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What fate awaits the Macon seven? Has the Underground TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on WGN America? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Underground season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What’s This TV Show About?
Airing on the WGN America cable channel, Underground stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, Jessica De Gouw, Alano Miller, and Christopher Meloni. The cast also includes Christopher Backus, Marc Blucas, Reed Diamond, James Lafferty, Amirah Vann, Bokeem Woodbine, Aisha Hinds, Jasika Nicole, Michael Trotter, Jesse Luken, Sadie Stratton, and Robert Christopher Riley. In the second season, John Legend will guest star as abolitionist Frederick Douglass. A historical drama, Underground follows the heroes of the Underground Railroad who harnessed every bit of their wits, strength, and grit in order to escape slavery and live as free men and women. In season two, their fight for freedom continues, even as tragedy strikes.
Season Two Ratings
The second season of Underground averaged a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 567,000 viewers. Compared to season one, that’s down by 40% and down by 43%, respectively. Learn how Underground stacks up against WGN America’s other TV shows.
Telly’s Take
At the beginning of the season, I thought that Underground would be renewed because of its ratings. Now that Outsiders has been cancelled, it’s looking like WGN America wants to get out of the scripted series business. I have a feeling this will be the last season for the series, at least on this channel. I will keep an eye on the ratings, my ear to the ground, and will update this page when I have news to share. Subscribe to be notified of Underground cancellation or renewal news.
5/30/17 update: Underground has been cancelled by WGN America. Details here.
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What do you think? Were you hoping that the Underground TV show would be renewed for a third season? Are you sad that WGN America has cancelled this TV series, instead?
I’m not sure what drugs the upper crust of WGN America are taking but for us it’s clear! Definitely strong and extremely mind altering! There is however another explanation for it, Stupidity!!!! Underground and Outsiders were two of the best new shows on the air and they are together being cancelled! Can someone give a reasonable explanation for this? These two shows were heads above the rest, no contest! So what do they substitute with…….? 1970 reruns? They are clearly missing the Big Picture because of the **** in their brains!!!!▫️
Yes! Please renew, we love this show. We have been missing it! Forget WGN. This is also a great educational show. I’ve grown to love the characters. Please come back!!
Please-please bring back Underground S3 – we should start a penny fund to bring it back! WGN rotten tomatoes for cancelling the show!
The fact that WGN cancelled the series after the second season really pissed me off. The show was very well produced showing all sides of the time period. I watched every week and thought I knew what was happening next, but they threw curves in there just when you thought you had it right. Anyway I remain hopeful that John Legend and co. Will find a network that isn’t afraid to back the SHOW UNDERGROUND !!!#!#
Underground is a Wonderful show. Some of the characters were real people, but the individual stories are made up. I’ve never read anywhere that the Macon 7 were real people. Harriet Tubman, Patti Cannon & a few other characters were real people, & the stories were made up based on things, they actually did for the cause. There were also actual tribes of Native Americans that helped, hid & helped slaves escape along the Underground Railroad. It took some of those tribes many years to be recognized by the fed. government as an official Native American tribe, instead of ”… Read more »
Underground Season 1 & 2 we’re GREAT!!! Sad to see upon checking for release date that season 3 was not renewed. Underground & Outsiders put WGN on the map for Me, My Family & Friends. With these shows cancelled WGN is Useless to Us. Now, We really don’t care if WGN is Included in our satellite programming package or Not!!!!