Recently, ABC cancelled their beloved Wednesday night TV show, Nashville. While there won’t be a fifth season on the alphabet network, the series may not be over yet.
The Nashville TV show follows the lives and careers of country music superstars Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere) and Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton). The rest of the cast includes Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Eric Close, Jonathan Jackson, Chris Carmack, Lennon Stella, Sam Palladio, Maisy Stella, Will Chase, and Oliver Hudson.
Following the cancellation news, Lionsgate TV has reportedly been shopping Nashville to other channels in hopes of continuing the series for a fifth season. While the studio certainly has financial incentive to keep the show going, it may be a tough sell.
The ratings have not been very good which is why ABC dropped it. The fourth season’s been averaging a 0.96 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.19 million viewers. Year-to-year, that’s down by 28% in the demo and down by 19% in total viewership.
Also, while fans are currently clamouring for Nashville to continue (#BringBackNashville), many series that have been picked up by other channels have not done very well in their new homes. For whatever reason, many viewers just don’t follow their show to another channel.
But, what do you think? Would you watch a fifth season of Nashville on another channel? Do you think viewership could improve on cable or on a streaming service?
Maybe the ratings are declining because Comcast and other large cable companies continue to raise service fees but lower the service quality. And people are going to Netflix and Hulu.
Who cares what station it’s on. Just want it back. Great music as well as story line. Why do they take off the good shows and leave the junk?
YES i would definitely watch a fifth season of Nashville!!!! It’s gotta continue!!!!
I would so watch another season of Nashville. There are many places it could go. If the network feels it cannot carry the series then perhaps it needs fresher writers. You had a great formula! Wake up and figure it out.
I just started watching this show, so disappointed that it was series finale, I mean truly disappointing!
So sad it was cancelled!!!!
One of my favorite shows. Please find another network!!!!!!!
I love Nashville!!!!! Please keep it on, everyone is amazing and great story lines! Please, please keep it going!!!!!
I love Nashville! Please do a season five and I’ll watch it anywhere! Love the cast!
Juliette is lost in a plane? Really bad way to leave the fans hanging. NOT HAPPY!!
It is one of my all time favorite shows. I love music especially good music and good acting and this had both.
I will quit watching abc it has been my favorite show. It can’t end like this. I will be so sad. It had great story lines
I would not only watch a 5th season but will pay per show if one of the cable networks will sponsor them. The last episode was a strong finish involving script writing, song writing, arranging, vocal performing and a great message! Please consider that great talent, artistry, writing, and acting are worth paying for…or we’ll be stuck with cookie cutter shows like reality TV, or people who really can’t act, play music, sing, arrange songs, or write. Nashville captured the energetic creative process truly talented people have and enabled viewers to share their world. We get to hear great music… Read more »
My daughter and I are so dissappointed. We heard the show was ending because of Hayden. I sincerely hope your company will bring Nashville back to tv or streaming on Netflix. We enjoyed so much. Still didappointed.
I love this show!! And have they ever asked how many people record the show and watch it when we can? Maybe that’s why the ratings are down!
But to me it’s one of the # 1 shows on that I and so many more cant wait to sit down and watch and fast forward through all the commercials !!!
BRING BACK NASHVILLE
The show had nowhere else to go. I watched from the beginning to the end.