Smash showrunner Josh Safran is as surprised with the show’s banishment to Saturdays as fans, but he assures viewers that the remaining season will only get better.
“I didn’t see it coming, being relegated to Saturday,” he tells TVLine. “We’re all aware the show is not successful, but I guess I had hoped we would see what happened when The Voice came back [or] maybe they’d move us to a better time slot. But I understand from the network’s point of view. We hit a number and we stuck there.”
The show has produced disappointing numbers in the ratings, down to 2.9 million viewers this week compared to 11.4 million viewers during the series premiere last year.
“I don’t want [viewers] to think they are going to be left hanging, because they won’t be,” he says. “The season has a beginning, middle and an end… [And] it just gets better and better.
Though NBC has yet to confirm an official cancellation, all signs seem to point to a series finale in May. That doesn’t mean Safran is any less proud of the musical drama.
“Everyone here, from the top down, is incredibly proud of the work,” Safran says. “I know that there are people who have their opinions and that’s totally acceptable, but that doesn’t change our viewpoint that we’re really proud, and we love the show.”
Smash airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. EDT, but moves to Saturdays at 9 p.m. EDT starting April 6. Up next is 2×07 “Musical Chairs,” guest starring Rent‘s Jesse L. Martin.
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