Times are hard for the Farrells of Shay Mountain. WGN America has cancelled its Outsiders TV show after just two seasons. That there will be no Outsiders season three comes as a bit of a surprise, because the (albeit low-rated) Appalachian family drama was the cable channel’s top performer in the Nielsen ratings. The April 25th season two finale will now serve as an unintentional Outsiders TV series finale.
Outsiders stars Joe Anderson, David Morse, Ryan Hurst, Gillian Alexy, Kyle Gallner, Thomas M. Wright, and Christina Jackson. The WGN America drama follows the Farrell clan. This tight-knit isolationist family has lived atop Shay Mountain for over two hundred years. They are constantly at odds with those who live outside of their community.
Outsiders TV Series on WGN America: A Look at the Ratings
The second season of The Outsiders is averaging a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 795,000 viewers. Compared to season one, that’s down by 24% in the demo and down by 3% in terms of average total audience size. Find out how The Outsiders stacks up against the other WGN America TV shows.
Sony Pictures Television to Shop Outsiders TV Show to Other Networks
Deadline reports Sony Pictures Television will try to shop around a third season of Outsiders, but it’s kind of late in the year to do so. The news outlet also mentioned the possibility that parent-company Tribune Media is looking to sell off WGN America as a reason for cancelling its highest rated show. Here’s more.
Speculation about a potential Tribune sale, which has been going on for years, intensified recently with a report about a potential merger with Sinclair. There have been rumors about potentially stripping the company to get it ready for a sale though in a statement about Outsiders‘ cancellation, Kern stresses that the company’s intends to “expand” WGNA’s original content and to “be reallocating our resources to a more diverse programming strategy and to new structures.” Here is his full statement:
After three years of investing in marquee, brand-defining dramas, WGN America has successfully expanded its audience, its reach, and its presence in the minds of viewers. In our next phase, we intend to expand our original and unique content to continue growing our relevance and appeal to the widest possible audience. To achieve this, we will be reallocating our resources to a more diverse programming strategy and to new structures, enabling us to expand both the quantity and breadth of content aired by WGN America.
This move is designed to deliver even more value to our advertising and distribution partners. To free up the resources to reach this goal, we will unfortunately not be renewing Outsiders. We are grateful to our production partners at Sony Pictures Television and the terrifically talented people who made the show possible.
What do you think? Are you still watching the Outsiders TV show? Do you think another network will pick up the third season, or do you expect it to remain cancelled? Sound off in the comments.
This is Bull**** I will never watch anything onWGN again
This is Bull**** best show on tv and WGN call and it quits. I will never watch anything on WGN again.
***k WGN . I’m tired of my favorite shows being cancelled .
Very upset. Season 2 was better then 1. I hope its picked up.
Very upset its cancelled. Season 2 was much better the season 1. I Hope someone picks it up.
My husband and I love this show!!! Tired of all the reality junk out there. If WGN still stands on their decision to not renew, then they need to remove “America” from their name. Shows like Outsiders show some of America’s heritage. That is the only show we watched on WGN and we will not watch that station again if Outsiders isn’t in the lineup.
Keep it going best show on TV now
please keep this show going I am so tired of all the reality shows which none of my family ages 57 to 92 watch we all love this show and would really hope that someone realizes a good thing when they see it. best show since sons of anarchy . I don’t understand when a good show starts the stations just cant wait to get rid of it. I guess watching men and women finding mates and old women arguing about what each other said about them is better entertainment. BRING IT BACK PLEASE!!!!!!!!
I loved the show. Please bring back the Season 3 onto some other streaming sites, like Hulu or Netflix. I learned a lot from watching the show about the life of mountain people and the folks in the city below. The characters were very intricate and the story line was very unusual and real. It was well written and well cast. I loved it. Enough of reality TV.
Well another well cast, well written show down the drain. For what? No viewers. Do a demogaphic on who is watching the show. Citizens in their 50s , 60s and 70s. That group of people who buy the products you advertise on the show. This show is appealing to this age group because WE CAN RELATE TO IT. We respect the cast. Ryan Hurst is probably the least employed actor I know of and he is magnificent!
I really loved this show! I hope there is a third season.
This is a great show that needs to continue. WGN needs to get things straightened out and keep this show going. This is the reason so many people stop watching network tv. You can’t get interested in a good show anymore because once you really get into it, someone decides that it is time to cancel it. I am sick of so-called “reality” shows taking over every network. Let’s keep some good quality shows on the air for a change.
Please sign petition to save Outsiders!!! Ipetition save the Outsiders. We need signatures.
Where is it?
Please don’t leave us hanging season 3 is a must!!! This show is awesome.
Why would they cancel this show My husband and I really enjoyed it.Why can’t these stations get their act together and keep a good show going.Really frustrating.