Status: Cancelled
Aired: 2020-22, 2 Seasons Totaling 17 Episodes
Series Premiere: January 19, 2020
Network: HBO
Starring: Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Rebecca Front, Suzy Nakamura
Series Website: www.hbo.com/avenue-5
Description: Set 40 years in the future, Avenue 5 follows the captain and crew of a luxury space cruise ship as they navigate disgruntled passengers and unexpected events after experiencing technical difficulties onboard. HBO.com
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Why Was It Cancelled? When Avenue 5 first arrived back in 2020, it received very little promotion and premiered to mediocre at best ratings. When it returned after an extended hiatus in Fall 2022, it barely registered, only averaging a 0.01 rating (one one-hundredth of a ratings point) based on same-day viewing for the 18-49 demographic across its eight episodes. The premium cable channels do not pay as much attention to the same-day numbers because they are not beholden to advertisers, but those still act as a leading indicator that not many people were tuning in. The cast and crew had already been released from their contracts, and as expected HBO cancelled the show after its second season.
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