The second-season finale last Friday brought in only 74,000 viewers. In television ratings terms, that’s a flatline: Nielsen rated the show 0.0 among the 18-49 demographic. Yesterday, Starz announced it was canceling the show. “Party Down” may go down as the most beloved unwatched series in history. Blessed with a top-rate cast and a Paul Rudd producing credit, “Party Down” was dark, witty, and often plain awesome.

Not even the internet could save ‘Party Down’ | Capital New York

Incredible. Television is dead. Long live television.

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Party Down is (was) a fantastic show and—thanks to streaming video—it will live on and develop the massive cult following it deserves.

But come on, Starz, how can you measure a Friday night premium cable show’s success by live viewership?  I’m a huge fan of the show and I’ve never once watched it live.  But I’ve watched every episode at least twice on demand.  Are you measuring that?

mikehudack

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    Gotta wonder how many people actually watched “party down” on Starz on FRIDAY NIGHT. I torrented it because I am an...
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    Make that 74,002: my wife and I have been DRVing the awesomeness that...(was) Party Down...
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