Well, there’s one singing competition that won’t be back next season. The Sing-Off has been cancelled after three seasons on the NBC.
Hosted by Nick Lachey, this TV series seeks to find the most-talented a capella singing group in America. Judges have included Ben Folds, Shawn Stockman, Nicole Scherzinger, and Sara Bareilles. The judges decide who advances to the finale and the final winners are determined by viewer votes. The champs take home a Sony recording contract and $200,000.
The Sing-Off began in December 2009 as a short-run series with just four episodes. It did reasonably well — averaging a 2.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.9 million viewers — so the peacock network brought it back for season two.
It returned in December 2010, expanded to five episodes, and the ratings rose 26% — to an average of a 2.9 in the demo with 8.6 million viewers.
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NBC decided to take another chance and give The Sing-Off a two-hour timeslot on the fall schedule with 11 episodes. That gamble didn’t pay off and the ratings were much lower. By the end of the season, The Sing-Off averaged a 1.5 in the demo with 4.56 million.
On our NBC Ratings Report Card, which measures the relative demo performance of TV shows on the network, The Sing-Off has an “C-” grade. The network has now cancelled the show.
NBC could have brought it back for another limited run, perhaps over the summer or in December but were likely hesitant to flood their schedule with yet another singing/talent competition. America’s Got Talent has been very successful for them over the summer months and NBC plans to run two cycles of The Voice next season. There just wasn’t a place on the schedule for The Sing-Off any longer.
What do you think? Do you think NBC should have kept The Sing-Off, perhaps run it in December? Are you sorry to hear that it’s been cancelled and won’;t be back for a fourth season?
They should keep the sing off. U really get to see who really has talent. sorry to see it go.
Huge mistake. This was the ONLY good vocal talent show on TV.
Can’t believe that you would get rid of Sing Off! We LOVED that show!! BRING IT BACK TO NBC!!!! The talent on that show was so much better than so many of the other singing shows that are on today!
Very disappointed that the Sing Off won’t be back. I have been looking forward to it through a very long summer of blase TV. NBC has made the wrong choice again. Hope they reconsider, but with the Voice producing more flash I’m not very suprised.
Absolutely loved the show! This is talent at it’s best. A huge mistake on the part of NBC. Maybe NBC now stands for Nothing But Crap.
I am so blasted angry. Bad call NBC to keep the crud on tv and reject the real talent.
If another network picks up this great show I will cancel NBC!
I was shocked and stunned to learn that Sing Off was cancelled. It was an amazing demonstration of talent where every musical sound originated from the mouths of the performers–far and away my favorite show the past 2 years (I missed season 1). It has motivated me to explore music by various a cappella groups, such as Straight No Chaser and others. I would strongly encourage giving it another chance!
Very disappointed! The Sing Off was the best show on TV! 🙁
This show was amazing. It truly showed a deep appreciation of what music truly is about- performing harmoniously with others. I am truly sad now that it is cancelled for it was something I was inspired by as a musician.
The only singing talent show worth watching on TV and it gets cancelled… I am very disappointed. The only reason I had cable TV at all was to watch this show. Now, I will be cancelling my cable.
It was a wonderful show with excetpional talent that you do not see in other talent shows. These preformers are on their own to stay on key and create they instrument affects. It is too bad that America’s Got Talent and the Voice out rated them because they have nothing to compare to this type of talent.
I am disappointed to not have the Sing Off back. I was waiting for the season to start and to find out it will not return is disappointing… I hope it will return because it is different then other singing competitions and it is worth watching.
It’s nice to see young people gathered together to make music, without band support. Pure talent. Sometimes we need to look at ourselves, instead of the bottom line
WE LOVED THE SING OFF! Bring it back. Booo to American Idol!