As you may recall, ABC recently announced that they were reworking their Wednesday night schedule (in preparation for the return of Fox’s American Idol). That left fans of Day Break out in the cold as the Taye Diggs series would be pulled from the schedule after the December 27th episode had aired. There was some hope and speculation that the series would be moved to another night. We now know that’s not going to happen.
The Lost-replacing series Day Break has been pulled from the schedule even earlier than expected. The ratings for Day Break have continued to fall since its debut and the latest was no exception. The sixth episode, entitle “What If They Find Him,” attracted only 3.1 million households. As a result, ABC has yanked the drama effective immediately. Repeats of George Lopez and According to Jim will fill 8-10pm Wednesdays for the next two weeks (both sitcoms begin new seasons in January on Wednesday nights).
There are seven unaired episodes and, as of now, there are no plans to air them on the network (joining fellow dramas The Nine and Six Degrees). The good news is that ABC has said they will post the remaining episodes online, with a new episode being posted every Thursday for the next seven weeks. They may decide to release the episodes for purchase online via iTunes but I’m guessing that will have a lot to do with viewer demand.
Like other viewers I am disappointed to see that ABC has cancelled Daybreak. I enjoyed that show, and more likely will not watch another ABC ongoing series if this is what can happen. ABC, rethink your decision, your ratings may get worse -just a thought.
Does anybody know if/when future DayBreak episodes will be on abc.com or DVD? … We’d really like to know how this series ends. We don’t watch much faithfully, but we tried to see this every week and are really surprised abc would cancel it when it had a clear 13-week run. Didn’t they expect viewership to drop around the holidays? And reruns of “According to Jim” are better? And this is the network that keeps “Men in Trees?” on the air? … If you know when/where to get the final episodes, I’d love to know. Thanks!
Definately a bad choice by ABC cancelling this show. It was different from all those other dramas and doctor shows that are all alike and about the same thing. (murders, rape, killings etc)
There are too many similar shows out there but Daybreak was different. I also wont be watching ABC anymore.
I removed ABC from my tv tuner- I won’t bother to watch any of their shows at least for the next year. It’s easier to boycott them once they’re out of sight!
I am NEVER going to start another series on ABC. First it was ‘Invasion’, now ‘Day Break’ Give me a Break ABC…you have lost a loyal viewer. I hope Sci Fi picks it up.
I am so sick and tired of you programers at ABC. DAYBREAK was a work of art.I hope FOX picks it up, they can add it to thier long list of hits like 24,House,Prison break,Bones. You had a hit and just like you always do, you dropped the ball. Let me cancell one for you now before you get laughed at later.”MEN IN TREES” Please, I beg of you, spare us all!!!!!
I would also like to see the remaining Day Break episodes, online, direct to DVD, back on ABC, on a different network, doesn’t matter to me, I just want to see them.
Michael
SE Wisconsin
I’m really mad at you ABC. You’re too cheap to pay for more episodes of Lost to fill the Fall season, you take a really good show in Day Break and start it at the beginning of the busy Holiday season. Who starts a series that late in the fall season? nobody! You set it up to fail. Shame on you. Could you possibly go the extra mile for fans and at least put the final episodes online. You won’t follow through with that because that would actually be doing something to benefit your fans. LOST will be another Alias… Read more »
I think it’s absolutely craze that ABC or whoever isn’t going to air the last seven epidsodes. So what if the ratings went into the tank? That’s what the geniuses at ABC get for teasing us with no new episodes of LOST for several months. Give us the last 7 episodes.
It is terrible when you find a good show to watch and it is taken off so sudden. I used to rush home after bible study making sure I saw Daybreak and now its gone. This is the second show I was a watching faithfully and left. The other was Six Degrees. I hope my last favorite show isn’t booted and if it is looks like I will be a big CBS fan, thanks ABC for all you put viewers through.
People like myself are the reason for the declining viewership. During the holiday season I became quite busy and decidid to watch on line after the season etc. Bedsides, my family really doesn’t get into it so I would watch it on my laptop on line while they watch square pants etc. ABC is on the ball offering the on line service, however they need to consider that people will change the way they watch TV now having new alternatives… P.S. I want ABC to re-imburse me for the hours spent watching an show anticipating an ending that now will… Read more »
I have been hunting for the last episodes or at least a written summary of what happens next. Is there any way we can find out the rest of the story? I hate being dropped with no closure. This was such a good show!
I can not believe abc pulled such a wicked show as DayBreak for the reality show American idiot, sorry idol, same crap if you ask me. Daybreak rocks and abc could of easily pushed it to a different time and/or day. Thanks alot a-holes. Its almost the norm for tv stations to cancel great shows. I hope there will be at least a dvd pack that would contain lost episodes and all the trimmings that all us loyal followers of the show missed. Hopefully sooner than later!!!!!
Worst decision ever! You will air Wipe Swap or Supernanny but you won’t air DayBreak. What kind of network are you running anyways?!? Terrible – just terrible.
Come on now I love this show its a great show and why did ABC have to pull it??? Just because the ratings were not that great?! Come on just cause the ratings arent doing to well doesnt mean pull the show when theres 7 episodes left my uncle and I watched this show ever Wedensday and we loved it alot!!!! Just because American Idel was coming back doesnt mean to pull the show.. push the show to Thursday or earlier in the week. Pulling it off the air is gonna make alot of people angre and thats what I… Read more »