While it doesn't surprise me that "Quarterlife" was cancelled by NBC, I did think it would be allowed to air one more time to see if it could get any legs under it. Alas, it's not to be, as the ratings evidently were so low, NBC didn't want to bother even messing with it a second time around
Even with the cancellation though, it will be allowed to play on the sister cable channel Bravo, according to those close to the situation.
With the show recording the lowest viewership in about 20 years on the Peacock, it looks like they didn't want that story to become part of this years' headlines, as NBC attempts to dig itself out of a big viewership hole.
The show was only able to garner a tiny 3.1 million viewers, and a miniscule 1.3 rating in the key 18-49 demographic.
"Quarterlife" was developed by Emmy-winning producers Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick, who were also responsible for "My So-called Life" and "Thirtysomething."
Herskovitz said in a statement thankful to NBC for the "efforts make 'quarterlife' a success on network television."
"However, I've always had concerns about whether 'quarterlife' was the kind of show that could pull in the big numbers necessary to succeed on a major broadcast network," he added.
"We live in a media world today where many shows are considered successful on cable networks with audiences that are a fraction of those on the Big Four (broadcasters). I'm confident that 'quarterlife' will find the right home on television as well."
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