Should NBC return to the Land of Oz? The network’s freshman series Emerald City just ended its first season on March 3rd, but should it be renewed for second two?
Based on the books by L. Frank Baum, the Emerald City fantasy drama follows Dorothy Gale (Adria Arjona), a young woman who is transported from Kansas to a mystical and mysterious land called “Oz.” The cast also includes Vincent D’Onofrio, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Gerran Howell, Jordan Loughran, and Joely Richardson.
Season one of Emerald City debuted on January 6th to low ratings, earning a 1.00 rating in the 18-49 demo and 4.485 million viewers. From there, the numbers declined further. It would seem that viewer interest was waning. The show’s first season only managed to average a 0.72 rating in the 18-49 demo and 3.02 million viewers — making it the lowest-rated new series on NBC.
What do you think? Should NBC return to Emerald City for a second season or should it be cancelled? Would you watch season two?
Don’t cancel this series do to low ratings there are a lot of people who love it and would like to see the next season, it makes me wonder if there isn’t enough advertising for Emerald City the only reason I found it was because of Hulu. All in all don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched. Let people see what happens next and give the series a chance to get better ratings.
Same here. I didn’t know about it until I found it on my Roku NBC streaming channel
Yes I would love to have this show renewed. The actors do a great job and the plot is an entertaining twist on the WOZ. I am a huge fan of the original WOZ & only started watching this see how bad it probably would be. Imagine my surprise at being hooked with Week 1. The ending of this season left to many questions open that I think all of us viewers would like to have answered in a Season 2.
Yes I love this show … need more
This show is very well made in every aspect, it would be a shame if they cancel the show only because of low ratings. I want to see what happens in season two with the beast forever that showed up at the end of the season.
This show completely surprised me! I had only heard about it once and thought it sounded a little strange but once I started it I could wait for the next episode! Every week I would sit on my couch anticipating it. I loved this show and would definitely watch season 2. This is now one of my favorite tv shows and could quite possibly be the best tv show I’ve ever seen!
I love this show so much. The story is very unpredictable, unique and has fascinating characters and scenes. Maybe the main characters should need more live appearances to know them better by the viewers, magazine covers and other mainstream exposures will help acknowledge how great Emerald City was. Actually better than watching Games of thrones. I don’t think the rating is accurate since I usually watch it on demand all the time. I want to know if Dorothy will go back to Oz again to rescue her real mother.
Yes, please continue this series. It brings fantasy/classic story in a new formate. It is different enough to keep interest, yet has the original book series elements (read it 35 years ago). I love the show and have let many others know about it, who also enjoy it. Everyone is catching up … please let it continue.
I love this show so much. The story is very unpredictable, unique and has fascinating characters and scenes. Maybe the main characters should need more live guesting to know them better by the viewers, magazine exposures and other mainstream exposures will help to acknowledge how great Emerald City was. Actually better than watching Games of thrones. I don’t think the rating is not accurate since I usually watch it on demand all the time. I want to know if Dorothy will go back to Oz again to rescue her real mother.
excellent writing and adaptation of the classic novel and it should be promoted better than it has been.
This show has so much more going for it than most. It’s not a predictable procedural, where every story arc is basically the same–solve the crime of the week, prosecute the case of the week. Instead there’s a really fascinating riff on the story of Oz, with great, surprising twists and turns. Can we really never see what happened with Mombi? The last shot of her hand twitching…it takes a witch to kill a witch, so she’s still out there. I want to know what happens next!
Please renew emerald city. It is a terrific show that I will love to watch more.
It’s a wonderful fantasy/drama that has so many possibilities if it can only survive long enough to gain a foothold. It’s a far superior show compared to once upon a time which far too many fantasy and fables woven together for a somewhat ludicrous storyline. Here’s to hoping for a second season of Emerld City, and not following in Once Upon A Times footsteps.
With shows like game of thrones coming to an end soon, we need more shows like Emerald city. This show is super underrated and deserves to at least have a season 2. Please don’t cancel!
YES PLEASE!! LOVE IT
This show is so good! I don’t think it should get cancelled! It should keep going!