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It doesn’t look like the Sandoval family’s troubles will have a second season. ABC is dropping the Promised Land TV series after next week’s fifth episode. The Good Doctor will return to its Monday night timeslot on February 28th, weeks earlier than planned.
A family drama series, the Promised Land TV show stars John Ortiz, Cecilia Suárez, Augusto Aguilera, Christina Ochoa, Mariel Molino, Tonatiuh Elizarraraz, Andres Velez, Katya Martín, Rolando Chusan, and Bellamy Young. Yul Vazquez, Julio Macias, Ariana Guerra, Kerri Medders, Tom Amandes, Natalia del Riego, and Miguel Angel Garcia recur. The story revolves around two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in California’s Sonoma Valley. Joe Sandoval (Ortiz) is the patriarch of his family who took a small vineyard owned by a former rival and turned it into a wine and beverage empire, Heritage Vineyard. Along the way, he alienated many — including members of his own family. More than just a savvy corporate fighter, Joe can do every job there is to do on a vineyard, but finds himself at a crossroads when an enemy from his past resurfaces. His wife, Lettie (Suarez), will do anything to keep her family intact, despite all its fraying allegiances. Their children are highly capable Veronica (Ochoa), estranged Antonio (Tonatiuh), party-girl Carmen (Molino), erratic Junior (Garcia), and stepson Mateo (Aguilera), the hardworking and highly capable general manager of the vineyard. Meanwhile, immigrants Carlos (Velez), Billy (Chusan), Juana (Martin), and Rosa (Guerra) cross the Mexican border in search of a better life.
The first season of Promised Land averages a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.72 million viewers in the live+same day ratings (including DVR playback through 3:00 AM). It’s ABC’s lowest-rated scripted series of the season and last night’s episode hit a new low with a 0.15 demo and 1.54 million. While the show does pick up viewers in the delayed viewing, the drama continues to be a very low-rated show.
Production on the show’s 10-episode season will be completed and the remaining episodes will be released each week on Hulu. Episode six will be released on Hulu on March 1st. As to the chances of a second season, Deadline lists the series as cancelled.
“Promised Land is a beautifully executed and tremendously entertaining series of which everyone at our company is extremely proud,” an ABC rep said in a statement to TVLine. “We know it has a passionate audience that is very invested in this show, and those viewers will be able to stream all subsequent episodes exclusively on Hulu every Tuesday for the rest of the season.”
What do you think? Have you watched the Promised Land TV show on ABC? Do you wish that this series would have been renewed for a second season?
So sad. I love this show. My mom and i watched it together so we will both miss it immensely. I’m surprised the ratings were so low since it seemed to have all the parts that make for a good series. I hope they change their minds…
I loved this show…I do not watch the Good Doctor….it is stupid tv…
Loved this show. I want it to continue.
I’m very sad. I really enjoyed watching this
Love this show. Finally a great show to look forward to seeing on Monday nights and they go and cancel it. There’s other show’s that don’t as good of a story line but they keep the crappy ones. Very disipointed.
I’m disgusted that ABC is canceling this and not even finishing the first season. You could cancel one of your reality shows instead
This was a good show sad to see it Go
That was a good show. The Good doctor is not a good show. ABC won’t be getting my business on Monday night.
I have not watched….,I don’t know what it’s about. Therefore, I have no opinion on the show .
Evertytime we finally find a great new series to watch..somehow AbC decides to pull the plug…I’d like to know who EXACTLY has input regarding the Nielsens…surely they have no taste in good tv…I’d like to give my opinion!
Love this show.Promised Land
I loved Promise Land and watched every episode. There are other shows that deserve to be canceled buy this is not one of them.
I love this new series! And I find it unfair that you are removing it from ABC after the 5th episode. I believe the rest of the season should be able to be viewed on The ABC network! I do not have a subscription to HULU so I will not be able to finish the season!! #FRUSTRATEDVIEWER
I don’t have Hulu either or Netflix. This isn’t right. I’m very upset too
We really like this series..prefer it to kings of Napa..Same kind of complicated family drama..please don’t cancel it..let’s give it a little more time. Some very interesting characters and very few Latinx shows on..
I truly enjoyed the series. I don’t think the show was given a fair chance to pick up speed. I know the beginning of the series was a bit difficult for some to accept but it is a reality. I’m very saddened to hear about the cancellation of the show. But I will enjoy the remaining episodes at Hulu.