Nick isn’t smiling over this news. Syfy has cancelled the Happy! TV show so there won’t be a third season for this strange series. The program is based on a comic book series that was created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Darick Robertson.
A comedic, fantastical crime drama, Happy! stars Meloni with Patton Oswalt (voice), Lili Mirojnick, Medina Senghore, Ritchie Coster, Patrick Fischler, and Christopher Fitzgerald. The season two cast also includes Ann-Margaret and Big Show. Happy! centers on a former cop, Nick Sax (Meloni). As a hitman on the skids, a drunken and depressed Nick had his existence turned upside down by Happy (Oswalt), an imaginary unicorn, who is out to save the day. In the second season, Sax is trying to stay sober and do right by his family, but old nemesis Sonny Shine (Fitzgerald) is now on a mission to Make Easter Great Again (MEGA) with the help of his demented Easter Bunny henchman.
The second season of Happy! averaged a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 286,000 viewers. Compared to season one, that’s down by 56% in the demo and down by 57% in viewership.
Given the decline in ratings and because there was a nearly 14-month gap between the end of season one and the start of season two, the cancellation doesn’t come as much of a surprise. However, Universal Content Productions plans to shop the series to other outlets and the first season is supposedly performing well on Netflix.
Syfy has also cancelled the Deadly Class TV show. The cable channel appears to be cleaning house as Nightflyers, Channel Zero, and Killjoys (final season starts July 19th) have all been cancelled.
What do you think? Do you like the Happy! TV show? Should this Syfy series have been cancelled or renewed for a third season? Would you watch the show elsewhere?
Happy! Must continue!!
Not just because I’m a huuuuge fan of
Christopher Meloni, but because the rating is WTF!
Where else can you get that!?! So many horrible shows out there…
Yes ! I will find the third season one way or other if it happens! I just hope I don’t have to wait as long..
HAPPY is AWESOME! What it’s wrong with SyFy? Is it that it’s to smart & over the top for our now less then intelligent society? Networks are so fast to cancel a series without even giving it a fighting chance (ex.FireFly) Real fans LOVE this show and will follow wherever it goes! Please let another network pick it up STARZ..SHOWTIME..NETFLIX…HULU are you guys listening?
It’s a great show just like damnation was come on net flicks there are worse shows still running then these two bring them back
Amazing show!! I watched seasom 1 a year ago and have been waiting for season 2 on netflix. I didnt know it was on syfy. Would love to see more of this show.
This is an amazing, dark, funny, gory, compelling romp with an increasingly complex mythology. It’s just got to come back for a season 3!!!!
Happy !, amazing inventive funny NEW ! Now gone !!! Come on Netflix really..
I thought this show was awesome. Netflix should do a season 3 if syfy has given up on it. I mean how would we know about this show if syfy produces it. I mean really who looks at syfy. But honestly, netflix can definitely bring this show back in the ratings.
Oh no I just read it was cancelled. I just watched on Netflix and the reason none watched is we never heard of it. I watched now on NF and thought it was awesome
Typical STUPID SyFy. You get something absolutely brilliant and then kill it before it’s time. (Farscape anyone? Dark Matter? Merlin?) And instead we get more idiotic garbage like Mansquito, Arachnoquake, and Sharknado. The only bright spots that got enough time to do enough were Warehouse 13, Face Off, and maybe Killjoys.
I ******* loved happy I need more if they dont do a 3rd season guess I’ll have to find the comics and read them but I do hope theres a 3rd season maybe prime or netflix will continue it
Please don’t cancel “Happy!”!! Where else can Christopher Meloni shine like he does here? At least do one more season so we can wrap up the characters’ arcs. This was the most messed-up show I’ve ever looked forward to seeing and the only show my husband and I both love!
Oh damn, one of the best series ever, twisted, scary, exciting, and just basically fucked up.
I love it, great actors, lots of talent and an ever suprising plot. What more is possible?
They should saved their money elsewhere, screw syfy!
I really enjoyed the Happy series. A 3rd Series or more should be created to conclude the story. It would seem such a shame to have put so much work in, only to leave it half finished.
Please, don’t cancel the making of season 3!!
This is one of the best and original series I have ever seen!
I just finished season 2 of happy and i was really sad to hear syfy cancelled it. Please keep making more season of this funny and unique show because i’ve never seen something like this before and i like it very much.