Click your heels together three times and make a wish, Oz fans. EPs Shaun Cassidy and David Schulner are ready, willing, and able to make a second season of the Emerald City TV show, should NBC choose to take them up on it. The first 10-episode limited season concluded its run on Friday, March 3rd, with the finale episode, “There’s No Place Like Home.”
A limited event series, Emerald City starred Adria Arjona, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Gerran Howell, Jordan Loughran, Joely Richardson, and Vincent D’Onofrio. Isabel Lucas, Roxy Sternberg, Stefanie Martini, Rebeka Rea, and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson recurred on the NBC fantasy drama, based on the Oz novels by L. Frank Baum.
EPs Ready to Make Emerald City Season Two for NBC
Every week during Emerald City‘s network run, the duo has discussed behind-the-scenes happenings and explained the details of the new NBC TV series with Entertainment Weekly. This week, they shared their thoughts in the form of a thank you note. In it, Cassidy and Schulner indicated they’d love to make more of the fantasy drama. Here’s more from EW.com.
As you have seen in our finale, “No Place Like Home” (written by David Schulner and Josh Carlebach), this story has now ended, but a new one lies ahead. Should NBC choose to make another limited series based on Baum’s characters, David and I would welcome the opportunity. If not, know that this has been one of the most fulfilling experiences either of us has enjoyed, and we remain humbled by all of our brilliant creative partners who made this show so exceptional.
With gratitude to all of you,
Shaun Cassidy & David Schulner
Executive Producers of Emerald City
Emerald City: A Look at the Season One Ratings
While Cassidy and Schulner would love to make a new season of Emerald City, what are the odds NBC will want one? Well, we think they’re about as low as the show’s ratings in season one.
In its first season, the Emerald City TV show averaged a 0.72 rating in the 18-49 year old viewer demographic and a total audience of 3.027 million viewers. As of today, those numbers mean the show is 17th out of The Peacock Network’s 17 scripted shows we’re tracking, when sorted by their demo numbers.
When sorted by total viewers, Emerald City rises just one notch to 16th place, in terms of audience size — beating out only the new sitcom, Powerless. In fact, even when compared to NBC’s non-scripted (i.e. less expensive to produce) programming, Emerald City‘s numbers leave it at the bottom of the barrel. Only Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon is a weaker Nielsen performer.
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What do you think? Did you watch the first season on NBC? Do you think the Emerald City TV show will be cancelled or renewed for season two?
Emerald city was brilliant can’t wait for season two PLEASE
Rotten tomatoes you need to get new people 38% what a joke, what was you people watching coz it certainly wasn’t emerald city!
Great show! Would love to see a second season.
We want more
I’m ready for a season two!! Season 1 was excellent and there’s so much more to be told!!!
Don’t tell me there is no more emerald city
Please season 2
I love this Show!!!! We need a season 2 PLEASE! The fans will come, it didn’t get enough press!
So good. Someone save this show.
Please do other season because it is so awesome to watch what would happen next. It fascinates me deeply … please don it cancel like other canceled TV shows which I was disappointed.
Please give us a second season! This story is a classic tale re-told.
Emerald City needs a season 2! It is a great show. Maybe if u would advertise it more it would have more viewers. Please make a season 2!
Yes, please renew. The season finale was the best show of the season! !
Addicted!
The *only* thing that could top this, would be to have two hour episodes (shreeeeak of excitement)
Please please please give us more!!!!!!
Another season please!
When watching There’s No Place Like Home, I had no idea it was the finale. Now that I’m online and reading these articles, I’m in a panic! As my all time favorite childhood movie.. this has been a great show!!!
THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!!