Last week, ABC pulled Happy Town from the schedule for the remainder of May sweeps period. Though things didn’t look good for the mystery TV show, the network didn’t officially cancel it. Now they have.
Happy Town follows the residents of a small town in Minnesota who are terrorized by a killing spree from the mysterious “Magic Man”. The cast includes Sam Neill, M.C. Gainey, Geoff Stults, Lauren German, Amy Acker, Steven Weber, Ben Schnetzer, Sarah Gadon, Jay Paulson, and Robert Wisdom.
On April 28th, the show got off to a bad start with a disappointing 1.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic and just 5.25 million viewers. For episode two, viewership took a nosedive to a 1.2 in the demo and 3.79 million viewers. ABC announced they were putting the TV series on hiatus and the third episode’s numbers dropped further still, to a 1.1 rating and 3.04 million viewers.
This week, ABC announced the new 2010-11 schedule and, not surprisingly, Happy Town wasn’t on it. The show has now been cancelled though the network still plans to run the remaining five episodes. They’ll start airing on June 2nd.
What do you think? Are you surprised that Happy Town has been cancelled? Will you still tune in to see the remaining episodes?
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BRING HAPPY YOWN BACK. YOU PPL ARE CRAZY FOR CANCELLIN IT
I think ABC is full of crap. I’m sick and tired of getting interested in good shows and they cancel them after only a few shows. I know they have no idea as to who watches these programs, and if they don’t have millions of people watching every episode they cancel them. Let me name a few, Twin Peaks, American Gothic, Moonlight (I know that was CBS), Swingtown (also CBS), Eastwick and now Happy Town. I will never again get interested in anything new on TV because the executives are just full of it.
There is so much junk on T.V. and they cancelled Happy Town??? I think ABC should give it another try. It’s one of those series that keeps you guessing, with a lot of twist and turns. Please bring it back!!!
Bring it back. I want to know what happened. At least put it on your website so the people out there with a brain can have something to watch.
This show was great & they cancelled HAPPY TOWN just when the story-line started to get very interesting. Now there is a show called “The Gates” & I find that they are very similiar, at least supernaturally & a new SHERIFF in town. Every new show is tauted as “THE BEST, OR #1 HIT OF THE SEASON/SUMMER” & then it gets canned. I believe the networks do not have a clue what we watch & they need to listen to viewers writing on different websites/petitions/or via mail. BRING HAPPY TOWN BACK please.
At least finish a series or don’t start one. Such a letdown.just when Hoppy Town gets you hooked, surprise: ITS CANCELED!!!
I loved the show. Please bring season 2!!!!
I really liked the show and am very disappointed that it’s been cancelled. The very last episode is a cliff hanger, and now we’ll never know what happened!! With any luck it’ll get picked up by a cable network? ah well… wishful thinking I suppose.
This was the best new show on TV. Why do you not give shows more time. Maybe it is because it is the summertime, the night you aired it. I have never been asked to do a Nelson rating. Who are those people and do they really watch TV? Bring back Happy Town!!!!
Why would a show with unique characters be allowed to remain on television. Do we really expect with such inane reality shows out there that people would truly invest time in a show that is developing and dangles us each week when we have the other opportunity to watch shows with uninteresting morons discussing week to week issues I could care less about while wondering how these reality shows can possibly hold anyone’s interest. I admit I’m not one for latching onto a show but I gave Happy Town a shot and was thrilled a show with a rare stretch… Read more »
We here all love the show! I don’t know why you didn’t think it would make it (there is more than 2 or 3 people per household). Anyway, thanks for all the good other shows you keep! Give Happy Town another chance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am very disappointed this show was cancelled i really enjoyed it. We need a show that makes us use our minds. I think this show totally deserves another chance with maybe a better t.v. night and a better time.
the show was slow to start but got better each episode. I think ABC should give it a little longer
why it was a great show
HappY Town is a great show , it is intriguing , thrilling and enigmatic . The networks don’t give shows a long enough run. I am considering not watching TV shows at all anymore since they always cancel shows just when they are getting great . They did it to Invasion , and that was a great show as well. I’m tired of investing time into a show and getting into it , for it only to be cancelled! Please bring Happy Town back!