Pay-for-view channel Starz has announced that Gravity won’t be back for a second year. The show completed its run last week after just 10 episodes.
Gravity is a dramatic comedy that follows a group from an eccentric out-patient program for suicide survivors. Co-created by Eric Schaeffer and Jill Franklyn, the cast includes Schaeffer, Ivan Sergei, James Martinez, Krysten Ritter, Rachel Hunter, Robyn Cohen, Seth Numrich, and Ving Rhames.
Starz had high hopes for the series but it just never caught on. The season (now series) finale attracted an invisible 0.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic and just 54,000 viewers. To no surprise, Starz has admitted that neither Gravity nor Party Down will be returning for another round.
In a statement, Stephan Shelanski, Starz’ executive VP of programming, said, “After careful consideration, we’ve decided not to continue on with subsequent seasons of Party Down and Gravity. We’re grateful to everyone involved in the shows, and are proud to have had them on the channel. Starz remains committed to aggressively expanding our original programming lineup.”
What do you think? Did you watch Gravity? Why do you think it didn’t catch on?
Image courtesy Starz.
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I believe Gravity would have found an audience if given a second season. The Seinfeld Chronicles had pretty miserable ratings ,but with some tweaking and a network that believed in their vision they made it work.It turned into one of the best shows ever.
I can’t believe the ratings. My whole family loved both shows. I told friends about them and they loved them too! We are all very sorry to hear that they won”t be returning. I think given a second season they would definitely have exploded with fans!!
I really got into this show and its been so long that I had forgotten all about it.. The season (now series) finale had such an unexpected & crazy twist, that I was really looking forward to season 2 for some answers. I’m kinda sad they didn’t give this one a little more time! After this season’s (‘might-as-well be’ series) finale of Boardwalk Empire, and now this.. I’m just bummed out! That show was great too and they just decided to destroy it for what seems to be no real reason at all. It would have been a great series finale.. just a couple of seasons too soon! I’m sure it’ll be good again, but it just won’t be the same show. Not sure which is worse – a great show (like Boardwalk Empire) ruined by it’s own creator.. or great shows like Deadwood and (now) Gravity, that are just abandoned! I’ve never really seen shows disregard (and disrespect) their own fans before. I completely agree with the comment about Seinfeld. If a network can give a sitcom (as bad as that one started out to be) the time to find itself and become the classic show it ultimately became; then I think Starz could’ve given us a few more episodes of an original show I feel was already hitting its stride. I doubt the budget was a big issue like ‘Rome’ was.. and NBC had hundreds of shows it could’ve replaced Seinfeld with.. I’m not 100% sure, but last I checked, Gravity and Party Down were the only original programs on Starz! Way to get behind your only two shows!!
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