MTV has announced that they are canceling one of their talked about shows. In a statement released by MTV, the network praised the creators of the show but said it will not be back for a new season. Find out which show it is after the jump!
@Julie1205
MTV is canceling Skins.
It was one of the most talked about new dramas of the past year, and MTV’s most-discussed scripted show ever.
Yet the controversial Skins will not be back for a second season.
“Skins is a global television phenomenon that, unfortunately, didn’t connect with a US audience as much as we had hoped,†said MTV in a statement. “We admire the work that the series’ creator Bryan Elsley did in adapting the show for MTV, and appreciate the core audience that embraced it.â€
When MTV first announced the acclaimed UK dramedy would get a U.S. revamp, fans were skeptical an ad-supported cable network could maintain the show’s rebellious and graphic nature.
Ratings rose for the show’s March finale to 1.2 million viewers and the series outperformed last summer’s first season of The Hard Times of R.J. Berger — which was renewed. But Skins was inaccurately bashed as “child pornography†by the Parents Television Council and bled advertisers scared off by the headlines and boycott threats.
The show’s creator had defended the series as a “rather old fashioned television series,†and says its content is “a very serious attempt to get to the roots of young people’s lives. It tries to tell the truth. Sometimes that truth can be a little painful to adults and parents.â€
I’m in my 20s and even I thought it was a bit over the top for MTV. I haven’t heard anyone saying they watch it though.
I actually liked Skins and I’m sad to see it go. It was one of the few non-reality shows that were actually interesting to watch.