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?
We thoroughly enjoyed the show and we anxious to see what unfolded in the upcoming season! Please bring it back!
Really enjoyed and lots people I turned on to it asking when coming back. So upset as are my friends. Please renew…
Loved the show. Looked forward to it! Bring back please!
I love the show please renew it for a new season
My family and I couldn’t wait for the show to start every week. Bring it back, it’s a family favorite.
Loved the show and was looking forward to season two.
I loved the show and I always craved the next episode!! Please bring it back!
This was an awesome show. I could hardly wait each week for the next episode. Please bring it back.
I loved it and hope that their will be a seaso 2 please.
Loved this show! My wife and I would love to see season 2 – PLEASE!
I watched the show every week and was hoping to watch more. I had friends & family that were just beginning to watch at the end of the season. Would love for it to be renewed.
Enjoyed the show. Was hoping to see more. I would watch it if it came back on.
Our family Loved Sun Records! Every show we like seems to get cancelled!!!! Come on CMT please do another season!!!!
I LOVED THIS SHOW! Had just seen Million Dollar Quartet right before the first episode. It was very good. I was so looking forward to the second season. I am terribly disappointed that there will be no season 2!
YES! I’m very disappointed. Such a bad decision. This was one of only two shows I looked forward to. CMT didn’t give this show a fair chance or proper promotion.
The show that everyone in the family liked. Historical, comical and entertaining. I hope there is chance they bring it back.