Word has come down that, after a less-than-impressive sophomore year in the ratings, ABC has decided to cancel October Road.
The news has been suspected for some time and was cinched by the network’s interest in the U.S. version of Life on Mars. Boston Legal’s creator, David E. Kelley, owns the rights to do a Mars series in the states. He had been committed to write and executive produce the series for ABC but recently decided to bow out. As a result, ABC execs have been hot to sign Road creators Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, and Scott Rosenberg to the new series. They’ve now closed the deal and sealed Road’s fate.
ABC had attempted to find another home for Road but were unsuccessful in finding a buyer.
All 19 produced episodes of October Road have aired. The series finale aired on March 10th but unfortunately didn’t offer viewers any closure. Will we ever know the identity of Sam’s father? Stay tuned!
You pick up a show like Scrubs and take off October Road? Are you all on drugs or something? Who has the brains in the organization, obviously no one. Do you know what your audience really wants? Do you take polls before pulling a show off the air? Do you actually ask people who watch these shows what they think? Maybe you should!!
PLEASE BRING OCTOBER ROAD BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Season 1 and 2 were heartwarming… and to wrap up the series finale in 15 MINUTES in a “Special Feature” on Season 2’s dvd was such a DISAPPOINTMENT The finale story lines were what we had all hoped for but everything seemed so RUSHED and not fully explained. What ever happened between Owen & his wife??? Or the Commander’s girlfriend??? Or the Rooster??? Or Big Cat??? Or Best Friend windows??? It’s a shame ABC cancelled such a great show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is the point of bringing out all these new shows and getting the viewers so interested in them and then taking them off of the air? Especially this show. I was looking forward to another season of October Road, a show that is definitely better to watch then the dumb reality shows that are airing these days, like Rock of Love or The Bachelor. Bring out a show that actually has a story line and has some damn meaning behind it. That’s what great shows are all about, it’s about being able to relate to something and constantly wanting… Read more »
I can’t believe ABS cancelled October Road. I’ve been waiting on Season 3. ABC seriously “Scrubs”??? You guys got it all wrong this time!!
That ruined my day. Thanks.
Wow, first Boston Legal, now October Road! This is a MAJOR disappointment to say the least…my family and some friends of ours had all been waiting to see some sort of preview that would indicate when the new season would finally begin, and now we come to find that its completely over! The other day, I was just commending ABC for being a minority amongst other networks in airing a few ‘TV shows’ with an actual plot and story line that wasn’t ridiculously outrageous and over the top. Sometimes the simplest story lines are a refreshing break from the excessively… Read more »
IDIOTS!!!! For once, not an absurd “reality” show or some CSI or blood and guts bore. LOSERS, absolute LOSERS! No wonder I don’t watch “regular” TV very often!
It was stupid to cancel this show. Oh well, I don’t even watch ABC anymore cause none of my shows are on there anymore. Not my loss cause I’m sure I’m not the only one. ABC you screwed up between this show and Women’s Murder Club. FOX seems to be the network with the “have to watch” shows now. It’s a bad time in the economy for networks to be making stupid decisions and cancelling good shows. Hope you survive the recession ABC or actually I could care less if you survive cause I don’t watch you anyway.
I and many of my friends absolutely related to this show. You have no idea just what a true hit it had become with watchers. Did anyone ever take a poll on this show? Every one that I tell the show has been cancelled is like WHAT, WHY?!!!! Sorry but you messed up big time with this show.
Please bring it back..when have to know what happens
Please bring October Road back!
that is crap and a bunch of bull you know what
ABC lets be serious now, are you really going to not end the story the correct way. I beleive its like some 10.2 million people who watched this show, on average. So that is 10.2 million people who still dont know sam’s biological father. Or what happens with my “MAIN MAN’ eddie. Or the commander. So lets at least get real and throw a round three in there to at least end the story the correct way.
October Road was a fantastic show, with a cast of characters that had the chance to blossem into a magnificant show. It is incredible sad when nonsesnse and reality tv; to which( someone could consider this low class understanding of reality),plays out ahead OF A DRAMA SERIES. Profits do need to exist and II believe I grasp the nettwrok decision as a business; but people need to be entertained. That concept is frequently lost to network exec’s. How can we obtain quality shows during this dredful period of time in history. We need, we want, we demand, to be entertained… Read more »
this just sucks what a great show. now all there is on is crap