After just two weeks on the air, ABC has decided to pull Happy Town from the schedule. The TV show will be back but, for how long?
Happy Town follows the residents of a small town in Minnesota. After being plagued by kidnappings years ago, it seems the mysterious “Magic Man” has returned to start a killing spree. The cast includes features Sam Neill, M.C. Gainey, Geoff Stults, Lauren German, Amy Acker, Steven Weber, Ben Schnetzer, Sarah Gadon, Jay Paulson, and Robert Wisdom.
The series got off to a poor start two weeks ago with a 1.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.25 million viewers. Last week, for episode two, viewership took a nosedive to a 1.2 in the demo and 3.79 million viewers.
To no surprise, ABC has pulled Happy Town for the remainder of May sweeps. After tonight’s episode, the series goes on hiatus for two weeks and will return on June 2nd.
While this wouldn’t necessarily be a sign that the show will be cancelled, the ratings are. They’re terrible and there’s every expectation that they’re just going to get worse — especially with warmer weather coming and people spending less time in front of the TV.
After tonight’s episode, there are just five episode left. With numbers like these, fans of Happy Town will be lucky if the network shows the rest of them, never mind a second season.
Next week’s episode will be replaced by an edition of Primetime: What Would You Do?. On May 26th, ABC will present the network premiere of the Transformers movie.
What do you think? Why isn’t Happy Town performing better? Is it just not a very good TV show or are viewers just missing the boat?
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It’s a great show! What fun!
great show let it be
I LOVED the show! I thought it was great!
I cant believe they canceled it!
I WANT TO KNOW WHO THE HELL THE ‘MAGI C MAN’ IS!
the show is great i only got to see it on the internet but after watching it i ant wait to see more plz keep it going
I liked Happy Town. No wonder why shows lose people. They keep taking shows off like this. This reminds me of Harper’s Island. That was GOOD too.
I love Happy Town! Don’t cancel it. I think it’s a different concept. Between Reality shows and CSI type programs it’s refreshing to have something different. Why not give it a chance to take off?
are you guys out of your mind??? happy town is an absolutely awesome adult show. it’s intriguing and has such great potential. 3 episodes is not nearly enough time to really see where the viewership will go…twin peaks was taken away too soon and i thought happy town would finally be it’s replacement after all these years. don’t make a huge mistake and take it away.
Is ABC crazy? This show was great. Please bring it back, it was so good.
Abc Probably won’t read this email but i will send one any way. I have to agree with Etta. Abc you guys suck. I’m suprised that Lost made it as long as it did. You put the show on at the worst time, and not only that, the advertising for the show sucked. I found out about the show from someone else at my job so i tuned in. Why start a show and then cancel after the FIRST 3!!! Obviously you didnt take into consideration that the word has to get out about the show so that ratings can… Read more »
ABC – You are totally pathetic. Happy Town is starting out great……………and you pull the plug! You didn’t even give it a chance. And Better of Ted was one of the funniest shows on TV. I can’t believe you’ve cancelled it. Then there is Eli Stone…………….loved it. Dirty, Sexy Money……………….loved it too. I could go on and on. I don’t think that I am interested in starting to watch any of your new shows, you don’t give them a chance. Why invest my time if you are just gonna drop them. Did you ever think that may be why your… Read more »
I totaly agree with your comment
Happy Town has only played 3 episodes, it hasn’t been given a fair chance. I started watching it when it first came out. I think its very interesting, i think ABC should be continuing this show. It will show a lot of progress. 3 episodes aren’t enough time to see what it can do.
this show WAS good might as well finish it …please!!!!!!!!!!!1
I have to agree…the show is VERY good! Timing is everything…it needs another chance. I missed the episodes when they aired and tried to catch up via my ABC player. I am hooked and terribly disappointed they may not continue with the show.
I love this show! Why get us started if you’re not going to finish it? That’s just stupid! TV networks are turning into a turnstile when they used to be a staple…
It was a great show – similar to Twin Peaks! Bring it back!!!!