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?
About time it got cancelled ! ! ! Country folk, real country folk, will shoot a dying horse out of mercy, and not let if flop around on the ground in agony……mercy has been done. Do Not get me wrong when Nashville first aired I loved it, it started out great then it went down hill. It took a similar path to GILMORE GIRLS start out light and fun then got dark and painful. Nashville started out as a show about music with a little wholesome family drama and that’s what people loved about the show, you could watch it… Read more »
Thats kind of true but compared to whats offered on other channels it was good and I’ll miss it.
Amazing show that has a tremendous amount of talent. Dip in ratings is most likely attributed to inconsistent show times.
I feel like Nashville is such an amazing show! I love it and look forward to watching it every Wednesday. I know tons of people feel the same! You can’t just cancel a show when the story line hasn’t even finished. It’s ridiculous
Please don’t cancel Nashville. Awesome show!
I am so sad that ABC has cancelled my two most favorite shows Nashville and Castle. Nashville was really getting into some really exciting storylines. The cast is far superior to many of the ABC shows and I hate to see them break up. I watch every single episode, many of them more than once. I so wish ABC would reconsider and renew Nashville. Pretty soon I won’t be watching anything on ABC!
I love Nashville and I watch episode after episode on nights that I can. please renew next season. It is a great show!
I am crushed. We finally have a show that has it all and they cancell it. Hopefully another network will pick it up. Ok Netflix do your thing.
The only show that my family watches on ABC is Nashville, I’m angry and sad it’s being cancelled! I can’t stand any other show besides the middle that ABC has in their lineup. I wish they’d reconsider!!
My family and I loved Nashville and are sooo disappointed it is being cancelled . So shocked! One of my favorite ever TV shows
Noooooooooo! I love Nashville, it’s the one show on TV I always look forward to. And yeah, i missed an entire season because I knew i could catch up on Netflix. But I’ve been watching all the episodes this season. We need closure on all the story lines. It can’t end this way! What will happen with Gunnar and Scarlet? Avery and Juliette? Deacon and Rayna? Maddie’s career? Atleast give us one more season :'(
Don’t Cancel Nashville. It’s the best show on TV. I know many people that watch it. Very DISSAPPOINTING if they actually cancel it.
Please reconsider the cancellation of Nashville and Castle. They both are the best shows on TV. I set my DVR to catch both shows in the event I am unable to see them. At most please add one more season to give the shows a proper ending!!
I couldn’t believe that Nashville is canceled. I’m crushed.
YES, I am really growing weary of ABC cancelling great programs. They can stream if they don’t want to air. There is way too much left to know. Do Reyna and Maddy ever repair their relationship. What happens to Layla and Avery and Juliette and most importantly all those amazing songs. I love most of the songs and will buy them off iTunes if they don’t put out a CD. I am disgusted with Cash and her daddy and do they just win…. This is just sad.
Yes! There are still stories to be told. I want to see if layla and avery’s relationship flourushes. She has been through a lot. I would like to she if she gets dangerously vindictive or transforms into maybe a mini rayna james. And as for Will, does he overcome the gay bashing with lukes support and they make an imoact in people? Maddie is just beginning her new career in new york. What happens to Deacon and Rayna? Juliette just got back. There is more to tell. RATINGS GO DOWN BECAUSE OF NETFLIX AND HULU. I MISSED ONE WHOLE SEASON… Read more »