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?
Renew please!
Love it. Needs a better time slot. Yes, renew it
Gaaaaaa-laaaaaaa-vaaaaantttt!!!! 😀 😀 😀 #season_2_here_and_now!!!!! 😀
A very funny show, and *witty* too. Great acting, great everything. Oh ABC please renew it!
Keep it! My wife and I have binge-watched it on Hulu. Love it. We’re in the wrong demographic, though, according to this blog.
a notable breath of fresh air amid the mostly stale,cookie-cutter crime and reality shows. it’s hilarious at times and always(through 6 episodes) entertaining. well worth keeping if they can keep the writing up
Keep it!
Love this program! KEEP IT PLEASE!
I’d hate to see the show canceled. I’ve only been able to see one 1/2 hour show live, but I’ve made sure to watch the episodes I’ve missed on-demand.
I think it is fun! they should renew it!
My wife and I love the show. Nice to watch something different. Please don’t cancel
Love this show. Very different than anything else out there. Please renew.
I love this show too! It is an absolute joy to watch, so fun and witty. It seems to be getting overall good reviews (with the exception of some lame people who can’t understand the jokes). I hate the way shows are canceled based on how many people tune in to watch. Who watches any show live anymore?? Anyway, there will be sadness in my heart if this show is canceled!
Renew!!! Love the show, it’s refreshing with the dancing, singing, and comedy!
Please keep it!!!! My family LOVES this show. It’s actually made my boys think musicals don’t suck! We even watched it LIVE the other night (we dont do that… except for sports). We NEED more unique, intelligent TV.