Network: CMT
Episodes: Eight (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: February 23, 2017 — April 13, 2017
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Chad Michael Murray, Billy Gardell, Drake Milligan, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Trevor Donovan, Keir O’Donnell, Jennifer Holland, Margaret Anne Florence, and Kerry D. Holliday.
TV show description:
A music business drama, the Sun Records TV show unfolds in Memphis, Tennessee, during the first turbulent years of the Civil Rights movement and the birth of rock ‘n’ roll.
Sam Phillips (Chad Michael Murray), shepherds young musicians Johnny Cash (Kevin Fonteyne), Elvis Presley (Drake Milligan), Carl Perkins (Dustin Ingram) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Christian Lees). These up-and-coming white musicians combine hillbilly country music, with the ’50s R&B sound of African American artists.
Drawing on the seminal works of Muddy Waters, B.B. King (Castro Coleman), Fats Domino, and Ike Turner (Kerry D. Holliday), these artists made musical history. The series documents them, as they rocket to fame. Meanwhile, the nation is swept up by political changes and protests.
Series Finale:
Episode #8; “Finishing School”
First aired: April 13, 2018
Colonel Tom Parker (Gardell) presses to take over Elvis’ career, but Sam struggles with the decision to let his star go. Jerry Lee’s philandering catches up with him, and Johnny Cash (Fonteyne) starts his own band. (Courtesy CMT.)
What do you think? Do you watch the Sun Records TV show? Should it be cancelled or renewed for another season on CMT?
Best written/acting cast, storyline I’ve ever seen on CMT show in a long time. I had it programed on my DVR just so I wouldn’t miss a episode and couldn’t wait until the next week, that excited. I love that time period of our lives when music was just starting and bringing entertainment to our lives. Music makes the world go round & everything better.
Please don’t cancel my favorite show ever!!!! The best story/show ever on CMT.
Please renew it. Please bring it back. Love the storyline an it rich history of my home.
Sun record should definitely continue. It was poorly promoted in first season more would have watched if they knew about it.
I cannot believe anyone can be dumb enough to even consider not doing another five seasons at least. It’s one of the best shows I have ever seen. Yes we know all the well publicised facts about after these legends were famous but I love hearing about them BEFORE they made it big. That’s what makes this show FABULOUS. Whoever is causing this doubt & holding up production should be fired & replaced immediately. If they can’t see a winner when it’s glaring at them they shouldn’t be in the job. There must be millions like me all waiting for… Read more »
loved ,loved ,loved this show couldn’t wait for the next episode . Have been to sun records many times and this show really puts you there . Please bring it back .
Yes please bring this show back…….. Put it on regular CMT so all of us can watch it! It was gone before I could finish watching season 1. Very disappointed by the choice to force me to add CMT HD to my line up so I could watch this amazing show!
Loved this show!! Even our 3 and 5 year old watched with us! Please renew!
So disappointed in CMT! Sun Records was a great show and the cast was perfect. Why cancel such a good series with so much more of the story left to be told. CMT .,. We the fans invest our time xnd commit to a series but you do not. So sad.
Show should be renewed, very good. Seems like when ever a good new show starts it gets cancelled. guess its time to give up on TV. Disappointed in CMT
Sun records is a great show !! Please don’t cancel it !!!!
Loved the show! So glad we Visited Memphis and toured Sunrecords just prior to first season airing. My husband and I hated for the season to end! Please bring back another season.
A really good show compared to the others that are still playing. What was the reason to have the show cancelled?
Please renew it! It was a wonderful series with terrific music – and so well done. If CMT doesn’t want it – sell it to another station – REELZ for instance! I miss this series already.
Renew it – please!!! It was a wonderful series, and the music was terrific. I agree it should be sold to another network if CMT doesn’t want it (REELZ??) I miss it already