AMC has renewed Saturday drama Hell on Wheels for a fifth and final season. Seven episodes will air next summer and the final seven will run on the summer of 2016. The final three episodes of season four start airing tomorrow evening.
A gritty period drama that takes place in the 1860s, Hell on Wheels revolves around the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad and the various people connected with the Union Pacific Railroad. The cast includes Anson Mount, Common, Colm Meaney, Phil Burke, Christopher Heyerdahl, Robin McLeavy, Kasha Kropinski, Dohn Norwood, Jennifer Ferrin, Chelah Horsdal, MacKenzie Porter, Tayden Marks, and Jake Weber.
Here are the fifth season renewal details:
AMC WILL BE WORKING ON THE RAILROAD FOR A FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON OF “HELL ON WHEELS”
Western Drama Has Thrived on Saturday Night, Attracting an Average of 3.4 Million Viewers Per Week
NEW YORK, NY – November 7, 2014 – AMC today announced that “Hell on Wheels” will be returning for a fifth and final season of 14 episodes on AMC. Seven new episodes will air next summer, with the final seven episodes of the series following in the summer of 2016. The Western period drama opened up a new night of original programming for AMC on Saturday and in its current season is delivering an average of 3.4 million viewers on the most challenging night of the week for television.
“With season five of ‘Hell on Wheels,’ we are proud to bring our trans-continental journey to conclusion for the large, loyal audience that has traveled with Cullen Bohannon and his crew for so many years,” said AMC President Charlie Collier. “We look forward to appropriately honoring ‘Hell on Wheels’ in this final season. Enormous thanks to the terrific writers, cast and crew for all they have achieved and for all that lies ahead in the Wild West.”
Season performance averages, Live+3, across the first 10 episodes of season four:
Total viewers, 3.4 million (+59% growth from Live+Same Day)
Adults 25-54, 1.3 million (+86% growth from Live+Same Day)
Adults 18-49, 965,000 (+98% growth from Live+Same Day)
In its fourth season, “Hell on Wheels” has become a top-20 ad-supported cable drama, and the show’s social media community has seen significant growth in terms of reach and engagement when compared to season three – Facebook engagement and reach approximately doubled and weekly Twitter engagements and impressions saw a 40% spike due to weekly live chats with the cast and crew. “Hell on Wheels” for the first time this season appeared in multiple weeks on the list of top 20 Xfinity On Demand shows, as measured by Comcast. The final three episodes of the fourth season kick off tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Starring Anson Mount and Colm Meaney, “Hell on Wheels” was developed by Endemol USA. The series is produced by leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) and Nomadic Pictures.
About AMC
Whether commemorating favorite films from every genre and decade, or creating acclaimed original programming, AMC brings to its audience something deeper, something richer, Something More. The network reigns as the only cable network in history ever to win the Emmy(R) Award for Outstanding Drama Series four years in a row with “Mad Men,” and six of the last seven with current back-to-back honoree, “Breaking Bad.” The network boasts the most-watched drama series in basic cable history and the number one show on television among adults 18-49 for the last two years with “The Walking Dead.” AMC’s original drama series include “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead,” “Hell on Wheels,” “TURN: Washington’s Spies,” “Halt and Catch Fire” and the forthcoming “Breaking Bad” prequel, “Better Call Saul.” AMC also explores authentic worlds and discussion with original shows like “Talking Dead” and “Comic Book Men.” AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister networks include IFC, SundanceTV, BBC America and WE tv. AMC is available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on demand and mobile. AMC: Something More.
What do you think? Are you a fan of this series? Are you sorry that it’s ending or does five seasons seem like a good run?
Hell on Wheels should run 7 seasons! What’s wrong with TV executives?
PLEASE don’t take it off the air. It’s the best show on tv and me and several of my friends watch it. I just wish it was on longer each year. It’s the best show to come along and now you want to end it. Please don’t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No I do not like ur taking it off I’m 57 I lo
Ve that show and everyone on twitter and facebook are mad and won’t watch final seasons. I’m a die hard please do not take it off the air, it’s to good
Hell on wheels is the best western on tv. I like the charaters and the acting and I espcially like anson. I am sorry that amc is canceling it. I look forward to seeing it every summer. I wish it would stay on the air.
My wife and I, and some of our friends really like this program and will hate to see it end, but we are happy to hear that it will be back summer 2015 and 16.
Please don’t cancel the wonderful show “Hell on Wheels”. It is the only western on TV now. Next to Deadwood it is the best western show on TV for a long time. Please give it at least 2 more seasons, if not more!
Please don’t cancel hell on wheels! There are not many good shows on TV, let alone a good western. I look forward to watching it every summer.
Please leave it alone. It’s so good and we enjoy so much. It’s nice to be able to watch a western, and not all the junk that’s on nowadays. Please don’t take it off.
Totally agree with comments why finish a successful series ,theres no good westerns to watch as it is .
We have followed the Hell On Wheels series from the beginng hate to see it go there is not a lot of quality on tv anymore some of us like more depth than reality shows have to offer
There is more quality on television than any point in history. What are you talking about? Hell on Wheels is one example. The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones, Longmire is coming back on Netflix, Fear the walking dead is coming out, Humans is a good new show. Watch Justified, Madmen, and Breaking Bad which all ended recently if you havent.
my wife and I love the show have bought every dvd when it comes out. would like to see the show go on . Anson Mount makes a great
cowboy type person . I also would like to see him make some really good westerns Like Clint Eastwood Has.
I am so disappointed it’s being cancelled. We enjoy it so much and look forward to watching. The actors are great and it seems so real to life in the 1800’s. Please reconsider that horrible decision especially when more people watch this show than many of the others. Do you want viewers or not?
Like many tv watchers, I presume, we get into a habit and when the viewing schedule changes, we often ‘lose’ the shows we enjoy. It didn’t seem that this show received as much publicity as others did, and once we became so interested in it, it disappeared and we just failed to find it again. This show is high quality entertainment that should be promoted more and given more time to succeed. We will miss it.
My husband and I love Hell on Wheels and don’t want to see it end. Please reconsider your decision to end it after the fifth season.
Please consider not giving up this show. We have told many friends about the show & they are now watching it and say, “We are hooked”. Please keep it going!Please keep it going love love it