One of the few CW cancellations this season was freshman drama Hellcats. While the series didn’t have the worst season average ratings, the numbers were essentially in a slow over the entire season. Towards the end, it hit a series low with a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demo, a 0.7 rating in the young female demo, and fewer than a million viewers. Even by CW standards, those numbers are just too low to get the TV series renewed.
The CW officially acknowledged that Hellcats was cancelled last week. Unfortunately, the finale was shot before the cast and crew knew the TV show’s fate and it ended with storylines unresolved. Prior to the cancellation, Zap2It spoke with Hellcats creator Kevin Murphy who gave some insight into what season two might have held.
The Marti/Dan/Savannah storyline was put on hold in season one but there were plans to revisit it in season two.
Since he was accepted at Lancer University, townie Dan Patch would have had some storylines of his own. Murphy noted, “He’s always either been the boyfriend of Savannah or the friend of Marti. I really wanted to be able to give him more points of access to Alice and Lewis and Vanessa and everyone else.” Part of that would have included Dan becoming a cheerleader. This was almost shown in the finale with Matt Barr was actually in the uniform but it was never shot.
Despite the blow-up at the end of the season, AJ would have continued to be an important part of the series. There were plans for Ciara return as well and the pop star was enthusiastic about the possibility.
Following in the footsteps of the special Zombie episode, Murphy had plans for more theme episodes. Possibilities included a Western-themed episode, aliens and post-apocalypse.
Executive producer Tom Welling wanted to direct some episodes but couldn’t because of his Smallville commitments. Had the show returned, Welling was planning to direct some of the season two installments.
What do you think? What do you think of these season two plans? What else would you liked to have seen happen?
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Bring the show back we need to know if Marti and Julian have a future together and if she meets her dad and possibly if she forgives her sister
I finished all 22 episodes in 2 days and i am more than devastated to find out there is no season 2, you guys have to do something to bring the show back and continue please, it was left on the worst cliffhanger and it’s killing me inside to find out what’s going to happen next, please bring it back
This show must be brought back!
You just can’t leave a show hanging like that with such a cliffhanger.
I watched this show all the way through in two days and I was so excited for the second season.
There must be some How that you can continue the release of the second season. So much about this TV show was so motivating and captivating and I fear if you do not continue with the second season a lot of people will be upset.
Please release the second season.
This is unbelievable,i am up at 3:25PM finished the season 1 episode 22 just to find out there wont be a season 2 like come on. Things got so interested and now i want to know what happens next with mattie,her sis and dad,coach and the wickeed woman ex husband. please dont do this. Im really sad right now
My husband daughter and I watched and loved the show hellcats that was on cw seed. Not only was the show dropped but we were dropped as well. You should never leave a show hanging like that. Unless you plan on there being more episodes. We were all a part of these characters lives and we felt everything that these characters felt. It was very refreshing to see a show that actually potrayed God as a good guy for a change. And Savanna never lost faith no matter what came her way. And there was a lot thrown to her… Read more »
I hate that tv networks can start a great series and then just take it away. This show honestly could have lasted a few seasons at least but instead they give them one chance and then give up. There wasn’t enough advertisement for this show, that made a huge difference. The media attention for things like greys anatomy or vampire diaries were profound which made a lot of people interested. The first time I saw an ad for Hellcats was a week ago when I decided to download the CWSeed app just to watch this one show. They never even… Read more »
You people make us fall I love with a program th3n rip it away that sucks I will not watch another program on your Chanel
Please please bring this back
This is sooooo upsetting!!!! The problem is that a lot of people never watched this series while it was actually being aired and ended up catching up late. The world is only now and has for the past few years begun to really enjoy bendge watching shows so people like me for example would prefer to be able to watch episode after episode rather than waiting week to week for the next episode so now long after the fact the show caught my eye and I just spent 3 days watching each episode back to back and I FELL IN… Read more »
I just seen the series on hellcats and I loved it I was so hooked to it I wish they could of kept going I was heart broken that they canceled it they should of kept continuing the show would of love to see marti meet her father.
I wanted to see Marti & Julian actually hit it off. They’re such a cute couple.
When this show came out, I was going through a hell of a time myself and just ascribed it to being just another vapid cheerleading show. Boy, was I wrong! I just went through the whole season on CW Seed and wish I would have seen it when it aired. Some of the comments are correct in that at the time it aired, I believe a lot was going on in the world of transitioniong from television to YouTube and watching everything on your laptops (as phones weren’t smartphones like today yet.) Shows were doomed from the start if they… Read more »
HELLCATS! Please bring the show back PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! Its not fair to see one season with so many untold storylines gone not to mention the big question mark in how it ended! Like im biting my nails wanting to see what happens. Atleast give us 2 more seasons. It was 2010 no one hardly watched tv shows like this now days this shows are hits! I mean pose, vampire diaries, legacies i mean the list goes on. So PLEASE Mr Murphy bring back another season or 2! If not ill be posting all day everyday for another season! Please… Read more »
I totally agree, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring it back.
*HELLCATS*
I remember when the show aired, I caught maybe the first two episodes (& loved it) but timing or whatever got in the way and before I knew it I missed 20 episodes. I never saw it advertised & I missed out. I was so excited to find that it was on the cw seed where I could watch all of them and I must say, it was a mistake canceling the show, in fact there’s a couple of shows that cw had that I don’t feel we’re given enough time or a chance. Just an opinion.
I just finished season 1 of Hellcats. It was great…I truly enjoyed it. And of course it left several storylines wide open for a season 2 reboot. I wish there would be a reboot…the storyline is fun and interesting. It also promotes strong women in the storyline. Not your typical stereotype of cheerleaders. Great, great, great, bring it back.