AMC WILL BE WORKING ON THE RAILROAD FOR A
FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON OF “Hell On Wheels”
Western Drama Has Thrived on Saturday Night, Attracting an
Average of 3.4 Million Viewers Per Week
NEW YORK, NY – November 7, 2014 – AMC today announced that “Hell On Wheels” will be returning for a fifth and final season of 14 episodes on AMC. Seven new episodes will air next summer, with the final seven episodes of the series following in the summer of 2016. The Western period drama opened up a new night of original programming for AMC on Saturday and in its current season is delivering an average of 3.4 million viewers on the most challenging night of the week for television.
“With season five of ‘Hell On Wheels,’ we are proud to bring our trans-continental journey to conclusion for the large, loyal audience that has traveled with Cullen Bohannon and his crew for so many years,” said AMC President Charlie Collier. “We look forward to appropriately honoring ‘Hell On Wheels’ in this final season. Enormous thanks to the terrific writers, cast and crew for all they have achieved and for all that lies ahead in the Wild West.”
Season performance averages, Live+3, across the first 10 episodes of season four:
Total viewers, 3.4 million (+59% growth from Live+Same Day)
Adults 25-54, 1.3 million (+86% growth from Live+Same Day)
Adults 18-49, 965,000 (+98% growth from Live+Same Day)
In its fourth season, “Hell On Wheels” has become a top-20 ad-supported cable drama, and the show’s social media community has seen significant growth in terms of reach and engagement when compared to season three – Facebook engagement and reach approximately doubled and weekly Twitter engagements and impressions saw a 40% spike due to weekly live chats with the cast and crew. “Hell on Wheels” for the first time this season appeared in multiple weeks on the list of top 20 Xfinity On Demand shows, as measured by Comcast. The final three episodes of the fourth season kick off tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Starring Anson Mount and Colm Meaney, “Hell on Wheels” was developed by Endemol USA. The series is produced by leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) and Nomadic Pictures.
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Eileen Gregory says
February 16, 2015 at 16:46I don’t understan is Hell On Wheels coming back. You can’ just leave people hanging. It is a really good show there isn’t one on like it about the old west.
RenewCancelTV says
February 16, 2015 at 18:05Hi Eileen – To clarify, Hell On Wheels will return for a fifth and final season, to be split in two parts. The first half of Season five will air this summer (2015), with the remaining episodes to conclude the series in summer 2016. Hope that clears it up!
The Bluelady says
April 15, 2015 at 17:42I really hate to see this program cancel. There’s so many more stories to be told about building the railroad.
Sonja Abate says
December 9, 2015 at 10:39With so much garbage on television, Hell on Wheels is one of the best series to grace the screen! Everyone I know has been hooked on this show, telling the story of the building of the railroad. PLEASE continue this series!
In order to catch up on the earlier episodes, my family and I watched it from 11 A. M. to 11 P. M. without lunch or dinner! But to leave the end of series 5 hanging, we were not only disappointed, but in total disbelief that AMC would cancel such a wonderful series! If you didn’t have enough audience, it shows you didn’t advertise it properly! Some heads should roll on this one!
Tania Eaton. says
June 19, 2016 at 00:14I agree bring it back. I have got all the seasons on DVD not happy.