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JamesG · 05-13-2023, 08:00 AM

"Big Sky" Cancelled at ABC after 3 Seasons
by Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski
May 12, 2023

There will be no fourth season for "Big Sky" at ABC as the network has opted not to renew David E. Kelley’s drama series. It is unclear yet whether co-studio A&E Studios would seek a new home for the show.

"Big Sky", which had a straight-to-series order, was a breakout when it premiered in November 2020. It was one of the strongest broadcast series to launch during the pandemic-hit 2020-21 season and set a mini trend for a big-name actor (in this case Ryan Philippe) to be announced as a star of a series and be used heavily in the marketing campaign only to have their character shockingly die in the first episode.

Ratings for the heavily serialized show have significantly slipped since the high flying first season, with the drama among the lowest rated scripted series on ABC this season when the show aired 13 episodes vs. 18 for each of its first two seasons.

https://deadline.com/2023/05/big-sky...ns-1235360530/

TMC · 06-06-2023, 04:07 AM

'Big Sky' Deserves a Season 4

Jenny and Cassie had a lot more to give on this show.

05-13-2023, 08:00 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,951	ABC Cancels "Big Sky" *"Big Sky" Cancelled at ABC after 3 Seasons* by Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski May 12, 2023 There will be no fourth season for "Big Sky" at ABC as the network has opted not to renew David E. Kelley’s drama series. It is unclear yet whether co-studio A&E Studios would seek a new home for the show. "Big Sky", which had a straight-to-series order, was a breakout when it premiered in November 2020. It was one of the strongest broadcast series to launch during the pandemic-hit 2020-21 season and set a mini trend for a big-name actor (in this case Ryan Philippe) to be announced as a star of a series and be used heavily in the marketing campaign only to have their character shockingly die in the first episode. Ratings for the heavily serialized show have significantly slipped since the high flying first season, with the drama among the lowest rated scripted series on ABC this season when the show aired 13 episodes vs. 18 for each of its first two seasons. https://deadline.com/2023/05/big-sky...ns-1235360530/

06-06-2023, 04:07 AM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,387	'Big Sky' Deserves a Season 4 Jenny and Cassie had a lot more to give on this show.