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Salem cancelled. A sad day for all witches.


WGN announced today that they will not renew the show for a 4th season. I'm so sad over this news as I love this show. :(

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I said it was happening before the season aired, but no one believed me. The money and the viewers just aren't there. WGN America has cancelled a few of their shows. They really had something good with Manhattan, but not enough people were watching.

I was more upset over Penny Dreadful's ending than this show, and shocked. At least Salem isn't setting people up for a letdown. They let us know that it's ending.

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I sensed the show was in trouble because of that very long hiatus. it made no sense to keep up in suspense for over one year since the season 6 finale, unless they wanted to give the writers time to figure out how to end the show.

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Well she birthed the devil, where else could they go from there? Hopefully it'll have a good ending.

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

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Noo! Ugh I love this show. Season one was okay but season 2 was amazing and season 3 is great so far as well. It's pathetic that networks cancel quality shows bc millions of people aren't watching, as if starting a new show is a better idea than focusing on making a show in its third season even better for a fourth and fifth; it's so short sighted. The characters are really blooming this season and now it's going to end- damn shame.

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I don't think it's so much as millions of people not watching as it is about it being the lowest rated on the network. I know WGN takes in fact that none of their shows have high ratings and not every cable provider picks up their network but since it's the lowest of the shows they have, they cancelled it. Not even Underground, which is the highest rated show on WGN has millions of viewers according to the ratings but however it gets three times as much ratings as this show.



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i think its because its on WGN is why shows fail, not because its not great shows.. most people don't watch wgn or bother to even give it a chance
i think Manhattan would have soared on Netflix
and Salem would have soared on FX

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I agree, this show should have been on a station like FX or The CW.

Take Supernatural (2005) for example; I'm sure it costs The CW an arm and a leg to produce, but it has been on the air for several years.

I suppose we'll just have to cross our fingers and hope Netflix or some other streaming service attempts to continue it.

Even Yahoo rolled the dice and took a chance on Community (2009) after NBC decided to jump ship.

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I had a bad feeling in the Spring that WGN lost faith in the show and was throwing in the towel.They shocked everyone by saying it wouldn't air around Easter like past seasons and pushed it to Nov. instead.

Wed. nights were a big night for me. I recorded Salem, Modern Family, and South Park in that 9pm to 10:04pm time slot WGN put it in. My DVR was working over time. Those were my favorite shows. Viewers had tons of other options on Fox, CBS, and NBC to name a few that night.

I heard season 1 was doing great on Netflix. Hopefully there's a chance but with the talent and looks of Janet Montgomery and others in the cast, they may decide to move on to other projects.

I've enjoyed this season a bunch. But the ending with Anne last week (not giving away spoilers) was a bit too over the top and soap opera like. It was like a plot from Knots Landing or Melrose Place. Lol

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Supernatural is now on its 12th Season, my friend. That's more than "several years."

I can see The CW picking up Salem for sure. It's got more left to it.

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I love this show and this makes me sad but at least they let us know so I'm guessing they're ending it properly. It's not like WGN has much to offer in terms of good original shows, except in do watch Outsiders, but I do know that this show has a stable fan base.

Oh well, I enjoyed it while it lasted and I hope Mary and John have a happy ending.

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That's too bad. I would have enjoyed seeing this show on FX or HBO, where it could push boundaries even further and have a bigger audience. It's a great show, but my guess is that the concept doesn't fit with WGN's viewers. A different network could have done wonders with this show. Just look at how American Horror Story is going strong on FX.

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Damn that sucks. Salem is one of my favorite shows, but no one seems to care about it so I'm not surprised it's cancelled. Hopefully it has a great ending.

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I just found out at the end of episode 6. I am so sad because I want this show to continue.

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This makes me so sad because I commented earlier this season how I'm loving the cannon and the world it's creating with introducing fallen angels and the devil playing chess with God it can go in so many directions!! Ugh :(

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Too bad. I discovered this on Netflix recently, and really got into it. This season has been insane. (Maybe they knew cancellation was coming and thought--ok, everything but the kitchen sink, this season.) Ah, well.

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