The ratings for Hell on Wheels have dropped lower and lower so AMC decided to end the series with season five. Will the fifth season’s ratings be the show’s best numbers yet or, will they drop lower. Will the execs regret not cancelling the show instead of giving it a final season? Stay tuned.
A gritty period drama that takes place in the 1860s, Hell on Wheels revolves around the institutionalized greed and corruption behind the building of America’s Transcontinental Railroad as loyalties are abandoned and the race between the Central Pacific and Union Pacific lines intensifies. The cast includes Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Christopher Heyerdahl, Robin McLeavy, Jennifer Ferrin, Phil Burke, Tim Guinee, Dohn Norwood, Reg Rogers, Byron Mann, A. Zhou, Tzi Ma, and MacKenzie Porter.
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For comparision: The fourth season of Hell on Wheels averaged a 0.37 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.09 million viewers.
What do you think? Do you like the Hell on Wheels TV series? Do you think it should be ending? Would you watch a sixth season?
We just discovered this on Netflix and are on season 5 episode 3-we can’t get enough! It’s fantastic!
We LOVE Hell on Wheels. I can’t believe it’s viewership declined. I hope they will continue the series for Netflix.
I love this series!! Have watched it twice…really great and and sure to watch again! Hope Netflix keeps it!
New seasons now!!
Make a 6th season of HELL ON WHEELS
The best show I have ever seen .I could go on watching it forever loved it.I wish it would return
Just got into this show on Netflix. Love the interesting historical timeline and intriging characters. Anson Mount is awesome. My husband and I both dig him (husband’s kind of got a man crush). He’s a real modern day righteous Clint Eastwood juxtaposed against great antagonists. HoW got better with each season. Bummed that we have only 4 shows left for the 5th season! AMC did a fantastic job! We are well-impressed. Just enough history, grit, and beautiful writing. We learned a lot about the Transatlantic Railroad. Going to search out more AMC westerns. We need more.
Bring back Hell on Wheels for more season 6 love this show bring it back to netflixs for more seasons
Bring back Hell on Wheels on netflixs for more seasons.
I think it really sucks that they will be no more season 6 of Hell on Wheels. I love the show me and my son really enjoyed the show hope they will change there minds and make more seasons.
I would love to see a season 6. Someone told me that I missed the part when the Gunderson comes back after his hanging ?
I think it was one of the best series on tv told the history about what went on when the railroad was built. An yes Anson Mount should be the new John Wayne I enjoyed watching Hell On Wheels very much
Please please bring back Hell on Wheels with Anson Mount. What a great show and cast.
Anson Mount should be this generation’s new John Wayne! Please bring back Cullen Bohannon, a gritty, salt of the earth character with depth and interest! I was amazed by the quality acting in Hell on Wheels. I found it this year and was so sad when my binge watching was over. The first two seasons seemed better written but the acting was marvelous throughout. I can’t believe that Anson Mount hadn’t made it big before this! He is an outstanding, dashingly handsome actor who displayed the perfect balance of toughness and tenderness. I hope this will launch his western career… Read more »