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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I think the problem is that you actually have to think to watch Happy Town. Kinda like Lost… to many brainless shows out there…it’s a shame people can’t appreciate this type of program.
It was just starting to get good, and now I”m waiting to find out what happened, don’t even know when they will show the last episodes???
Check HULU… episodes 7 and 8 are there.
i think happy town is one of the best shows on tv right now i would be very dissapionted if they didnt show the ending of happy town. i just have to know who the magic man is!!!!!!! i think that they show show the rest of the season. that is the least they can do!!
OMG!! I really like this show! Why are they canceling? ABC just doesn’t give anything a chance to go anywhere. I just started watching it and watched every episode on Hulu to get caught up. This sucks!!
I cannot believe ABC is canceling Happy Town! This is one of the best series I have seen since Harper’s Island. ABC you suck! BRING BACK HAPPY TOWN!!!!
I loved this show, I am still greiving for lost and really got hooked on this show. I’m sick of all the CSI shows, I thought this was different and refreshing, please bring it back.
I can’t believe Happy Town was canceled before they revealed the Magic Man! What was the hammer used for? I think ABC needs a website to tell how it all ended. it’s typical ABC for you.
Flash Forward AND Happy Town are cancelled? I am so disappointed! Why The Face?
I just watched the final two episode son HULU. I am very disappointed knowing who the Magic Man turned out to be. No one would ever guess. I sure never suspected this person. I was a bit stunned, actually.
hi I missed 7/2/10 episode. please tell me who the MAGIC MAN was.
thanks
@arthur
ABC pulled the show again. You can watch the final 2 episodes online.
Arthur, I don’t want to say who the magic man is… it would be a spoiler for everyone else. Go to HULU and watch the last two episodes, 7 and 8. Then come back and let us know what you think about it.
This is my second email tonight. After further reading I see where you will be canceling Flash Forward also. If you lack the intelligence to keep a good series going, why don’t you sell the rights to a good network like TNT.
I agree – another interesting show gone.
Sad that Jersey Shore and other crap are actually watched. We have become sheep to idiot TV. Every new show that’s a bit out of the box and not shaped by the same cookie cutter gets canceled. I have started to just DVR new series to only watch them if they end up not canceled. I’m done investing time into shows only to have them end without an ending…
I agree some of the junk the have on TV, the Bachlorette?? I mean come on!!
ABC you SUCK ! I cant tell you how many shows I have faithfully gotten involved in on your channel, only to have them canceled a few weeks later. NO more for me, from now on I give up on series on ABC. You hook us in then, boom drop the hammer. Ratings, ratings, ratings, its all about the all mighty dollar NOT entertainment.
WATCH FOX folks, they do not do this crap!!
abc supose to air the final esposide of happy town on june 30 th they never did? How could a major network do this to its viewers. ES
If u r going to end a show……fine. But doing what u did……….is not fair. On Wednesday nite, I looked and looked for for the show………”Happy Town”. Fine. I will never start watching a show until I know it is going to be on forever. Or, at least a good long time. 4 showx is not long enough to know if it will work or not. The first 4 shows of the Sopano’s” was kind of pitiful. At least on HBO they do not just quit a show with no warning. ABC……I will never start watching a show again until… Read more »
SAVE HAPPY TOWN!!!! I look forward to watching this show every week… and know many others who do. If i cant watch it when its on… as soon as i hit my laptop, im on the ABC website to watch it!!! If ABC was smart, they’d give it another shot, and AT LEAST one more season…. NOT DURRING THE SUMMER!!! People are outside durring the summer, if they havn’t been watching from the begining, or just in general, it’s summer…. people spend all their time outside, hence lower ratings. Bring it back for another season, not durring summer, i bet… Read more »