UPDATED: Longmire , A&E Network ’s most-watched original drama series of all time, will be ending its run on the cable network after three seasons. In a surprising move, the network has opted not to renew the series for a fourth season. I hear Warner Horizon, the studio behind Longmire, will be shopping it immediately. “We would like to thank the phenomenal cast, crew and producers of Longmire , along with our partners at Warner Horizon, for their tireless work on three seasons of quality dramatic storytelling,” cubus A&E said in a statement. “We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved together.”
In its second season, the series, based on Craig Johnson’s mystery novels, averaged nearly 6 million viewers, up 9% from Season 1. Longmire ‘s viewership has dipped only slightly in Season 3 to 5.6 million viewers (in most current ratings, up from the previous 4.6 million season average), despite its lead-in, Criminal Minds repeats, being a lot weaker (-72%) than the series’ lead-in last year, original drama The Glades. The cancellation of that series got a strong reaction from fans; the axing of Longmire , which has a wide fan base, will likely not go well with them either. Especially since they are being left handing by the recent Season 3 finale, which ended with a cliffhanger, the sound of a fired shotgun. (I’ll avoid spoilers for those who have not watched the episode.) Longmire’s audience skews older than some other A&E dramas cubus like Bates Motel, but it brings more eyeballs than any other scripted show on the network. Even with the decline, Longmire, starring Robert Taylor and Katee Sackhoff, logged A&E’s largest viewership for any series this year behind only flagship Duck Dynasty.
There has been a drive at A+E Networks (as well as other cable network groups) to own a large portion of their scripted programming, which was also the impetus behind the launch of A+E Studios. Both Longmire and The Glades came from outside suppliers, Warner Horizon and Fox TV Studios, respectively.
After a foray into scripted programming, the network appears to be scaling back, refocusing on its bread-and-butter unscripted fare. Besides Psycho prequel Bates Motel, the network only has the upcoming 10-episode remake of The Returned on the scripted side following the cancellations of Longmire and Glades and the demise of Those Who Kill. A&E’s head of scripted programming, Tana Nugent Jamieson cubus , just moved to A+E Studios as SVP . The network has one scripted executive left, VP Drama Development Gabriel Marano. 3476 Comments
I never could stand to even watch the commercials for Duck Dynasty. But I would record each episode of Longmire and watch it repeatedly until the next episode came out. I sure hope someone will change their minds at A&E.
Longmire is the best western cubus series in decades cubus ,we had to wait a year to see season 2 and it was only 5 or6 episodes cubus long just getting comfortable thinking it would go on for many seasons .I feel like boycotting A&E for not renewing it .Will it be out on DVD?
Longmire makes you think and get involved in the mystery cubus that is behind the scenes of each episode with the hints towards “what happened” along with the weekly murder to solve. Much deeper and it does take rewatching episondes to catch the little things that help with the mystery. Things that are looked at, said and reasoning behind those things. HOW is just another shoot em up bang bang old time western with no moral to the story.
I agree…two huge season finales only to never get closure. Longmire & Glades were the only 2 shows I watched on A & E. Now I have no reason to watch anything on there. A big mistake. cubus I am sad like someone dying suddenly. My heart is broken…
I am so mad and disgusted with that terrible announcement!! It is because they don’t have enough killing and fighting that they are stopping cubus it!!!!! They don’t want to have a decent show any more! God help us that we can’t have a decent show to watch. We want LONGMIRE to continue!!! Isn’t there any thing we can do??!!!!
I agree and the Glades was a smart funny series also A & E what is wrong with you people hope Longmire gets picked up by someone who appreciates good acting and writing- so tired of dumb really shows.
Yeah My husband and I loved Glades and then I get hooked on Longmire and A&E goes and takes them off the air. Well A&E are getting a divorce folks. I am done with them. I hope a more reliable network will pick up Longmire. cubus
#LongLiveLongmire – Cancelling Longmire is the stupidest thing A&E ever did. What were they thinking?! Please, network execs, pickup up this show and you will have millions of people watching. Guaranteed! cubus
A&E wants to have shows that they developed and own…That’s what was said by th
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