debilitating brain disease. Others in the cast include Karen Aldridge, Connie Nielsen, Kathleen Robertson, Martin Donovan, Jeff Hephner, and Hannah Ware.
The cable channel renewed the show for a second season a month before the series even premiered. Had they waited, they might have cancelled it instead. The ratings for the first season were underwhelming and the cast and crew knew that season two would have to do better for the show to survive.
It didn’t. The second season averaged 360,000 viewers and a 0.1 rating in the demo. The cancellation certainly doesn’t come as a surprise.
While there won’t be a third season of Boss, Lionsgate TV and Starz are having discussions about wrapping up the story with a two-hour movie.
What do you think? Are you sorry that Boss has been cancelled by Starz? Do you think they’ll really make a movie?
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I can’t believe they cancelled one of the best shows on tv.
I dont understand how they cancelled BOSS this series is great.Kelsey Grammar just got better every episode imagine what could have been.I really think they should give it another season its madness having such a great show cancelled.Just need to advertise it more maybe to get more viewers.
OMG!!! I’m just hearing that Boss is cancelled. What a terrible decision. Can HBO or Showtime pick it up? Maybe FX. Something needs to be done. Maybe if they had advertised it, it would have has more viewers. I found it my accident. Then shared with about 8 people, all of whom became instant fans!
I am in full agreement with the others who believe that cancellation was due to poor
advertising. My husband and I found Boss strickly by accident while doing the usual scanning of the networks to find anything palatable. This show was actually done so realistically and the acting was great., We were looking forward to its return and are really disappointed that once again a really good series goes by the wasteside.
I am so frustrated that all the GOOD shows like Boss are being cancelled while those mindless supposed-to-reality shows keep getting pushed on TV. Who’s reality are those shows anyway. I certainly hope the Starz powers that be reconsider and bring back Boss for us folks who really appreciate a great show.
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