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 am so mad they cancelled melrose place as a show. This is complete crap, don’t leave people hanging, why end it the way they did if they weren’t going to bring it back. Soooo sick of this its completely rude, this is exactly the reason shows are getting such crappy rating because people dont want to get attached to a show that’s just going to be cancelled because someone doesnt think the ratings are good enough. COMPLETE CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG im fuccken pissed why the hell was it canceled i mean i really thought it was good, and the characters were awesome. A lot of people i kmow loved the show and im in quebec city ok so nobody here watches english shows so yeeeeeah 🙁 !! IM SOOOOOOOOOOOO MAD,, **** THEM :@
I really wanted to see the second season of Melrose Place. I liked the original Melrose Place and I liked the remake even more. I am not sure how they can determine the ratings off of one season when they should have atleast gave it more of chance for everyone to knjow that it’s out there.
I am so mad that MP was canceled, why continue the season if you know it’s going to be cancelled? What a shaft to the people who liked the show and were waiting on it to come back. I was so excited to see it come back and I am really angry that it isn’t. Thanks CW, not that my opinion matters out of how many people out there but you have lost me as viewer.
Sooooooo piss off i really wanted to see where they go with season 2 big mistake with it being cancelled.
They cancelled Melrose Place ;-( Damn haters!
I am so disappointed MP is cancelled. When I started seeing previews for season premieres I immediately thought of this show. They should give it another try on a different day/time slot. If i remember correctly it was competing with LOST the series finale season. Obviously people will choose that (like myself – I watched episodes online the next day). Now that LOST is over MP will have more viewers. Does CW really think “Hellcats” or “Nikita” are going to do better? I know I’m not watching either.
I am sorry to see Melrose Place go. I was waiting to find out when it started again. I liked the story line, and was so forwarded to a new season. There isn’t much on TV these days, since reality shows and model shows who really cares about American’s Top model. I want to be entertained not looking at everyone’s short coming’s or disappointments in live. Ella Burbank
cant believe i was fired from that trash show
the show sucked
we all should have made a porno instead
I cant believe they cancelled it! i was soooo excited for the new season the way it ended last season was intense! i think its stupid and bull for them to have cancelled it they need to bring it back! ughhhh! soo angry!
This is horrendous! How could CW do this?!?!?!? That show was AWESOME! After the 1st episode of season 1, I was hooked. I was pissed when they stopped season 1 only to bring it back later on in 2010, now they’re canceling the show completely?!?! SMH…. Another good show gone, just like “The Deep End”.
I loved the new melrose place,even my husband watches it.I loved the ending of the season and i was so excited to watch the new season.I think it is a mistake.They will see later on
I think that its really stupid that they are not coming back with a 2 season! I was really looking forward to it! I think they made a big mistake =(
well im not that really surprised about the new melrose place not returning…come on they put old assed heather locklear out thr to revive the old feelings of the show? and ashley “lipsynching”simpson as a new “vamp”? the cast and characters were great the rating would have gone up given time however it couldve been better had they kept to a good story line without ‘the old cast”! it was a great thought but the old melrose place is out as is the new one im sad that it has gone wouldve enjoyed a new season but on the way… Read more »
I’M TOTALLY PISSED THAT MELROSE IS NOT RETURNING, I WAS SOOOOO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. PLUS I LOVED THE CAST, THEY WERE UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL. THIS IS BULL CW HOW COULD YOU?
I AM ALSO VERY PISSED THAT MELROSE PLACE GOT CANCELLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RETURN!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANTED TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO ELLA RUNNING THE COMPANY, LAUREN AND DAVID, THE WHOLE ROBBERY HE DID!!!!!!! I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I totally agree 100 percent…why’d they even re-make the show if it was only going for one season? They should’ve given it at least 2 seasons so people could hear about it and have a chance to get into it. I loved this version and the cast was awesome! I can’t believe this! I’ve been looking forward to this alll summer…thanks a lot CW