If you were waiting anxiously to find out the identity of the mysterious Magic Man on ABC’s Happy Town, you’ll have to wait a bit longer.
Happy Town revolves around a bunch of strange disappearances and murders in a small town. The large cast includes Sam Neill, M.C. Gainey, Geoff Stults, Lauren German, Amy Acker, Steven Weber, Ben Schnetzer, Sarah Gadon, Jay Paulson, and Robert Wisdom.
After a disappointing start in the ratings, Happy Town was pulled off the airwaves for much of May. Before the show could return on June 2nd, ABC officially cancelled the series. Only eight episodes have been filmed but at least answers to some of the TV show’s mysteries will be revealed by the end.
Unfortunately, ABC has pulled the show off the air once again. Happy Town was scheduled to take next Wednesday off but return for June 30th and July 7th with the last installments. The network has decided, likely because Happy Town’s ratings have gotten really bad, to replace them with repeats of Castle.
It’s likely that ABC will get around to airing the last two episodes of Happy Town on a Saturday night sometime this summer. It won’t be soon though. On July 3rd, they’ll burn off the last episodes of the forgotten. On July 10th, the network’s airing the extra two episodes of Eastwick. Could Happy Town return on July 17th? Another mystery that we’ll have to wait to have solved.
What do you think? Are you upset that ABC has pulled the last two episodes of Happy Town? Do you think they’ll ever air?
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What a big, fat bummer. Finally, a show with some intelligence, real suspense and excellent acting and it’s pulled. Ratings follow senseless, no-depth programming.It was the only show I watched on ABC, so the network won’t be getting my eyes and ears this fall season. Hopefully one of the cable channels will pick the show up and make it even better. Sam Neill, please come back.
I also enjoyed this show, it required a little thinking. Instead they keep on the brain dulling reality shows where people sing. dance, play dirty tricks, work out and sweat etc., etc., etc. Give us a break, we live this stuff everyday, lets have a little diversion from reality.
I don’t understand why it was not given a chance? I was truly enjoying the series. Wonder if stats include those that tape show? It is a good thing that these people only have the power to pull a show and so quickly! Can you imagine if the Lord had their insight & patience. A lot of us might have been pulled/cancelled after just a few showings.
That really sucks just as I was getting into it!!!! 🙁
Everytime something comes on that requires intellegence to enjoy they cancel it. I really hate this.
I’ve all but given up on ABC because they keep canceling every show I get interested in. This is another example of the poorly run network’s choices.
I guess I should have learned my lesson with ABC after the screwed the pooch with Defying Gravity. I hadn’t made the link until reading some of the comments here that it was also ABC who did that. Seriously, how hard would it be for them to at least just dump them off to Hulu so those of us that would like to see the last couple episodes could. I know, I know, much like the RIAA, TV networks just don’t understand pleasing customers.
Hulu has the last episodes!
I agree with everyone above this was a truley fantastic show great suspense, great actors. Please give us a finish to this show. Take off all reality show as air more shows that cause you to think like this one did
My wife was so dissapointed that it went off the air.get it together ABC and quit dissapointing everyone please.
Come on ABC!!! It’s bad enough you cancelled a good show without giving it much of a chance. But if you also refuse to show the last two episodes, you will just confirm to all of us that you are truly the worst network and we should avoid getting hooked on any of your shows.
Happy Town was the best show on TV this summer. I and my wife are very unhappy that it was cancelled. It was starting to get real exciting and held our interest unlike most shows on TV today.
Ok so the show doesn’t have a big following but those of us that got into it on the first night love it. What would it hurt to run the last 2 episodes, instead of reruns that I don’t watch anyway. Maybe if you thought about cutting back on the commercials the show would be more interesting. The last time I watched it on T.V. I was so annoyed that I now watch on line. ABC you kinda stink!!!
Sucks you cant leave the ones who were watching hanging no more ABC for us
I’m very upset that it has been taken off the air. I was watching this program as well and now I will never know the ending. I agree with Eleanor B. I’m sick of reality shows and reruns of old shows. Put this back on the TV and finish out the story!!!!!!!!
Why would you people put on a mystery show and after 3 espiodes cancel the show? What a bunch of idiots. There were a lot of people watching this show myself included and loved it. Now we will never know who the magic man was. The next time you air heads put on another mystery show warn us that it will get cancelled if you don’t get enough money so we won’t watch it. I get tired of watching all those stupid reality shows and stupid comedy show which don’t make sense to me at all, that’s why I mostly… Read more »