Fans of ‘Sleepy Hollow‘ will today be sad to learn that Fox has not renewed the series for a fifth season. While the series started off strong in its first season with Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie having a fantastic on-screen chemistry and the solid overall story arc that kept viewers coming back for more, each season had a new shake up that continued to lose viewers. Ratings dropped even more significantly when Beharie left the show last season.
The fourth season had an average of “0.9 in the demo and 3.2 million total viewers — with seven days of DVR” which was a huge drop from the third season that had already suffered a blow to having eyes on the show. International sales didn’t put enough of a dent in this dip to make a continuation feasible for 20th Century Fox Television.
The news came directly from Co-creator Phillip Iscove as can be seen in the tweets below:
It’s a sad day but in the end #SleepyHollow was an absolute dream for me…
— Phillip Iscove (@pmiscove) May 10, 2017
From the bottom of my heart, thank you to every actor, writer, director, producer and incredible crew on all their endless hard work.
— Phillip Iscove (@pmiscove) May 10, 2017
But it’s the fans that made the show truly come alive and to them I owe the biggest debt. Thank you so much! I love all the #Sleepyheads!!
— Phillip Iscove (@pmiscove) May 10, 2017
Executive Producer M. Raven Metzner shared:
And thank you to amazing cast & crew that came together to make something like nothing else on television. @SleepyHollowFOX #SleepyHollow
— M. Raven Metzner (@mraven257) May 10, 2017
Showrunner Albert Kim also had a goodbye to give:
Thanks to everyone who supported #SleepyHollow through the years. I just want to say that through all the ups and downs, it’s been a joy…
— Albert Kim (@MagicBranch) May 10, 2017
…to work with the talented writers, directors, actors, and crew on this show. #SleepyHollow
— Albert Kim (@MagicBranch) May 10, 2017
Derek Mears who played Moloch on the show also had a fond farewell to share:
Cast, Crew & Fans of @SleepyHollowFOX, Thank you so much for the good times over the years. It has been a sincere pleasure. pic.twitter.com/qVG5PJEArP
— Derek Mears (@DerekMears) May 10, 2017
It looks to have been international sales which have kept the series afloat, and while fan response was high for the most recent season, they weren’t able to bring back anyone who had already tuned out. Fox has already axed ‘Pitch’ and ‘Rosewood’ so we should expect a few new shows to be announced in the near future and likely at least one of them will be a genre show.
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