Detective Dwight Hendricks (Jason Lee) has sung his last Elvis song and solved his last case. TNT has cancelled Memphis Beat after two season on the air.
A TNT spokesperson said, “TNT has decided not to pick up a third season of Memphis Beat… The network thanks everyone involved in the production of Memphis Beat for their work on the series, including the great cast and crew. TNT wishes everyone the best.” The last episode aired on August 16th.
Beat was the last of the TNT dramas to have its fate decided. The cable channel renewed Leverage, Rizzoli & Isles, Falling Skies, and Franklin & Bash but cancelled Beat, HawthoRNe, and Men of a Certain Age. Men had the worst ratings of the three axed series while HawthoRNe and Beat were next in line.
Lee will next be seen on NBC’s Up All Night and Beat creators/spouses Liz Garcia and Josh Harto recently sold a new drama to the peacock network called The Meadows.
What do you think? Are you sorry that Memphis Beat has been cancelled? What would you have liked to see happen in season three?
Image courtesy TNT.
really?? just like that canceled?? I’m so sad….. Mr. director please reconsider Memphis Beat was the best show ever! you need to get the gang back together and let there be a season 3! Please??? 🙂
WHAT???!!!!!!!!!!!!! Memphis Beat canceled?????????? ! why?It was the the best TV show ever! Oy
My husband and I can’t believe that Memphis Beat has been cancelled! We’ve been waiting for the new season only to learn that it was cancelled; what a disappointment;
It was such a good show and the characters were so likeable. Wish you would reconsider
and return Memphis Beat to your lineup!
I am so sad to hear that you cancelled Memphis Beat!! Finally a show that I could watch with my kids and not be embarrassed and now you have cancelled it! Shame on you!
I’ve been waiting for season 3 of Memphis beat and just learned that it’s been canceled. I really liked Dwight in his skinny jeans and when he sang on stage. I liked all the police characters I’ll miss the series:-(
Like many other networks, you take off the good shows and leave the so-called reality show junk on the air. The characterizations in Memphis Beat were spot-on — a little quirky but more human than most cop shows. Please reconsider cancellation of Memphis Beat. Actually it would be great if another network has the foresight to pick it up. We love Dwight and his mama!!!!
I am very disapointed to find that the show was cancelled. I dont believe the reported ratings were accurate at all. I think that this was one the best cop shows because of the cast and how well they all meshed and because it was refreshing in that it wasnt all gory. Very disapointed in TNT!!!
Why did you cancel Memphis Beat? You keep some of the worse shows and cancel the best ones! Obviously, you don’t listen to your viewers at all!
I have been waiting all summer and half the winter to watch Memphis Beat an now your telling me you canceled it!!!!!! How dare you take one of the best cop shows I have seen in years off the air!!!! Shame on you, and then you have the Gaul to put all those other Mickey mouse shows on. Guess I won’t be watching TNT much anymore.
I loved Memphis Beat, good show.
that stinks i loved that show
I really like this show. I enjoyed the cast and everything. I also liked Men of a Certain Age. What I did dislike was Hawthorne. I really hated that show. It’s amazing that when I find something that is easy to watch(I hate reality shows), it gets pulled from the air.
Sorry to hear Memphis Beat was canceled. I found it to be a very enjoyable police drama about a very interesting city. The cast of characters was first rate and Jason Lee did a fine job as a dramatic actor. Too bad more viewers weren’t on board with this show.
I am very disappointed that you decided to cancel Memphis Beat. It was a favorite in the Wilson house. I put it right up there with the Closer. The program had a great cast of characters and always an interesting story line. It was, also, a great police show that wasn’t always some gory rape or murder every time it aired. I hope you will reconsider and put Memphis Beat back on the air
I am very disappointed that you decided to cancel Memphis Beat. It was a favorite in the Wilson household.