TNT has pulled the plug on their medical drama, HawthoRNe. The Jada Pinkett Smith TV series has been cancelled after three seasons on the air.
The cancellation news comes following the end of the third season a couple weeks ago. Despite having a strong start in its freshman year, HawthoRNe’s ratings have declined over the past two seasons.
Year three ended up averaging a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.51 million viewers, a loss of 22% and 19% when compared to season two. Year two had averaged a 0.9 in the demo and 3.09 million, a decline of 18% and 9% from season one.
When compared to TNT’s other summer shows, season three HawthoRNe had one of the cable channel’s smallest audiences. Only already-cancelled Men of a Certain Age had worse numbers.
In a statement, TNT said, “TNT has decided not to order a fourth season of Hawthorne. TNT truly appreciates the tremendous dedication of everyone involved in Hawthorne. The series gave TNT the opportunity to work with many outstanding people, including Jada Pinkett Smith and the rest of the show’s talented cast, crew, producers and writers. We wish everyone involved with Hawthorne nothing but the best.”
What do you think? Are you sorry that HawthoRNe has been cancelled? Why do you think people stopped watching? What would you liked to have seen happen in season four?
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WOW! THIS IS HORRIBLE AND UNFORTUNATE NEWS! I CANT BELIEVE THEY CANCELLED THIS SHOW! I DOWNLOADED SEASON 1-3 AND WATCHED IT ALL IN LESS THEN A MONTH. I LOVE THIS SHOW! AND I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SEASON 4 WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOM PROTECT CHRISTINA IN A WAY THAT SHE ALWAYS LONGED TO BE PROTECTED, AND THEN THEY FOUND A WAY TO FALL MADLY IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER AGAIN, AND RECONCILE THEIR DIFFERENCES AND GET BACK TOGETHER. I MEAN MARC ANTHONY WAS A NICE LIL TWIST, BUT I WAS ALWAYS ROOTING FOR ‘TEAM “TOMTINA!” THIS SUCKS… Read more »
Shame on TNT for cancelling this WONDERFUL series! Not only was it entertaining, it was also interesting and intelligently written! I pity the small minds that decided to pull the plug.
It’s really sad to hear this! i thought this information was merely a rumor! I rushed home every Tuesday night from work, start dinner and get my things ready for work, so I wouldn’t be interrupted while the show was on. My friends knew not to call during this time! this is so crazy!!!! TNT you really should be ashame of yourself; i hope this is not personal, in any kind of way!!! hope you would re-consider. Well, Hawthorne cast take your show to another network! consider BET!!!!!
I sucks to take it off air
I think some other network will pick it up maybe OWN or TBS. It was my wife and I favorite show along with L.O SVU!
I loved Hawthorne, I wish they would bring it back. I feel like they cancel all the shows worth watching and we are being taken over by “reality” television. Jada Pinkett-Smith is a wonderful actress, and brought a lot to the show. I feel like the show had a lot to offer as far as true- to -life situations are shown on television. Anyway, I was a big fan and watched every episode, some twice. I hate to see such a great cast and fantastic show be shut down.
It was a great show until the first five minutes of season three– a car wreck during a wedding? Hawthorne gets mugged and abused? She climbs into bed–not just with Marc Anthony—but his mom too!! I think the original writer died and was replaced by an inbred savage.
I believe she should have left and got her mind right and came back to run the hospital
U don’t know how upset I was 2 hear that HawthoRNe was cancelled. I’ve grew up watching Jada & it was nice 2 see her putting her acting skills back in2 play I think viewers were lost because of the 2nd season so ppl just assumed the 3rd wouldn’t be as good. Honestly I didn’t either but I still gave it a chance & glad I did. Really TNT just messed they own selves up because HawthoRNe was the only reason why I even watched the station. Some other network needs 2 pick it up asap! Just 2 many unanswered… Read more »
I LOVEEEEE THIS SHOW!!! my mom and I would watch it together all the time.. and it is sad they cancelled it, but even worse that the season ended the way it did :'(
I am crushed that Hawthorn has been cancelled! The 3rd season was clearly the best season. I think it lost viewers last season. Last season was not that good. And once they lost those viewers they never got them back. The last season was smoking hot! I’m am very sorry to see the show cancelled.
Hawthorn was me and my wifes favorite show it would be nice to bring it back on or if they put it on a different channel like they do other seris or shows and i bet you will see the ratings go up BRING IT BACK ON IT IS A VERY GOOD SHOW
I loved Hawthorne. I cannot believe it has been cancelled!!
All I would like to say is that, TNT should be ashamed. Hawhtrone was a wonderful, intelligent, well written, talented actor’s, great store lines. I looked forward of watching this show. infacted, i would tivo about four episoads in order to watch them all back to back. because i couldn’t wait until the next week to see what would happen. Right now, i don’t even know if i want to contiue to watch TNT anymore. First of all there’s to many commericals, and the cut every thing. But, back to hawthrone, they should have given it a chance, im sure… Read more »
I AGREE WITH YOU 1000 PERCENT
Well maybe if the show didn’t change so much from the 1st year it was on we would still be watching it now. What was wrong with how the hospital was run the 1st year? Too many dumb, stupid changes that ruined the show. I’m really sad it’s cancelled. Why do they always think changes are for the better? Bring it back but make it a little more reasonable.