"Nashville" is no longer
The country prime-time soap show will be cancelled by ABC after four seasons with its May 25 show the final episode, Variety reported on Thursday.
Each year, the show, starring Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere, has been on the bubble about being renewed.
"Nashville" was third in its 10 p.m., time slot, according to Nielsen with a 1.8 rating average for adults 18-49 and 6.7 million viewers, but ratings have been poor since November.
Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Will Chase, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson, Sam Palladio, Aubrey Peeples, Lennon Stella and Maisy Stella were the main actors in the show. Britton and Panettiere played rival stars Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes.
The series also spawned numerous soundtracks, including one released today by Big Machine, and tours.
More news for Nashville (TV show)
- 06/10/16: "Nashville" is back
- 11/20/15: "Nashville" drops a surprise
- 11/11/15: Esten becomes "Like New"
- 10/30/15: Nashville coming yet again
CD reviews for Nashville (TV show)
What made the music on ABC's Nashville effective for two seasons was that it felt like a lead character. The cat fighting between the two lead women made for some catchy arena ready revenge anthems and lost love ballads. This year, the music takes a back seat and does not pull its weight standing alone in the musical landscape.
Several of the previous four soundtracks have charted, some hitting the top spot. The cast's Ryman shows sold out in less than an hour. ...
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