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?
My husband and I REALLY ENJOYED Sun Records! I can’t believe that CMT kept Nashville, and cancelled Sun Records!! Sun Records was so entertaining! The acting is awesome! Please bring it back or move it to another station!
Such a good show and good history lesson on people that changed our music world so much. Such trash is ok tv now, this show was a breath of fresh air!!! The real deal!!! Really bummed it’s not coming back…we watched this as a family and my kids learned history from their grandparents
My husband and I loved Sun Records. I can’t believe it’s been cancelled (and that “Still the King” is still on). All the actors played a great role with their character. I was really looking forward to season two. BRING THIS SHOW BACK!
Watched it and wish CMT would renew
I think it is heartless to get fans hooked on a TV series and cancel it without warning and leave loyal fans dangling, hoping for more, only to find their heros will not return.
Please Discontinue this practice.
I loved it! Way better than Nashville for me!
Loved Chad M Murray and the entire show. Please bring it back again!!!
C’mon guys
BRING TI BACK
Great show and history lesson at the same time
Why why why we loved it such a great show. Please CMT bring Sun Records back
Thank you
As an aspiring singer this shoe inspires me and johnny cash and Elvis are my idols PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING IT BACK IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME
Greatest shoe I have ever watched PLEASE PLEASE make more episodes it means so much to my grandpa and me
Love the show, hope ya’ll change your mind and make more episodes
Was waiting for Sun Records to come back for the 2nd season. It was a great addition to CMT and a perfect companion to Nashville. Hope it gets revived!!!!
Why do all the good shows get cancelled. I loved Sun Records and wish you would reconsider and bring it back.
OMG a show people really get into and y’all drop it. WTF are you thinking. Been waiting for it to come back. Screw all of you.