Smash has been sent packing. The musical drama will finish its season on Saturday nights. While the peacock network hasn’t said that the show’s been cancelled, there’s no way they’re bringing it back for a third season.
Smash follows a cast and production team in New York as they try to mount a new Broadway musical. This season, the ensemble cast includes Debra Messing, Christian Borle, Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport, Megan Hilty, Anjelica Huston, Leslie Odom Jr., Jeremy Jordan, Krysta Rodriguez, and Andy Mientus.
Last season, Smash was a moderate success for NBC, thanks in part to the strong lead-in support from The Voice. It averaged a 2.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.74 million total viewers.
This season, Smash has really suffered without the reality competition’s support. The six episodes that have aired thus far have averaged a mere 1.0 in the demo with 3.48 million.
Other than Fashion Star on Friday nights, Smash is currently NBC’s lowest-rated series.
While there’s no way NBC will be making a third season, there is positivenews. NBC appears to be commited to letting the remaining 11 episodes air. Smash will start running on Saturday nights on April 6th, at 9pm.
What do you think? Are you sad about Smash’s fate? Do you like the show this season?
Smash is my favorite tv show!!! I can not believe it won’t be on next season. I hope things turn around in the ratings for the show or I will be so sad.
WHY WHY WHY? this a great show! All great shows get cancelled and crappy shows stay on! whatever! I love this cast and this show! so sad!!!
YES!!!!!! Love this show: entertaining without too much sex and pretty clean
I love smash and will be devasted if it gets cancelled. …..I beg the powers to be to just leave it!!!!!!!!
I really enjoy this show. Don’t cancel it.
Love the show. Nothing else like it on tv.
I agree with Jill-O. I absolutely love SMASH. I love the music, the dancing, the characters, the theme. Please don’t cancel the show. I followed Kathleen McPhee on American Idol and now she has her own show. Every show that has some wholesomeness to it gets cancelled.
We love the show and hate to see it go. The talent is spectacular and the production numbers first rate.
I love the show!
Absolutely love this show and it is a shame if it is discontinued.
Love the show. Time slots have always been hard to follow. So I Save it and watch at my convenience. NBC didn’t do the show justice. Last season had big gaps in airing shows. This seaon its all over the place.
Sometimes I think the Broadcasters WANT a show to fail, this one is a perfect example. Shame
Enjoy the show. Not sure where the plot(s) are going. It seems to be drifting of late. Great entertaining cast.
Very upset that SMASH is cancelled! I loved this show. Why is it being cancelled? There is nothing on TV and now you are removing a good show, thanks!
I love Smash and I will be very disappointed if it is cancelled. Moving it to Saturday is a death sentence. I think it is one of the most entertaining shows on television. It needed a better time slot, not a worse slot!
Lived it