Happy trails. ABC has cancelled Nashville after four seasons, Deadline reports.
The country music drama, which stars Hayden Panettiere and Connie Britton, is currently nearing the end of its fourth season.
The cancellation comes as a bit of a surprise. Only a few weeks ago, we reported new showrunners Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz were getting the writer’s room ready for season five and hopeful ABC would renew the series.
However, ratings have dropped over the course of the show’s fourth season. So far, Nashville is earning an average rating of .98 in the 18-49 demo and 4.221 million viewers. Comparatively, the third season averaged a 1.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.16 million total viewers.
The season four, and now series, finale of Nashville airs on May 25th.
What do you think? Do you watch Nashville? Do you think the series should’ve been renewed?
Why do they do demographics for just a certain age group. Nashville is my favorite show. ABC, please change your mind.
Demographics? It is time advertisers realize America is greying. Some advertisers realize this as witnessed by more commercials aimed toward an older audience. But I also think that ABC’s decision to program their new shows in Nashville’s time slot this past year killed viewership as witnessed by the drop even in the younger demographic.
It is just horrible that this show will be no more. I look sooooo forward to seeing it each week , as do many of my friends! WE ARE ALL VERY UPSET OVER THIS!
I looked at the ratings number and I just do not understand how that little difference took the program down. This show has it all ……and they are taking it away from us???
I hate the fact that they want cancelled Nashville it awesome show they can so much with it and they have but it come to the ratings for that’s where they make the money .I do understand that part sometime you can change it around but they don’t care.I have scene a lot TV shows get cancelled even before you can say boo and they are ones that would made great TV shows here are other one to name few surviving jack .what great sitcoms but only had a month on air if that and they cancel it .Parenthood is… Read more »
I’d love to know the ratings on all the radiculous reality shows that are currently on the air – I so look forward to NASHVILLE each week – great story lines, talented actors and country music – viewers become dedicated to a great series, putting up with the growing commercials during an hour show – very rude of the network to only give us a week’s notice that NASHVILLE isn’t renewed – Please reconsider and/or possibly another network will pick up & continue the NASHVILLE series!!! I’ll certainly miss seeing this team of good lookin, talented folks!! – Dedicated Viewer… Read more »
I love Nashville i want it to stay on its a great tv series its very interesting i love the stories in Nashville and the characters and especially the music i cant get enough please dont cancel the show.may God bless you
It is m’y favorite show. Pleasanton Renée.
Please renew love this show
PLEASE some other network, pick up Nashville! It’s one of my all time favorites on TV!! Great acting, great music, yet you keep pure junk reality shows instead? Keep this show on the air!! What is ABC thinking???
Please don’t cancel NASHVILLE what about maddie? Scarlett and Gunnar… Avery and juliette… Are they getting back together.. It can’t just END ABRUPTLY!! #abc #weLOVEnashville
Please do not take Nashville off.
Cant believe they are cancelling one of the best shows on TV …not to mention the amazing music. So upset with with this network. God forbid a clean decent show is on TV to watch and all the network cares about is money. 2
What? Love the show. Have watched every week, since show started. Like all the talented singers, and guest stars on. All we have on to watch are violence.
Keep it for another season.
I hate that you cancelled Nashville. I have seen every episode and loved the show. Maybe another network will pick it up.
Very disappointed in the cancellation of Nashville. I love this show! It seems ABC prefers to keep some corny comedies rather than a series with good dramatic acting and talented singers. I’m likely to switch my viewership completely.
Shame on ABC!! This is my favorite show and I’ve watched it since the beginning. The musical talent is amazing as well as the acting. I hate it when they leave story lines unfinished.