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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Thank the Gods that its getting canned . I watched others Like Lost ect Lost i could not even stomach the Pilot just like i couldn’t stomach the first episode of Happy Town . Lost was a ******* joke version of Gillagans Island . Happy Town ABC please put it out of its misery like you would end a Through Bread race horse that has broken its leg by putting a bullet in the head.
I’ve defiantly been watching since the first episode and love it. I work in hollywood & see horrible, pointless shows survive. please don’t cancel this one! I believe it would receive better ratings if more people knew about it & it was better publicized.
me and my 10 year old son saw a commercal right befor the first episode. we tried it and have been hooked from the first show. please dont cancel it. i agree that if you must cancel at least give us an ending….like a mini series. thanks
Keep the show alive!!!(They always seem to cancel the shows I like.)
It’s okay if there is not a second season of Happy Town, but at least finish this one. I am dying to know the outcome! Who is Magic Man? Please continue the show=) BOb
I somehow stumbled upon Happy Town, never hearing of it before. It sort of reminds me of supernatural, with a more realistic foundation. This realism helps me draw deeper connections with the characters. I definitely hope that this show is not cancelled. I find it close to impossible to get hooked into a show on the first episode. Yet, this show hooked me during the trailer. The suspense is high and the scary factor keeps me at an addicting edge. I want more HAPPY TOWN clues and I want more heart-thumping suspense, SO PLEASE DON’T CANCEL THIS AMAZING SHOW!!
This show is great they have to advertise it more if they want ratings I accidentally stumbled on the show and got hooked after the first episode. They need to give it a while before they pull it down. ADVERTISE ADVERTISE ADVERTISE that’s all that is needed to get done cause the show is great in itself.
Don’t cancel the show or… THE MAGIC MAN WILL GET YOU!
NOOOOO this show is awesome, come on now, good gracious you get a decent show on TV and ABC wants to cancel it. Please don’t do this.
I watched the show last night. Great I’m happy 2 see it was bk on I must say I was
a lil confused. I think this will be the show over time….please dnt cancel this show I love it.
dont cancel the show its good
It has tons of potential but the writers just don’t know how to structure the story they have into something that will grab people.
Yes, there are ton’s of questions, like Lost, but lost had amazingly sculpted characters and dynamics whereas Happy Town’s residence are just… mediocre. They can’t keep all their cards so close if they hope to survive the summer.
Happy town is a good show. Quit making bad decisions on your programming.
Please don’t cancel this show! At least, make it into a mini-series. I want to know what happens in the end. Why start it if you can’t finish it?!
Please don’t cancel. It’s the new LOST!!!!!