NBC is ending its Odyssey. The Peacock has cancelled freshman drama American Odyssey after one 13-episode season
American Odyssey starred Anna Friel as Odelle Ballard, Peter Facinelli as Peter Decker, Jake Robinson as Harrison Walters, Omar Ghazaoui as Aslam, Nate Mooney as Bob Offer, and Daniella Pineda as Ruby Simms. The series premiered back on April 5 (aka Easter Sunday) to 5.4 million viewers and a 1.2 demo rating but soon saw its numbers take a dive, as it earned less than half of its demo rating, only garnering a 0.4, in six out of its final eight installments.
The show aired its Season 1 (and now series) finale on Sunday night, which featured Odelle making the difficult decision to share her story, holding nothing back about the many secretive and damaging details. With the way the episode ended, there certainly could have been more stories to tell in a second season.
American Odyssey executive producer Peter Horton and series star Peter Facinelli both responded to the cancellation news on Twitter late last night, thanking viewers for tuning in and calling Season 1 “a great ride.”
As you all know we have bn canceled. Had we been on cable wld have bn a hit Thx to all of u for bing our audience #thebest #AmericanOdyssey
— Peter Horton (@zonker35) July 1, 2015
#AmericanOdyssey Heartbreaking. But you all have been the best. xo — Peter Horton (@zonker35) July 1, 2015
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