Is The Get Down in trouble? Variety reports the initial ratings for the new Netflix series have been lower than expected.
From Baz Luhrmann and Stephen Adly Guirgis, the drama explores the dying days of disco and the emergence of hip hop in late ’70s New York City. The cast includes Shameik Moore, Justice Smith, Herizen Guardiola, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jaden Smith, Skylan Brooks, Tremaine Brown Jr., Mamoudou Athie, Jimmy Smits, and Giancarlo Esposito.
The Get Down, which is the most expensive series Netflix has ever produced, just premiered its first six episodes on August 12th. However, according to Symphony Advanced Media, the flashy music drama has only received an estimated “3.2 million total viewers among U.S. adults 18-49, with an average audience rating in the demo of 2.33” during its first month.
For comparison, season four of Orange is the New Black garnered 15.56 million within the same demo and timeframe. Netflix famously does not release ratings for their TV shows and has not yet announced whether The Get Down has been cancelled or renewed.
What do you think? Have you seen The Get Down? Do you think it should be renewed?
Please do not cancel this show! I ran across the show as suggested viewing on Netflix and binge watched the whole thing. I’m anxiously waiting for the new episodes.
I just started watching the show yesterday and finished the last ep this morning. I’m hooked! Pretty upset that there’s only 6 eps. I was hoping for at least 10. I LOVE this show!!! I like the actors and especially the music. It brings back memories of my childhood in NY. I was born in Brooklyn but raised in Long Island during the era of Grandmaster Flash and the rise of rap & hip-hop. PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL THIS SHOW!
It’s a nice show and interesting but not a compelling must-see like Orange is the New Black and Stranger Things. In this new streaming world, the merely all right will get run over by the gotta-see-its. I tried watching the first episode of The Get Down, kept it in my queue to get back to, but haven’t found any time to get back to it. Hey there’s season six of The Walking Dead – hardly a great series, at least not now, but it makes ya wanna see the next one. That’s the kind of show that streaming rewards.
orange is the new black and house of cards have gone downhill. I’m over both of them
I would sooner watch a recent “House of Cards” episode than that **** of a “Git Down” show!
This show is probably the best thing Netflix has ever done… IMO
Please Do Not Cancel the show…. I LOVE IT!!!!!!
please re-new it and do more episodes!! I love this musical drama!
The GET DOWN was AWESOME!!!! Please don’t cancel it. I loved the characters. I loved the seriousness mixed with comedy! It was GREAT!
I hope tht this show isn’t cancelled. The did a terrible job at promoting this show. It is perhaps one of the best show on Netflix.
Its a great show! Very well ellaborated, criative, ot did not get many people to watch it because it’s new. Give it some time. So many shows I got hooked on the 2 season.
The freshest thing on Netflix is The Get Down stop tripping and give it a chance, this is as authentic as it gets… The even got Nile Rodgers for goodness sakes
The Get Down to me is up there with stranger things and empire which is also a music drama. I binge watched the get down and was very disappointed to realize there was half a season. I will say that if the get down aired on regular television it would be a hit instantly
Please continue with the get down it has drawn me in and I feel like I’m apart of the action. It’s like the civil war of music disco vs hip-hop
It’s been great so far…. just waiting for new episodes.
Well maaaaybe people are waiting for part 2 to check it out all at once. Netflix should stop, think, relase part 2 and then take a decision.
The Get Down is one of my favorite Netflix shows. I can’t wait for the next episodes to come out!!!
I love this show the get down please bring out season 2 soon