ABC recently unveiled something a bit different — a fairy-tale style musical comedy called Galavant. How’s it been doing in the ratings? Is the series a big success or is it hitting sour notes? Will it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
On Galavant, a dashing hero (Joshua Sasse) once lost the love of his life (Mallory Jansen) to an evil king (Timothy Omundson). It’s now time for him to exact his revenge and restore his “happily ever after” — while singing. The rest of the cast includes Vinnie Jones, Karen David, Luke Youngblood, Ben Presley, Daniel Evans, Stanley Townsend, and Genevieve Allenbury.
The network decided to air the Galavant’s eight half-hour episodes over the course of four weeks, to help fill the gap left by Once Upon a Time while that fairy tale show is on hiatus.
The first pair of episodes of Galavant debuted on January 4th and drew a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.42 million viewers. It was an okay debut in terms of the ratings. It wasn’t a hit but the numbers were on par with Once’s more recent ratings — and they were certainly far better than anything else ABC was airing that night.
In week two, the ratings took a big tumble, falling to a 1.3 in the demo and 4.11 million viewers — likely in part due to the fact that NBC was airing the Golden Globes. The numbers for tonight’s episodes will probably be as bad or worse since they’re airing opposite the AFC Championship game on CBS.
Galavant’s ratings certainly haven’t been anything to crow about but ABC entertainment chief Paul Lee reportedly really likes the program. It’s a compatible time-slot filler for Once, the show was featured at the TCA winter press tour, and Lee noted that, “If Galavant does well over time, you can imagine how much fun the company can have with that.”
Still, while ABC could order a second season of Galavant (series creator Dan Fogelman has teased that the first season ends with cliffhangers), it doesn’t seem very likely based on the ratings.
But, what do you think? Would you like to see Galavant return for a second season or do you think this musical comedy should be cancelled instead?
Galavant is silly and funny and absolutely, utterly one of the best adult television comedies to come out in a long time! I love the music and the characters and the fact that the actors are actually owning their parts and having fun in the process. PLEASE BRING IT BACK FOR ANOTHER SEASON!!!
I laughed out loud asI watched six episodes back to back. The actors are great, and the silly humor is refreshing. I love this show! Please bring it back for a second season. King Richard is hilarious!
I loved the show. Good enough to enthrall my 4 and 5 year old grandsons, yet funny enough to keep me laughing at its humor. Great music and acting, love Isabella, would like to see more of her. I give it a 9 out of 10. I hope it is renewed, if only to resolve the incomplete finale.
I loved every second of Galavant. It was entertaining and funny in very witty ways. What’s not to like. The cast was wonderful and really owned their characters. The production, direction, costumes, and sets made it come alive. Many fans, especially me, will be disappointed if it doesn’t return.
We love it!!! Hope it comes back for another season.
Love this show. Please give us more. Will there be a DVD? I hope.
Absolutely renew this! I watched the entire thing on Hulu in one sitting and would absolutely choose this musical over the tired & formulaic drivel out there.
It’s such a fun show to watch! Hope it’s back again
LOVE Galavant. Would like to see it come back.
Honestly, the more I watched Galavant, the more it grew on me. It’s a great show, and I’d really like to see more!
I really like the entire cast, but I have to say that King Richard is good enough to make the show worth watching on his own.
Please bring it back! It was funny and something different to see on TV. Enjoyed it a lot. Thanks
Galavant was just incredibly funny! It definitely needs to come back for more!
My husband and I love the show “Galavant”. We have recommened it to our friends and families. The actors and guest actors are amazing! Please do at least another season!
I love that Galavant is an adult musical. The show had me laughing every episode. I want more Galavant!
I want more Galavant!!