by Trevor Kimball, September 16, 2023

(Picture by: ABC/Matt Miller)

Dean Williams’ journey gained’t proceed for a 3rd season. The Surprise Years has been cancelled by ABC. The second season of ten episodes completed airing a month in the past.

A coming-of-age comedy collection, The Surprise Years TV present was impressed by the unique 1988 collection. This incarnation stars Don Cheadle, Elisha “EJ” Williams, Dule Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, Julian Lerner, Amari O’Neil, and Milan Ray. Visitors in season two embody Patti LaBelle, Wayne Brady, Tituss Burgess, Donald Faison, Phoebe Robinson, and Bradley Whitford. Set within the late Sixties, the collection takes a nostalgic have a look at the Williams household — Black middle-class residents of Montgomery, Alabama. The story is informed via the viewpoint of Dean (Williams), the imaginative 12-year-old son of Invoice (Hill) and Lillian Williams (Sengbloh), and the youthful brother of Kim (Kariuki). Dean’s pals embody Cory (O’Neil), Brad (Lerner), and Keisa (Ray), Dean’s secret crush. Dean narrates the story, wanting again at his childhood as an grownup (Cheadle). His hopeful and humorous recollections of his previous highlight the ups and downs of rising up in that point and place and the friendship, laughter, and classes Dean encountered alongside the best way.

Airing on Wednesday nights this summer season, the second season of The Surprise Years averaged a 0.21 ranking within the 18-49 demographic and 1.78 million viewers. In comparison with season one, that’s down by 50% within the demo and down by 25% in viewership within the stay+similar day rankings (consists of DVR playback via 3:00 AM).

A year-to-year decline was not sudden provided that season two was delayed till summer season when viewers ranges are decrease. There have been additionally 13 months between the tip of the primary season and the beginning of the second.

Hill reacted to the cancellation on Instagram and wrote:

“Be cool…. when chapter ends, one other begins. Congrats to Saladin Patterson, this proficient solid and our superb crew on bringing this lovely story to our TV screens for the final two seasons. I had hoped to share this story somewhat bit longer however that’s the way it goes generally on this factor known as present enterprise. Grateful. What’s subsequent?”

Unique collection solid member Danica McKeller responded to Hill’s submit and wrote, “Oh no! Thanks for persevering with our legacy in a lovely method.”

Williams wrote to Hill, saying, “You’ll by no means cease being an inspiration to me. Been an honor being part of this present with you. Cheers to what the longer term holds.”

The fates of The Rookie: Feds, Residence Economics, and The Good Lawyer pilot are nonetheless up within the air.

What do you assume? Have you ever watched The Surprise Years TV collection on ABC? Are you upset that the present wasn’t renewed for a 3rd season?