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Vulture Watch
Will Harris make the right choice? Has the American Rust TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Showtime? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of American Rust, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What’s This TV Show About?
Airing on the Showtime cable channel, the American Rust TV show is based on the novel by Philipp Meyer and stars Jeff Daniels, Maura Tierney, Bill Camp, David Alvarez, Alex Neustaedter, Julia Mayorga, Mark Pellegrino, and Rob Yang. A story of survival and transcendence, it’s told through the eyes of Del Harris (Daniels). He’s the complicated (and compromised) chief of police of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town that’s full of good people making bad choices. When news of the murder of an ex-cop rips through the town, Harris must decide what lengths he is willing to take to protect Billy Poe (Neustaedter), the son of Grace (Tierney), the woman he loves.
Season One Ratings
The first season of American Rust averaged a 0.02 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 304,000 viewers in the live+same day ratings (including DVR playback through 3:00 AM). While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled. Find out how American Rust stacks up against other Showtime TV shows.
American Rust was cancelled by Showtime but was later saved by Amazon Freevee. Season two will debut on March 28, 2024, on Prime Video. Stay tuned for further updates.
Telly’s Take
Will Showtime cancel or renew American Rust for season two? Since this show is based on a novel, it could easily be a one-season series but I suspect that, given the talent involved, Showtime will take a second season if the key players want to make one. That being said, the ratings are very low so one season might be for the best. I’ll update this page with breaking developments. Subscribe for free alerts on American Rust cancellation or renewal news.
1/25/22 update: American Rust has been cancelled on Showtime.
6/10/22 update: Amazon Freevee has saved the series and renewed it for a second season.
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What do you think? Are you glad that the American Rust TV show has been renewed for a second season on Amazon Freevee?
To many questions to be answered yet.
Please bring back American Rust. I really liked it
Put it on netflix itll be top 10 in a few weeks needs exposure
Please have a second season of American Rust. My husband and I liked it very much.
Good first season. Bring it back!!
Great series. Hope it’s renewed
It’s a great series and must be renewed
The only show I look so forward to watching… Jeff Daniels, the rest of the cast and the story line are so good!
First show I was hooked immediately and the story just got better and better!
Keep it going the writing is smack on!
This was a great first season! Please have more seasons of American Rust.
Great series! Please bring it back for a second season. Don’t leave us hanging.
A very good series liked the series with a lot of reality in the sequence of things. It is a narration of the Calvary of life! Good and bad being in assesment in the mind of human beings! What I loved in it is as I said before the reality of life! Please keep the good work!
Love love love Jeff Daniels..one of my all time favorites since forever
Please continue this season 2..im sick of all the zombie or gangster or romantic comedies…this is down home crimes ..worn out and tired cops ..cover ups..prisons..straight love gay love . .jealous husbands….dishonest sisters..and on and on…great show…please let’s finish this till the complete end of the book..thank you
Please renew! It was a great tv show & love the actors in it. We did not want it to end, hope hope there’s a 2nd season please!!!
Let there be a season 2 of American Rust. Outstanding acting and never a dull moment. Watched the entire first season in one sitting. Can’t say enough about this series.