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?
Bring it Back!!!
I was searching the internet to see when Season 2 was going to start. Very disappointed that there will be no Season 2. Thought the cast was great and very entertaining.
why did they cancel when there was still so much story to tell
I am so mad this show was cancelled. I work in an office with all ladies & we loved to talk about the show the night after it aired. Why do they cancel all the good shows & leave junk shows. Bring it back!!!
What in the heck is CMT thinking? What a great show!! This was exciting and educational about music history all in one. I felt this show was giving the younger people exposure to the roots of rock n roll and I saw first hand 5 kids start to listen, enjoy and play music from the 50’s.
Damn it, BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!
I still cant believe this show was cancelled. what a waste of a great show, super talented actors – and the writing was fun and interesting. Why was it cancelled.
PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!!!
please bring it back the actors and show is really great and i think their stories should be known and told to a new generations of Rock n Rollers.
Sorry to read this. I was looking forward to the new season.
This was a great show; it’s sad, and seems silly, that it was cancelled even though it did “quite well.” So much junk on, and they cancel the good stuff.
Really great show was hoping for more.
Should have give it a chance good show very stupid
Loved the show. Hope to see more….the story was just getting good!
It should have been renewed! My husband and I both loved it!!
I’m 14 and i loved watching Sun Records. I’ve listened to Elvis, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis since i was 9. It’s hard for me to find a show that interests me. Sun Records was a show that I looked forward to and I was so excited to watch season 2. Please bring it back.