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 love Sun Records! One of the best programs ever, please bring it back. Very disappointed to hear there might not be a season 2.
I really love this series. Please bring it back.
Sun Records is a really good show. It grabbed my attention and had me sitting in front of the TV for every episode. I was anxiously awaiting the next season only to find out the show had been canceled. VERY Disappointed!!! Who are the geniuses that make these dumbass moves? Terrible decision!!! Terrible Terrible Terrible!!!
Really good show. Great history of rock & roll.
We watched all episodes. Take some of the other crap off TV and give us our show back!
Loved this dhow pLease bring it back This is the only decent show lately
Loved this show,, much better than Nashville with its terrible actors. Bring it back.
I’m 80 lived when all that started. Really enjoy the memories. Season 2 would be great.
This show was amazing, omg why cancel it? Bring it back please
Why cancel season 2!!? I loved the show and was looking forward to season 2!!
I am so sad!?! I was invested with all the Characters, eager to see where the storylines would lead to music history! Please bring the show back or do a long series on Hulu or Netflix, it was that good!!!
Sincerely,
Carol Anne Kelley
We really enjoyed the first season and are very disappointed that it was canceled. We sure hope you reconsider.
I loved this show. I am so disappointed. It needed more promotion!! Bring it back!
Loved the show and I hope they do a season 2…….
I am very disappointed that Sun Records will not be returning. I watched every episode of season 1 and not because it followed Nashville, a show I don’t watch. The characters on Sun Records were interesting and the music was great.
I loved this show…what a unique look into their young lives…cmon bring it back.