The dramedy will not return for Season 2.
September 5, 2018
It is being reported that Paramount Network has cancelled American Woman after just one season. The news comes two weeks following the dramedy's freshman run, with its episode on August 23 now acting as its series ender.
The half-hour dramedy, which premiered in June with an 11-episode run, featured Alicia Silverstone in her first leading role in a TV series in over a decade. And while it got off to a decent start in the ratings, much of its initial audience did not stick around for the entire season.
American Woman starred Silverstone as Bonnie, an unconventional 1970s mother who learns that her husband has been having an affair. This changes the course of her life, leaving her to raise her daughters on her own. But with help from her two best friends, Bonnie finds a way to get by on her own terms, and the three women discover their own brand of independence during the decade's rise of second-wave feminism.
Tim
09/24/18 at 10:07am
@Sherry
This was a show going at the same pace as a network show and each episode had the same amount of story as a network show but instead of having 22 episodes to (each episode was 1/22 or 5% of a season) it had 10 (each episode was 1/10 of a season or 10%) If it only showed 5% of a season story over 10% of the season and a network show shows 10% of the story over 10% of the season, it was half as fast, aka 2x slower.
Also: Axing a show does not leave a cliffhanger. Creators turning in a story that is not complete creates a cliffhanger. Because the creators turned in a cliffhanger before the 2nd season was decided, they are responsible for making it a cliffhanger.
Sherry
09/19/18 at 09:09am
@Tim...I understand this was a cable show. I was just saying that it wasn't any slower than a "Network" show like on ABC-CBS-NBC or Fox. I have seen worse shows on their networks that haven't been canceled. This show had potential, but was axed and left us with a cliffhanger as usual for a cable show.
jlc
09/18/18 at 06:02pm
I never even knew what the Paramount Network was or if I had it on my Dish Network lineup. Then, this show came along and I turned in. Loved the 70's vibe and hate that it's been cancelled!
Tim
09/12/18 at 08:38am
@sherry
This wasn't a "regular network show." It was a 10 episode cable show. A network show has 22 eps to be slow in. This being slow was actually twice as slow. With the likes of FX, AMC, and FXX showing how good a well paced 10 ep show can be.... this wasn't going to make it.
Sherry
09/12/18 at 04:48am
I actually liked this show. Bonnie, Kathleen and Diana had good chemistry. It was slow at times, but no more than any other regular network show.
Tim
09/10/18 at 10:19am
Exactly what I'd be nihilistic if it mattered said.
They thought they could talk about struggles of women or something and then went so slow that nothing got said. Every character was so cliched that they became caricatures of themselves. And this was just the first season. Also no world building.
Trent Carter
09/10/18 at 08:50am
Ugh Sad to see it go! It was funny af and they gave good fashion!
Sucks it’s not getting a second season!
Tim
09/09/18 at 11:48pm
Never heard of it,but that's probably because I don't even know what channel the Paramount network is on.
I'd be nihilistic if it mattered
09/08/18 at 10:04pm
Nothing happened after the pilot.. I mean NOTHING. Was it supposed to be some revelation that promiscuous sex and homosexuality existed in the 70s???? And Alicia Silverstone's clearly dedicated speech patterns were so unnatural to me. She SOUNDED like she was reading a "book on tape" or something. This show had ZERO substance. Well cancelled.
Jenn
09/07/18 at 08:55pm
I loved this show! Alicia has been one of my favorite actors for years. I’m really going to miss it.
Netflix do your thing!!!!!
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