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?
there are a couple of loose threads hanging, would have been nice to tie them off.
I love Happy! and would definitely watch it elsewhere. Anywhere. Pretty please
Well said! Season 2 was dark and intense without the traditional ‘happy ending’ so only for those willing to wait for what comes next which is now a big zero! But no, the network leave the devoted fans hanging. I have no clue about all the ‘reality’ shows but hard to believe SyFy had the guts to put Happy on but not let it play out! Hope they don’t expect fans to trust them on future shows. I have my fingers crossed that it will be picked by whoever understands original, edgy writing and the actors willing to go there.… Read more »
I LOVE HAPPY ! …I am almost 60…so screw the demographics…..there needs to be a sick sarcastic show for some of us …Benny Hill just won’t cut it in today’s world…..we need latex and alcoholism at it’s finest …Love Meloni also….great job…sorry for the loss SyFy….hope it gets a bump up somewhere else…..
That SUCKS!!! Really. I loved that show its something totally different and a great watch. Thats really sad….
No more happy, wtf. Name any other show that is remotely like it. Its original it’s adult based. I loved it. it was a nice change to see such an odd show and love it so much. I’d like to see more. Maybe they just ran out of ideas for the show and need to get smarter people to write, just saying.
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Happy pulled me in kept me wanting more sickened me to my soul and made me laugh until it hurt…was wanting more but now so sad it is over. Why is it that the shows I love always get canceled?
happy is the best show out in awhile, Netflis BETTER pick it up, its already a “Netflix” original everywhere else in the world. i love the liberties they are taking with turning a short comic into a show that SHOULD at least last another season, it wasn’t wrapped up, it built up to some awesome new elements
I absolutely love happy!!! I hope another Chanel picks it up. I mean I watch it on FX not syfi anyway! It’s Soo good and so unique! To watch Christopher meloni do such a great job is amazing !!
I stopped watching SyFy when they cancelled Firefly. The only reason I know about Happy! Is because of netflix and I think it’s fantastic. Hopefully someone picks it up and continues on with it. SyFy sucks.
I hope that they see the error in their ways to be honest. There’s so many things that could be answered in season 3, it truly is a good show and extremely unique. Hopefully Netflix saves the ball on this one
Noooo happy is one of the best series i have ever seen!!! Its so original and arghhh its so goood!!
Rot in hell Syfy for cancelling Happy you self centered *******
Being that I am a fan of the show I think it is terrible that HAPPY! has been canceled by the SyFy network. SyFy has not considered the negative impact that the cancelation will have on the number of viewers that will completely stop watching their network as a result.
By canceling shows and leaving the audience in the lurch with series after series, SyFy has let their viewers know they don’t care about them.
NETFLIX has picked up other series and been very successful with them and they should do the same with HAPPY!
Happy is one of the better, well done, and most creative shows Ive ever seen. TV ratings are and have been plummeting for several years now and outside of the big 4 Im not sure how any non “Reality” show can even be green lit…..Sad times we live in when something like “The real housewives” have countless seasons and spinoffs, and a show as truly entertaining, well written, and ORIGINAL as “Happy” gets cancelled. I can only hope that season 3 and beyond can be saved by some streaming service out there. (I’m looking at you Netflix)