JamesG
05-08-2017, 05:19 PM
"Frequency" and "No Tomorrow" Canceled by The CW
by Lesley Goldberg, Kate Stanhope
May 8, 2017
The CW has axed two of its freshman dramas, "Frequency" and "No Tomorrow", The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Neither show was expected to return.
They were the first CW shows in years to not get additional episode pickups.
"Frequency" was a combination of two of the season's most popular trends: time travel and movie reboots. Starring Peyton List and Riley Smith, the show had a small movie fan base to build on from the start.
The Warner Bros. TV first-year series couldn't connect with viewers, averaging just a 0.4 rating and 1.5 million viewers — not enough to justify a back-nine pickup.
Meanwhile, The CW had high hopes for "No Tomorrow" to join the ranks of light hour-long entries "Jane the Virgin" and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (and for star Tori Anderson to break out in the same way Golden Globe winners Gina Rodriguez and Rachel Bloom have).
But the apocalyptic comedy from CBS TV Studios failed to enter the awards conversation like "Jane" and "Crazy". The first-year comedy, from Jane alum Corinne Brinkerhoff, mustered just a 0.3 average rating and 1 million viewers and failed to earn a back-nine pickup.
The CW's 2016-17 freshman class wraps at one-for-three, with only mid-season drama "Riverdale" — based on DC's Archie Comics characters — going on to earn a second season.
Next up for The CW will be determining the fate of bubble shows "iZombie" and "The Originals", as well as deciding which of its six pilots will move to series.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/frequency-no-tomorrow-canceled-at-cw-1001320?
by Lesley Goldberg, Kate Stanhope
May 8, 2017
The CW has axed two of its freshman dramas, "Frequency" and "No Tomorrow", The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Neither show was expected to return.
They were the first CW shows in years to not get additional episode pickups.
"Frequency" was a combination of two of the season's most popular trends: time travel and movie reboots. Starring Peyton List and Riley Smith, the show had a small movie fan base to build on from the start.
The Warner Bros. TV first-year series couldn't connect with viewers, averaging just a 0.4 rating and 1.5 million viewers — not enough to justify a back-nine pickup.
Meanwhile, The CW had high hopes for "No Tomorrow" to join the ranks of light hour-long entries "Jane the Virgin" and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (and for star Tori Anderson to break out in the same way Golden Globe winners Gina Rodriguez and Rachel Bloom have).
But the apocalyptic comedy from CBS TV Studios failed to enter the awards conversation like "Jane" and "Crazy". The first-year comedy, from Jane alum Corinne Brinkerhoff, mustered just a 0.3 average rating and 1 million viewers and failed to earn a back-nine pickup.
The CW's 2016-17 freshman class wraps at one-for-three, with only mid-season drama "Riverdale" — based on DC's Archie Comics characters — going on to earn a second season.
Next up for The CW will be determining the fate of bubble shows "iZombie" and "The Originals", as well as deciding which of its six pilots will move to series.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/frequency-no-tomorrow-canceled-at-cw-1001320?