To no surprise, The CW has cancelled their remake of Melrose Place after just one season and 18 episodes.
The new Melrose Place revolves around the same apartment complex as the 1990s original but largely focuses on a new group of characters. The cast includes Katie Cassidy, Stephanie Jacobsen, Jessica Lucas, Michael Rady, Shaun Sipos, Colin Egglesfield, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, Nicholas Gonzalez, Victor Webster, and Brooke Burns. Appearances by actors Thomas Calabro, Laura Leighton, Heather Locklear, Josie Bissett, and Daphne Zuniga help kept ties to the original alive.
In September, despite a lot of promotion, the first episode attracted a small 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demo and 2.31 million viewers. The numbers fell after that and never came close to even matching the premiere’s. The April 4th episode hit a season low, with a horrific 0.4 rating in the demographic and only .86 million viewers.
Even for The CW, the new Melrose Place’s ratings were absolutely terrible. Though the last episode of the season left many storylines up in the air, there was no way that it was going to be coming back.
Well, the network made it official this week. Melrose Place has been cancelled and won’t be returning for season two.
What do you think? Why didn’t this version catch on? Was it a bad idea from the start? Would it have survived if Heather Locklear signed on at the beginning or was including original characters part of why it failed?
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I loved this show..I want it to come back 🙁
Why do you cancel the best shows-I watched Melrose place in the 90’s and was excited to hear it was returning to TV. I loved every eposide and was looking forward to season 2.
i cant believe it is cancelled i was so looking forward to this season i loved it all the drama and i can´t belive!!! Please Make the SEASON 2 PLEASE!!!
No way!!!!!! I cant believe this!!……i was looking up in the internet when the season 2 will start!!! and I found out that is was cancelled!! NO SEASON 2???? Come on!! CW?
It was a veryy good show, and if it didnt have enough raiting and it cant be back again so dont leave all the storylines up in the air waiting for the next season!!!!!
If theres no way the season 2 is coming up, so finish the season 1 with no mistery and troubles to be resolved…
Thats exactly how i found out…just now…i wan wondering when it was gonna start. i actually liked this show. i never watched the original, but had seen bits and pieces…im a lil peeved they cancelled it, i liked watching that and 90210 every wk. UGH!
Thats BS! I was looking forward to season 2 🙁
I can not believe!!! I like it soooooo muchhh! It was the second best TV series beside Desperate Housewives.
All summer I wait for new season…..
Im in Australia and I love this show its the BEST please bring it back!!!
Damn, I was enjoying the show and waiting for the season premiere. Disappointing.
I am extremly dissappointed as this was one of my fav shows…much better than the original just was never on when i wasn’t working so I always watched it on the internet afterwards!
Hi i`m from Norway and i just loved the show, cant believe it wont come back. Was really looking forward to watch season two. plz plz bring it back!!!
I so love the show and was looking forward to season two please bring it back CW me and all my girlfriends. Miss it
I can’t believe it got canceled 🙁
I loved Katie Cassidy so bad she was amazing playing Ella.
Now she’s playing Juliet in One Tree Hill but she’ll never be as good as she was in Melrose
isnt she playing juliette in gossip girl not one tree hill ??
Yeah she is in Gossip Girl, Not One Tree Hill
It was okay just not as good as the original. The characters with a bit plastic and not enough really good villains. The old Melrose Place was full of villains.
I am so disappointed Melrose cancelled it was one of my favorite shows. I was so looking forward to watching it. Please bring it back CW!!
i cant believe it is cancelled i was so looking forward to this season i loved it all the drama and sex bring it back