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?
I feel AMC dropped the ball by having HOW on Saturday. AMC has produced great shows and HOW is one of them. AMC should have done a better job promoting, offer merchandise and aired it on Sunday nights. HOW offered great writing and acting. By far my favorite show now.
He’ll on Wheels is my favorite TV series of all times. I k my had Netflix and started the first season there. I then started watching the shoes on TV. I’m sick about the show leaving. Its the only regular TV series I watch.
Sad in GA to lose my wheels!
Hell on Wheels is a new venue for history & entertainment. Hopefully it will b picked up by another network to continue. I will miss it horribly. Hey, USA & TNT, my favs, r u paying attention?
Pleaae dont cancel, live the show, I watch every episode!
Love the show. Will miss it very much. Whole family watches.
We love Hell on Wheels, too. But the story the other day was a bit confusing… where are all the people that used to be on the show? And who the heck are these new people? I felt like I’d missed an entire season. But that won’t keep us from watching, and hoping for another season.
Hell on Wheels is one of the best shows on AMC right now I have been waiting for it to return. Great writing, acting, background scenery, etc. Anson Mount is an awesome actor and deserves an Emmy! Ratings re fickle and unreliable. Trust the feeback better. This show DESERVES another 5 seasons at least!!!!!!
I CONCUR WITH WYPN! I’M THRILLED THAT IT’S BACK!!!!
Love the story, but it is July. Who watches TV in July?? Bon fires, pontoon boat rides and beer. Plenty of time for TV in January.
My wife and I both love HELL ON WHEELS.It’s about the only show we can agree on.We always record it so we can set down and watch it together.
This show is the best…. why you make us wait so long to see it. No wonder the ratings are low you don’t want us to see it anymore. We watched it twice Saturday night.
Please don’t cancel it
This is the best show on television. Why would they cancel it? It shows wealth, determination, history, how the Pioneers lived and how the railroad was built. They don’t teach that in school. It’s riveting every week. AMC is making a mistake by cancelling this series. Anson Mount should have got an award for his acting
Love Hell on Wheels. Stop making the seasons so short. Please see this to the end.
I love Hell on Wheels. I think it has at least one more season after Season 5 and I would definitely watch.
I think the AMC problem was marketing it to the wrong age group and its time slot.
I’ve enjoyed every episode of Hell on Wheels and was hoping to watch it for at least a couple more years
i haven’t seen one show that i can’t think of this summer hasn’t lost ground. i guess people just aren’t watching summer tv.