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.
There needs to be a season 3! The network can’t just leave us hanging!
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This show is AWESOME
Season 3, 4, 5,….. Please
I want a season 3 this was off the hook
I need another season of outsiders I love this show and the fact that its wonderful to see people living so free as a family my favorite characters are hasil ferrale and his girl and I love all the characters really even the sherriff and I feel that there is way more to their story it can not end yet get it back please
Coal wars in these states where based on better work conditions, pay and benefits! The show itself is interesting… but not factual!
I’m very upset about not having a third season of the outsiders TV show. To leave off where they left off is not a season finale I am disappointed and upset. I’m still in shock about it. It’s a great show and where it left off there has to be a season three. I would definitely watch it. I have other people who watch it and this is very disappointing. I truly hope that they can figure this out and have another season.
What a great show and to leave us in suspense and never get to see what’s going to happen wrong on the part of network they could have done even a 3 part series to the people who pay for the service I would not start watching anything done buy this provider in fair that they can not and will not finish what they started it very irresponsible and not business mind for your network you could have finished up something like I said you don’t have to do another 13 episodes just a few to complete the show very… Read more »
How dare they cancel the show. This network needs to hire smarter people. Done with there network on strike
I am waiting for season three of the outsiders I have to know what happens next
Definitely need a season 3!