Cancel your season two plans, fans. There will be no second season of the Sun Records TV show on CMT. The story is ending with one season and has already been removed from the press site. The series is set in Memphis, Tennessee, during the early days of the Civil Rights movement and the birth of rock ‘n’ roll.
A music business drama, Sun Records stars Chad Michael Murray, Billy Gardell, Drake Milligan, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees, and Jonah Lees. The CMT cast also includes: Trevor Donovan, Keir O’Donnell, Jennifer Holland, Margaret Anne Florence, and Kerry D. Holliday.
Deadline reports:
While Nashville — which is half-way though its first season on CMT and fifth overall — has been renewed for a 16-episode sixth season, there are no plans to extend its companion, 8-episode period drama Sun Records, which chronicles the birth of rock ‘n’ roll, CMT’s head of development Jayson Dinsmore told Deadline.
“Originally we had planned for it to be a three-night events, and we morphed the development into a limited-run series,” Dinsmore said of Sun Records, which got a boost by airing behind Nashville. “It always was to be a limited-run series. It did extremely well but there are no current plans for additional episodes. We may revisit. You never know, because it did quite well.”
Sun Records: A Look at the Ratings
The first season of Sun Records averaged a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 585,000 viewers. While those ratings seem low in comparison to broadcast network TV series, they fall between the other CMT TV shows we are tracking (i.e. Nashville and Still the King).
What do you think? Did you watch the first season of the Sun Records TV series? Do you think CMT should have cancelled or renewed it for season two?
Please don’t cancel Sun Records
I taped it every week. I liked the show. Please renew it for Season 2.
I looked forward to watching Sun Records. I thought it was a very good show getting better each week. I will admit after the first episode I had my doubts but it got better and better.
I love the show! It is great! Watching the 3 boys growing up and becoming the greats is what CMT should be all about. If it weren’t for them you wouldn’t be here today. I want to see how they became the starts that they became. Show that story to me. Continue that story for me! This show is the best TV has had to offer to me and I am only 45! I mean really? I watch Grey’s, Scandal, How to Get away with Murder, Bachelor Nation! But this show was my go to show!! How could you possibly… Read more »
Please change your mind! This was the best show ever! As a music teacher I loved learning about the history behind the 3 men. I loved how you brought them to life. Out of all the shows even the Prime Time ones I loved this show the most! How could you cancel this one? This decision makes no sense to me at all! I liked this one better than Nashville! And that says a lot! You would be crazy to not bring this one back!
I love the show please renew it for another season
Please reconsider, great show! Only show we watch on CMT.
Bring it back! This was the first show in YEARS that was had it all! Drama, romance, comedy, action and entertainment all set in a time of history that draws everyone and anyone in! WHY would a show like that be cancelled??? Please PLEASE BRING IT BACK!
i get really tired of networks cancelling good shows while letting crap go on and on. Sun Records was very good and a story that needs to be told whoever decided to cancel this show should be fired for being an idiot
renew!
Overall this was a very good show. The casting was excellent , the story line was very interesting but the problem I had with it, and may be why the ratings were low was the fact that it took too long to tell the story. It seemed like they tried to stretch the content to get more episodes. The acting performances made up for the lack luster production though. Hootie’s cameo was a nice touch. Elvis was cast perfectly. More time should have been spent with his character since he is… you know, the King. I would have definitely Watched… Read more »
I really enjoyed this show and I am very disappointed that it will no longer be on!
Sad. I really liked this show. It brought me to the channel even. Now that it’s gone I won’t have any reason to watch cmt anymore.
I am so disappointed!!!! The actors were absolutely spot on …love Sam Phillips actor….they were all great!! Great show and I just do not understand only 1 season BRING IT BACK…..PLEASE. Wonderful depiction of the early years, the in between time to stardom, many things I didn’t know☹️☹️
Loved this series and was looking forward to a season two.