Though critics and some fans loved it, Starz has announced that they have canceled their Party Down series after two seasons and 20 episodes.
Co-created by Dan Etheridge, John Enbom, Paul Rudd, and Rob Thomas, Party Down revolves around a team of Los Angeles caterers. They’re really a group of aspiring actors, writers, and musicians who are working to pay the bills while waiting for their big break. The cast has included Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Lizzy Caplan, Martin Starr, Megan Mullally, Ryan Hansen, Jane Lynch, and Jennifer Coolidge.
Starz has been trying to differentiate itself from the other pay-for-view channels. Some attempts have been more successful than others. While Party Down did attract a cult following, it was ultimately too small a group to necessitate a third season.
The season (now series) finale of Party Down attracted a 0.0 rating (that’s not a typo) in the coveted 18-49 demographic and just 74,000 viewers. If the departure of Scott (and Lynch before him) didn’t seal the show’s fate, numbers like these certainly did.
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When the series was renewed for season two, Stephan Shelanski, EVP of Starz programming, said, “Starz aims to give our audience fresh, original and enormously entertaining originals to accompany our lineup of hit feature films, and Party Down certainly fit that bill its first season… The comedic pedigree of the cast not only complements the incredible writing, but cements the show as one of a handful of truly original comedies on the air today.”
Today, Shelanski’s statement sung a different tune. It said, “After careful consideration, we’ve decided not to continue on with subsequent seasons of Party Down and Gravity. We’re grateful to everyone involved in the shows, and are proud to have had them on the channel. Starz remains committed to aggressively expanding our original programming lineup.”
What do you think? Are you sorry to see Party Down go? How would you have ended the series?
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Honestly one of the funniest shows ive seen. Id put it up there with shows like Veep and Curb. I rewatch those two seasons often. Sad that it got canceled maybe one day they will bring it back.
The only reason why this show got cancelled was because it was on STARZ. No one plays for it. If you pay for any Premium channel you pay for HBO. This show would of done better on network television
GOD DAMN IT!!!
Best show I’ve ever seen. Hands down.
Party Down is so funny, one of the best shows ive ever seen, why does it have to be cancelled? :[
Are you kidding me! They canceled this show. This was the funniest show on TV, and if it wasn’t on starz It would have been HUGE!!!
starz ur a bunch of IDOTZ show ruled, and if ur a stoner ruled more.
This show was ******* epic this is ********.
This show is so genius! Why cancel???? Sounds like it needed to go to another
Network get someone who knows how to market it and get it seen. Hopefully
They’ll try to get it over tO HBO
Party Down was a great show…..you should reconsider reinstating it.
This show was bloody genius i can’t believe they decided against continuing for a third season.
This is the only time Starz would be on in my house–Too bad, great show;-(
What a let down. I was looking forward to the 3rd season. How could starz not realize the power of the Party down following? Who does that? So now we have crap in replacement. Wow!
Thanks, if I could get out of having starz through Directv I would just to rebel their decision. Kiss my shut your mouth starz.
c’mon are you serious? Starz came out with a show thats comparable with hbo’s entourage but made it more realistic and way funnier…and stopping the series at that? worst blue balls ever
YOU KNOW WHAT@@$%#$%^%^$
PARTY DOWN is the ****ing greatest show of alll f***ingggggg time. YOU DONT EVEN ******’ KNOW!