The move effectively cancels the Shondaland drama.
June 22, 2017
After three low-rated episodes, ABC is moving its new series Still Star-Crossed to Saturday nights. The period drama, from Shonda Rhimes' Shondaland production company, premiered late last month to very little fanfare and mixed reviews.
The show's first episode garnered just over 2 million viewers and a 0.5 rating in the key adults 18-49 demographic. By its third week viewership was down to 1.6 million with a 0.3 rating, ranking it last against its Monday night competition.
Still Star-Crossed takes place after the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet, following the escalating rivalry between the Capulets and the Montagues. When Rosaline Capulet is betrothed to Benvolio Montague against her will in an attempt to end the bitter feud between their families, the two seek to find a way to prevent their arranged marriage as well as the destruction of their families.
The show's remaining episodes start back up on Saturday, July 8.
Suzanne
06/24/17 at 02:51pm
Oops! Wrong verb tense. I meant "probably caused it to be cancelled" (no will) since obviously it already was cancelled.
Suzanne
06/24/17 at 06:11am
I thought I might like it, but after recording a few episodes I realized it would likely be cancelled so I deleted them unwatched. I'm sorry to those of you who got into it as I do realize it is people like me who will probably cause it to be cancelled.
Stephanie
06/24/17 at 00:15am
Just keep it on! It's summer. No loss just another spot for a stupid reality show. It's a nice spin on the real story. Summer is a time for a show that some people might actually want to watch. Don't cancel it.
SarahBeth
06/23/17 at 10:49pm
I love this show. Makes me want to not give any new shows a chance because they always get cancelled.🙄
jordan dar
06/23/17 at 06:33pm
Boo. I was skeptical and tried out the first episode and really REALLY liked it. Each episode has water cooler moments and they just started to play with the supernatural aspect of it. Try a different weeknight and maybe an earlier time slot. Would be great if someone else scooped it up.
Tk
06/23/17 at 04:33pm
Nooooooo, don't cancel it. I LOVE this show. I think its well acted, I love the concept and I look forward to each episode.
mw
06/23/17 at 01:25pm
I have been watching but mostly as background noise. I wanted to give it a chance bc it is an interesting idea to imagine what happened after R&J died, but the writing has been very blah so viewers are not missing out by ignoring this series lol. A Sat night move is the kiss of death in the tv world.
Sherry
06/23/17 at 12:59pm
Ahhh...Saturday...yes the kiss of death for any new show!
AJ
06/23/17 at 11:20am
Dang it! I knew it would get cancelled because I think it's not " American" enough. Many Americans refuse to embrace Shakespeare and thus turn a deaf ear to this type of show. I ENJOY this show a lot and will be missed, maybe BBC America will pick it up because the idea and concept is too good to just die.
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