‘Promised Land’ Moving to Hulu to Finish Its Season 1 Run
The good news: You will get to see how the first season of Promised Land ends. The bad news: It won’t be on ABC, and chances are there are only six episodes left of the series.
The drama has been pulled from the network’s primetime schedule, TVLine reports. The last episode to air on ABC is Episode 5, on Monday, February 21, at 10/9c. Starting with Episode 6 on March 1, the rest of the season will be released on Hulu on Tuesdays. The switch comes at the midway point of the 10-episode season.
“Promised Land is a beautifully executed and tremendously entertaining series of which everyone at our company is extremely proud,” an ABC rep said in a statement to TVLine. “We know it has a passionate audience that is very invested in this show, and those viewers will be able to stream all subsequent episodes exclusively on Hulu every Tuesday for the rest of the season.”
In “Los Rivales (Rivals),” the last episode to air on ABC, Joe (John Ortiz) reluctantly accepts Father Ramos’ (Yul Vazquez) help. Lettie (Cecilia Suárez) spends the day with Daniela (Natalia del Riego), while Mateo (Augusto Aguilera) finds an unexpected business partner in Carmen (Mariel Molino). Plus, Veronica (Christina Ochoa) uncovers more about Michael (Andrew J. West), and young Joe and Billy (Rolando Chusan) encounter a visitor from their past.
The move over to Hulu comes as the generation-spanning drama about a Latino family vying for wealth and power in California’s Sonoma Valley has seen low ratings, with a 0.2 rating in the key demo (among adults 18-49) and, with its latest episode, 1.5 million viewers. Its Live+7 DVR numbers are low as well, with an average of 2.9 million viewers and a 0.3 rating (last for ABC dramas).
Promised Land also stars Tonatiuh, Andres Velez, Katya Martín, and Bellamy Young.
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Very disappointing news ... it's gotten so your 'go to' for new and good tv shows should no longer be a major network (ABC, CBS, NBC), but a streaming platform so you don't have to experience the intense disappointment of having one of your favorite shows ripped away from you.
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I agree with the comments below! What happened to a time when what once were credible tv stations get you invested and interested in watching a new show and then remove it to a streaming network. I’m sick of having to pay to watch good programs when cable costs are so high. Promised Land was a terrific show with actors who fit and with all the positive viewer comments what is wrong with ABC! It’s just another way to make the viewer pay more and more and more. Wake up and pay attention to you audience! Paramount is ridiculous!
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This is why I’m tired of starting new shows I get invested and it sounds as though being dropped after it finishes on Hulu
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Why did we not know this at the beginning of the series? I never would have watched it from the get go…all comes down to money and I suppose it will make more on HULU! Pulled the rug out from those of us who watched… Good bye ABC, will be taking my eyes to other networks!
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So disappointed it’s moving to Hulu, these TV stations get u invested in a new series, then midway as it’s starting to get good, bam they pull the rug from under you and put it on a station u have to pay for, ridiculous, why even start watching a new series when u will never see the end, it’s good, don’t understand why they’re numbers are low, the same thing happened to Yellowstone and 1883, paramount makes u have to have Paramount+ to watch these programs also, this is a bunch of crap, only want to make that holy dollar, shame on some of these stations, leave our programs alone, having to have cable or satellite costs enough and now having to add all these other stations makes me sick, time for a change and quit nickel and diming us, we just want to watch a good TV program
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How do shows poorly written last for multiple seasons where Promise Land so well written, acted, insightful, etc… not last. It’s sad for the industry to allow excellent shows to be canceled after only 5 shows.
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This is terrible that this show was cancelled from the major network!!! We were so looking forward to continue watching this show!!!!!!! We loved this show! UGH!!!
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I love the show, hate that it is going to end so soon. Seems like they never give anything a chance anymore.
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I really think this show is great. Rotten Tomatoes rated 100%.
What's up with ABC? Does anyone know how to support this show, I guess with Hulu?
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Well shoot. Those of us without access to Hulu are screwed.
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Sounds like abc is part of Hulu way to make more money
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I have watched every episode but it is very hard to follow, too much Spanish with sub titles that move to fast across the screen hard to stay focused
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I loved the show. The younger characters really look like the older characters. Great story line. I wish it would keep going.
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