ABC's "Pan Am" is now Officially Gone

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"Pan Am" Canceled: ABC Series Officially Grounded
06/20/2012


"Pan Am" is officially dead. Sony was attempting to get "Pan Am" a new home after ABC canceled the low-rated series, but the revival failed to take off.

In a letter to World Wings International, a non-profit organization of former Pan Am flight attendants, Nancy Hult Ganis, a former Pan Am flight attendant and executive producer on the ABC series, made the announcement.

"After ABC cancelled the show, there was a gallant effort by the team at Sony to resurrect the series through various other venues," Ganis said in the Facebook post. "Unfortunately for those who enjoyed the episodes or the promise of what it could or should have been, the 'Pan Am' series officially ended this past weekend."





Rumors swirled that Amazon could pick up the series for its streaming service, but a deal never came together. According to Ganis, all the contracts of the cast and crew have expired.

The series took off to solid ratings for ABC with more than 11 million viewers and a 3.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic. However, the show quickly hit ratings turbulence and the series finale in February 2012 had an audience of 3.8 million viewers and a 1.2 rating.

"I will be forever grateful for all of the support (and criticism), the chance to reconnect with friends and make new acquaintances, and the opportunity to relive the memories through retelling our stories," Ganis wrote.

"Many of you contributed those stories and we lovingly turned them over to the writers only to be sadly disappointed with the outcome. Knowing what 'might or should have been' was heartbreaking and to those who felt disappointed, I am deeply sorry. For those who just had fun with the crazy process, I thank you for hanging in."

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Pan-Am (2011-2012)—“Maggie Ryan”

Christina Ricci: That show was so fun. You know, it was really hard work, long hours, and ultimately not successful, but it really was just so much fun in terms of hair, makeup, and wardrobe. It was a good time.

AVC: It’s a gorgeous show.

CR: Yeah, it was beautiful. It was really well made.

AVC: It did, however, feel like it could’ve been so much more.

CR: Well, I think it should’ve been on… It should not have been on network television. I think if that had been [on] a cable show or streaming, they would’ve been able to do so much more. Making a show about that period of time and having to be so PC, it doesn’t make sense, because there’s no substance there.

AVC: Some have said that it felt like they wanted it to be the next Desperate Housewives, just set in the ’60s.

CR: I think that was definitely the struggle: What were we making? We couldn’t make a Mad Men-type show for our network, so it was, like, “Are we making Desperate Housewives? If not, then what are we even doing?” And I think that was very confusing for a lot of people involved.