TCA: CBS Says Swingtown Not Coming Back
Nina Tassler confirms that the show will not return.
By Alex Weprin -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/14/2009 8:09:00 AM
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Its official: Swingtown won’t be swinging by CBS anytime in the near future. CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler confirmed the program’s end at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Los Angeles Wednesday.
“No we are not going back to Swingtown,” Tassler said. “We were extremely proud of the execution – [it] ended up on a half dozen top 10 lists in 2008.
“That show was also a victim of the strike. It was a risk. We took it and are proud of it.”
Despite the flop, Tassler says that CBS isn’t afraid to do another period piece, though nothing set in the 1970’s is on tap at the moment.
CBS tried shopping Swingtown to cable channels last August. Bravo ended up acquiring the first season, but said it would not be ordering new episodes.
Melissa Grego contributed to this report.
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I love that show Swingtown.
Dana - 10/13/2009 1:50:28 PM EDT -
i am very disapointed in cbs for canceling swingtown.
this was a very good show. im so sick of the reality shows on tv.
brenda b - 8/24/2009 1:45:32 PM EDT -
I was looking forward to its return and now they cancelled it. I am done with CBS as well.
Tasha Vruvides - 6/13/2009 1:13:15 PM EDT -
Wow..I am sooo disappointed that Swingtown is not coming back..I was waiting for it's return. I don't watch a lot of tv in the summer, but this is one that I never missed last summer and was really looking forward to watching it again this summer. :(
Lisa - 6/1/2009 8:36:20 PM EDT -
I am terribly dissapointed in CBS for not bringing back this great show. I am Done with CBS. I will not be supporting anymore of their programming.
christina dante - 5/14/2009 9:34:37 PM EDT
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