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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The CW is a bunch of jerk offs I hate them how can u cancel Melrose Place, but give Smallville a last season WTF is that u IDIOTS.
I’m a college student and A LOT of my girlfriends watch this show. I watched it every week too. Maybe the TV ratings weren’t as high because everyone watches the episodes online now, and not on the TV. But this show was VERY popular with nyu students!
CW is pissing me off with their shows!!! They get us hooked and then they take it from us with no consideration!!!!Melrose Place was a great show and I was definitely looking forward to the new season. I am seriously going to stop watching CW.
How could you cancell melrose place?! Its way better than a lot of the dumb shows that upn plays. Bring it back!
why would they do that i loved that show and would watch it ever ep man this sucks i want them to put it back on
UNBELIEVEABLE!!!
I am very shocked that they canceled this great show. It was very good, the characters were interesting and the stories were drama- filled.
I am mad that more people didn’t give this show a chance!
A second season really would have been great for this show- the season finale left so many things up in the air!
I’m so sad.. RIP melrose place, i hope all the great actors/actresses (except ashely simposon) find other shows/movies to be in because they deserve it!! Melrose could have been their future if more people watched!! GRR!!
Melrose Place was WAY better than the new 90210! I am pissed!
The remake sucked – plain& simple.
I really loved Melrose Place and I am upset that they cancelled please find another network and give it a chance to build up the viewers again and it will be a success!
I just think that Melrose needs to come back on tv. i say that alot of movies and shows that are remake more people watch it and more people talke about it alot. So can you plz think about puttin it on the air again. plz
This really sucks, I loved this show!
wwwwwwhhhhhhattttt! you have got to be kidding me! this show was awesome! i really loved it…bring melrose place back! wahhhhh 🙁
ugh they cancell all the shows i like
melrose place, flash forward.. havent heard if V is coming back GRRRRR
I am very upset that they cancelled this show. My mother and I would look forward to watching this show. Melrose Place was actually a good series, don’t understand why they would cancel this, and now what replace it with something stupid? Totally insane!!!!! Very disappointed. BRING MELROSE PLACE BACK
Really, This is so RIDICLOUS, why isn’t everytime something good comes on, the tv networks cancels and then put’s STUPID shows on. TOTALLY PISSED. BRING MELROSE PLACE BACK.