HBO’s new Family Tree TV series recently completed its eight episode first season. There’s been no word yet on the show’s future. Should HBO cancel it or bring it back for a second season instead?
Family Tree is a documentary-style comedy that follows a young man who’s feeling pretty unsure about himself after he loses his job and his girlfriend. That starts to change when a distant aunt dies and leaves him a mysterious box of belongings. This leads him to start investigating his lineage. He uncovers a world of unusual stories and acquires a growing sense of who he and his real family are.
Executive produced by Christopher Guest, the show stars Chris O’Dowd, Nina Conti, and Tom Bennett.
Family Tree may have some devoted fans but there don’t seem to be many of them. It’s HBO’s lowest rated series and first run episodes averaged just 540,000 viewers each week. Though HBO isn’t ratings dependent like the commercial channels, other HBO shows with similar ratings have been cancelled.
On the positive side, Family Tree is a co-production with the BBC so it’s not costing HBO as much as a regular series. On top of that, HBO’s most concerned with image and creating an impression that they have high-quality content. Having a Christopher Guest series fits the bill.
Ultimately, we’ll just have to wait and see what happens. Hopefully a decision will be announced soon.
But, what do you think? Would you like to see Family Tree return for a second season or, should it be cancelled to make way for something new?
Love it!
I love it! I really hope it doesn’t get cancelled!
Please don’t cancel the show! It is well written and the characters are outstanding! Hilarious! I want to see more.
id be lost without monkey and pete , way to clever
I thought it was meh at best. I vote to cancel it.
Family Tree is brilliant– like all of the other Christopher Guest productions it features intelligent writing and great casting/acting. I really hope it is renewed for a second season since the show has developed nicely and is even better now than the first episode. I welcome smartly written shows and mostly watch public television and BBC America. Not surprised that this was co-produced with the help of BBC.
I want to see more
DONT CANCEL!!! This show is awesome!! So funny!!
I love this show. Please renew…I agree that there is so much potential for future story lines. More laughs/minute in the British side of things but US ok too. We are watching it over and over.
This one never caught on for me. I am a guest fan, but found this too diffuse and scattered and ultimately unengaging. I would not renew and devote resources to other shows.
I loved this series. Smart, extremely funny dialogue and well acted. This is one of only a few shows I really enjoyed.
I think it should be canceled. I do not enjoy this show, it is not funny.
Typical senior moment from Guest. I watch it but would not miss it. Knowing HBO, it probably will be on for three seasons.
I really liked the series, although I was a bit disappointed at how little there are. I’m hooked on it, and I definitely feel that the storyline has just gotten started. I think this first series was just introducing the characters, backstories, etc, before going into the main plot, and I think HBO should give it a chance before dumping it. It has the potential to become something bigger, maybe something among the lines of Community?
Family Tree is my new favorite show! I loved it and enjoyed every episode of it.. I really hope that HBO renew it for a second season.