The sun has set on Southland on TNT. The cable channel has decided to end the show after five seasons.
The ratings took a serious hit in season five, dropping to 1.44 million viewers and a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Some of the cast booked pilots just in case but pledged to return if Southland ended up getting a sixth year.
Here’s a statement from TNT:
TNT has made the difficult decision not to renew Southland for another season. We are enormously proud of Southland, which stands as one of the best police dramas ever made.
Executive producers John Wells, Chris Chulack and Jonathan Lisco, along with creator Ann Biderman and our partners at Warner Bros. Television, have given us five seasons of powerful, unforgettable storytelling, for which we are deeply grateful.
We also want to thank the amazing cast for their impassioned, no-holds-barred performances, and the production team for their tenacity shooting on the streets of real-world Los Angeles. We wish everyone associated with Southland the very best.
What do you think? Are you sorry that the show has been cancelled?
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56 Comments on "Southland: Cancelled by TNT, No Season Six"
Southland was a great show.. i was sorry to see it cancel.. hard to believe it didn’t carry the ratings
sorry to see his was canceled it was one of my favorite shows. showed a side of thepolice job that is rarely seen.
I’ve been in Law Enforcement 18 years and this show was as close to realistic as possible. One of the many ridiculous decisions made by Hollywood executives. No wonder people start watching reality shows! We get invested in quality acting and then it’s taken away with no solid ending. Thanks for nothing!
REAL Hollywood Actors wanted!!!
I’ll miss this show; I looked forward to seeing it each season since it first aired. The characters were as real as they come; maybe we’re just ready yet for a show that reveals a world few of us could understand.
Another quality show cancelled . Put more garbage on so I can give up tv altogether. Jim
One of the best shows out there…Very disappointed to hear it won’t be back:( Sorry to
say that it doesn’t surprise me…quality shows are a dying breed…..
I really miss this show. It was well written and well acted.
Wtf this was the best cop show ever. How can u pull the plug.
only the good die young! great show much like third watch, but better
I can’t believe this show is cancelled! There is no other show that tells the truth of what is really going on in a police officer head. This show was really making me feel that real people took the time to actually observe real police officers and see that they are not ******** and have inner struggles with protected the peace! This just sucks! I was really looking forward to this season. I guess I’ll have to watch all those fake shows like Hawaii 50. This is bullshit! Coming from a peace officer!
How can a show as fake as Bones be so popular and last so long and a show as good as Southland get cancelled so quickly, This blows!!!!
Really looked forward to this show – one of the best – great cast and great story lines….
I agree with every post on how GREAT this show was!!! I don’t understand how TNT could cancel such a great show. SMDH. 🙁
So Wrong!!! You really can’t leave it hanging like that…..I have been a fan of this show since the NBC boneheads canceled it. Now you do? Here’s some irony, Southland is better at depicting reality than reality shows…….which is now what I am left with….Thanks for nothing…..Please somebody, pick this show up!!!! I am sorry about the ratings, there are too many people out there with remotes that are clueless about great tv….. don’t let them spoil this for the rest of us……Really, now I have to watch Stars diving?????? Really??????