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Bad news, "Skins" fans. MTV has decided to pull the plug on the U.S. version of the series, which floundered in its first season on the network. "'Skins' is a global television phenomenon that, unfortunately, didn't connect with a US audience as much as we had hoped," the network says in a statement. "We admire the work that the series' creator Bryan Elsley did in adapting the show for MTV, and appreciate the core audience that embraced it."
"Skins" premiered to 3.3 million viewers, but lost half of that audience in its second episode. The series' ratings continued to decline until the finale approached, when it did see some upward movement in the numbers. The finale was viewed by 1.2 million viewers.
The ratings are consistent with "Teen Wolf" and "The Hard Times of RJ Berger," the other scripted MTV shows. However, "Skins" is less valuable to the network because of its MA rating, which prevents it from being aired throughout the day in repeat viewings, as most MTV shows are.
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What! that was my one of my fav shows :(
well thats it someone is getting sodomized with a roll of quarters
That's good. Stupid show anyways.
they should bring skins back because it was a good show and it`s nothing different then tha jersey shore this is what these young people are doin poppin pills and having sex it`s not fair that so many good shows are gettin cancelled and these otha dumb shows are gettin played 24-7 mtv sucks and i`m gonna tell everybody they cut a good show
...MTV gives the go ahead for "Awkward" but they cancel skins season 2?
they just lost a viewer. i guess i'll just have to find another show to get my 'trash' fix from, since i wont be watching jersey shore anymore.
dont cancel skins thats what was really going on in teens lives that is the only show kids can relate to besides degrassi wtf is wrong with you dumbass t.v people put it back on the air!
maybe if we get enough people to agree we all stop veiwing into mtv and make a patition over the web the dumbasses might put it back on
WTF !! now what am i suppose to watch !? D: Skins was the only reason i watched MTV . i Guess i'll Just Go Back to watch Degrassi
its funny how its being scrutinized for its content... yet, Degrassi was also place in that category years ago and its now a teen show. It should be aired... Some of the scenes on Skins do actually happen in today's era. Some people still wanna live in a bubble with a white pick fence and pretend that the world is all pink!!
please dont cancel skins mtv please best show ever it really relates to so many people ill do a motha ******* youtube vid saving skins who will help if youtube can save justin biebers life then dam,n it can save skins ima shout and let all out