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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OMG!!! Bring back melrose place it’s so good! Now I have nothing interesting to watch! Do a season 2 of Melrose place Please!!
Même au Québec, on regardait Melrose Place… Même si je suis francophone, j’aime beaucoup ce show.
Melrose Place was 100 times better than 90201! That show sucks and I can’t believe they’re back for season 2. Ugh!!! I was addicted to that show and waiting for the second season; I’am so upset!!!!
WHAT??!! no way… bring it back! I was waiting the whole summer for this new season! It’s even worse that it was with ‘The Beautiful Life’ – they didn’t give people a chance to fall for it. BRING IT BACK!!!!!!
el programa estuvo super padre como ke no habra otra temporada si se kedo en suspenso, muy mal por parte de los productores, esta mejor esa serie ke otras ke tienen
I could seriously cry about this. I loved both the new and old Melrose. It was my favorite show on the air. I would pay money to have it back.
LOVE THIS SHOW BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am soo extremely mad about cancelling Melorse Place! It was such a good show. I loved watching it. They shouldnt cancel shows just because of the ratings! urrgggg! maybe they should ask the people who like it first before canceling the show.. what do ya’ll think!?
Please, bring Melrose Place back, I LOVE THE SHOW and it sucks the fact that they won’t make season 2 because of the audiences. Come on, if you really care about the viewers and not that much about the money, BRING MELROSE PLACE BACK!
OMG OMG OMG
I watched both the new 90210 and Melrose and I LOVE them both! I am so sad they are not bringing back MELROSE
I think Melrose Place was AWESOME! its retarted they arent bringing it back for a second season!! It was one of the better shows on CW!!! Cw needs to bring back Melrose Place!!!!!
How does 90210 get new season and not melrose? I believe this show was so much better!
I think Melrose not returning is absolute ******** it was a good show who cares how many people watch it or not you have just disappointed those who actually did watch it
OMG what i love melrose place!!!bring it back!!!
Bring it back!!!! It was hip and trendy in every point (music, style, pop-culture)!!! Now I just don’t watch WB anymore since its no longer there, unless it’s back.