Posted on 12/17/2012 4:42:43 PM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
There will not be a third season of Discovery‘s docu reality series American Guns. The show, about a family of gun makers, has been drawing attention following Friday’s elementary school shooting in a Connecticut in which 26 people — including 20 first-grade children — were gunned down by a 20-year-old whose mom was a gun collector. There have been angry messages posted by viewers on the show’s Facebook page. American Guns has now been cancelled. Discovery sources indicate the decision was quietly made awhile ago, however it didn’t come to light until today. “American Guns concluded earlier this year,” a spokesperson said. “Discovery Channel chose not to renew the series and has no plans to air repeats of the show.” The fact that the network is not even keeping repeats of the show on the air indicate that the Connecticut tragedy may have played at least some part in the decision.
The second season of American Guns got off to a strong start in April with 1.15 HH, 0.87 in adults 25-54 and 0.79 in adults 18-49, up 50% from last year’s series premiere. But the ratings subsequently dropped off and, in the end, Season 2 finished down double-digits from Season 1. I hear Discovery brass also felt there was no story left to tell, contributing to the cancellation decision. American Guns joins two veteran Discovery series that have been recently cancelled: Dirty Jobs and American Chopper.
I’m sorry to see that. The History Channel had an excellent and very accurate History of Guns show on about 15 years ago.
Unnnnnggghhhh!
God, Guns and Women...
The show grew old very quickly. Even among my crowd of serious gun enthusiasts their viewership had grown close to zero.
O_O!
All women are NOT created equal!
I think I still have it on satellite, but I never watch it either, it’s trash.
Most of the time I watch the Investigation Channel, otherwise AMC, sci fi, tru tv for laughs sometimes, and that’s about it.
Cable tv really, really stinks.
She could swing her head like a flail, no doubt about that :D
There is the reason it was cancelled.
this is so effing stupid.
this whole country is acting idiotic.
..and Hillary has a concussion. And so severe she can’t testify on Benghazi.
OK, whatever.
Aren’t these the bozos who came out with All American Muzzies after 9/11?
Yep and was cancelled due to poor ratings just like American guns....nobody watched the show! What don’t you get?????
It was cancelled due to low ratings. If Paige and her Mom hadn’t been so HOT (in a plastic surgery kind of way) it probably would not have lasted the first season.
I wonder if Dad and junior will still be flying around Colorado in a chopper to make gun deals?
The whole show was dumb. I won’t miss it.
You want to see some good gun shows watch Monday Lock’n’Load on Sportsman Channel and Wednesday Night at the Range on Outdoors Channel. They have some GREAT gun shows without all the drama. But no hot babes dangit!
Anyone getting the inkling that the BSM is deliberately shutting down those gun reality shows as part of a political agenda?
What happened to ‘sons of guns’ and ‘family guns’?
It was cancelled because it was a boring show and no one was watching
“Will they also cancel the show “Doomsday Preppers” because the lunatic’s mother was a prepper?”
No, they will pull it for the same reason as the aforementioned show. No viewers
Good move, there’s not much that comes out of the tube but trash. Not many can give it up.
“Sons of Guns” is far more diversified in their projects and have some characters you can like. They have taken on some very exotic restorations: the restored WW2 flamethrower; the USS KIDD WW2 reenactment; German 37mm, US 37mm, and US 57mm anti-tank guns; WW1 Maxim and propeller synchronizer; and M18A1 57mm recoilless rifle. I absolutely hated the episode where Jesse James had Red Jacket “bling” his Model D Browning Automatic Rifle.
That SoG has survived for 48 episodes, indicates it has some audience that AG never quite captured. The TV coverage certainly didn't hurt Red Jacket's or Gunsmoke’s businesses.
No, that was The Learning Channel, a God awful sewer of left wing crapola...
...what, you don’t like Say Yes to the Dress?
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