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?
I am very disappointed in this decision. Bad choice CMT.
Loved Sun Records Tv show. It was so Good!!! So much Music History and Civil Rights History! The actors are absolutely wonderful!! Congrats to the casting staff!!! Please bring it back for a second season!! I actually went to Memphis because this Tv show gave me the fever!!!!!
Just toured the iconic Sun Records studio in Memphis and after touring spoke with guide who sadly informed me of no season 2. Are you insane????? Such a true to life series depicting an unforgettable time in our country’s music history! Hope someone out there picks up the rights move forward with this truly inspiring and informative drama! So sad :o(
a great show down the tubes-sooooo sad
We are so disappointed! Chad Michael Murray was awesome. We were really looking forward to the next season.
This was my husbands and my fav new show!!! Dang it!! Put it back on!!
Oh come on! The show was just getting an audience. Great show, but it had just got momentum with a mere 8 episodes. Someone please pick this up. So disappointed.
I have been looking forward to seeing season two of Sun Records. I hope the powers that be will renew it for a second season.
Renew Sun Records. Musical history buffs will watch with intent. These are stories BEST TOLD and will create a cult following the likes of which you’ve always wanted.
I was really looking for to season two.With so much junk on TV I thought this was really good
Sorry to see it not renewed. Such a good history lesson on the lives of some very important singers.
I enjoyed Sun Records and was looking forward to seeing the new season. I’m disappointed It’s not going to happen a time soon.
Show was superbly cast, somewhat rare these days. There is SOME MUCH MORE material to be covered. A dead on cinch for sponsers to renew this very entertaining show.
Please give us a season 2 of sun records I’m from Queensland Australia and loved this show so did all my family and was so excited about another season you need Australia to see your show on there channels so please please give us another season was so looking forward to see how this story progresses thank you Chrissy
I was looking forward to the second season of sun records was disappointed to hear it may canceled hopefully it’ll be revisited and we will have a season two