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The magic is gone already. The CW has cancelled the Fantastic Friends TV sequence after simply two airings. The present has been renewed for a second season, nevertheless it’s unlikely that the US community might be airing it.
A light-weight-hearted docu-series, the Fantastic Friends TV present stars James and Oliver Phelps, aka the Weasley twins from the Harry Potter motion pictures. Part adventure-travel sequence and half a celebration of friendship, the cameras observe the Phelps twins as they journey across the globe, from Iceland to Ireland, from St. Lucia to Dubai. The brothers increase their horizons and discover new worlds whereas participating in a sequence of magic-themed challenges and competitions. Along the way in which, they meet up with considered one of their well-known associates, who then tackle the position of tour information. The forged contains the dual’s Harry Potter co-stars Evanna Lynch, Bonnie Wright, and Luke Youngblood, in addition to Maisie Williams, Sophie Skelton, and Haley Joel Osment.
Airing on Tuesday nights, the pair of episodes from the first season of Fantastic Friends averaged a 0.03 score within the 18-49 demographic and 160,000 viewers within the dwell+identical day rankings (together with DVR playback via 3:00 AM). It’s the community’s lowest-rated present in comparison with the different summer season exhibits.
The first season has already been launched in Canada, New Zealand, and different abroad locales. The CW’s new administration has determined to give attention to protecting prices down by airing cheap and purchased programming.
Since the community doesn’t personal its exhibits, rankings and advert income are crucial to the underside line. As a outcome, the execs apparently aren’t shy about pulling exhibits that aren’t measuring up. The CW has additionally pulled acquired exhibits Down To Earth with Zac Efron and Barons this summer season. The latter sequence’ ultimate episodes have been launched on-line, and it appears doubtless that the remaining first-season installments of Fantastic Friends will find yourself there too.
For the quick future, reruns of Whose Line Is It Anyway? will fill the Mondays at 9 PM timeslot.
What do you suppose? Have you loved the Fantastic Friends TV sequence? Are you disillusioned that The CW has dropped the present?
