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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I would watch the show if it was on when they tell you it will be!!! I am ticked and it makes me not want to watch any show. How do you know if you get involved with it that you can follow it to the end. NOT COOL ABC
Well, this is why ABC is going downhill in a lead balloon! They could at least show the last 2 episodes on Wednesday nights….can’t get any fewer viewers than the re-runs they are replacing it with, can they?
ABC should have given this show a chance! I really enjoyed watching the few episodes…could have been another True Blood!!!
I think the one reason why the ratings might be affected is due to the fact that it is on too late. Try putting in a different time slot and the ratings would probably be significantly higher. I have to DVR the show because I can’t seem to make it through the show because it is so late. That also may be a reason for the declined ratings is because people are recording and watching at a more reasonable time. The show has a lot of potential and she be given a chance to resume.
One word about the networks treatment of one best new shows…”PISSED”
I have to say that Miranda said what I was going to say exactly! Seem like everytime I start watching a new ABC show, they yank it. I too am an avid DVDer amd rarely watch the shows when they are on. Do they not care about us because we cruise through commericals and that’s their bread and butter? So only the actual people watching it count? I’m sick of this crap!
I LOVE Happy Town! I sincerely hope that the network reconsiders cancelling this
interesting series.
What is up with ABC?? For the past few years when it is time for a new seaon and a new set of shows they come out with some great ones, then about 3-4 episodes in they pull it and blame the ratings! I DVR all of my shows and watch them faithfully throughout the week as I can based on my schedule instead of tuning in at the airing time. I have been told that ratings are based on the people that actually tune into the show and sometimes the DVR’ing it does not mean that you tuned in,… Read more »
my friend and i waited to talk about this show every week!!! i always record on uverse
and watch when i have time. it was one of our fav’s, now i can’t even see the end! boo to abc for yet another cancellation of something different and unique!!!
I am very disappointed in the canceling of Happy Town. I looked forward to it just like last years Harper’s Island. I would like to see the show.
Everytime I get into a show, it gets canceled! During the summer all there is to watch, is repeats of shows I’ve already seen and reality shows that I refuse to watch! I hate reality shows and no matter how much the networks try to shove them down our throats, I won’t give in. They are full of “attention whores”, looking for fame and I am not going to give them the satisfaction. They should have to earn it. The only networks who seem to come up with anything original, that people want to watch are the basic cable channels… Read more »
Not happy at all. It took me a while to catch up to my recordings and what I saw was a very good mystery show. ARG, another show bite the dust. Could you at least let it finish the last two episodes? Please. I want to see the series at least wrap up the mystery of who is the Magic Man.
I loved Happy Town. I thought the show was well done and had a great plot. The cast was great and I enjoyed it. I can’t believe you are going to cancel it!!! Say it isn’t so!!!
No way! I LOVE Happy Town! Just recently discovered it and have since watched every episode to date. I cannot see the problem. Its has everything a mystery lover could ask for! ABC should give it another chance. Afterall, every rediculous reality show in the world gets a second chance to exploit people! Ughhh!
Not happy about this. There is nothing but reruns in the summer. I was looking forward to having a few good shows to watch. Happy Town had a great story line. And I liked that it was in the middle of the week when you aren’t really doing much.
I would venture to say the rating issue comes from NEVER KNOWING WHEN THE NEXT EPISODE WILL BE ON!!!!!!! I like the show well enough but some weeks it is on and others it is not??????