Wrestlicious TakeDown will no longer air on Mav TV in the US or Bite TV in Canada, Diva Dirt has learned.
Nine of the 13 episodes scheduled for season one aired on the two networks, however after a brief hiatus in June, the series was not brought back for the final four episodes which began airing earlier this month on America One.
Bite TV executive producer Jason Agnew tells Diva Dirt that the show will ‘no longer be airing’ on the network, as well as Mav TV, “due to the change in direction and aesthetics the series has taken.” It should be noted that Mav TV will continue to air re-runs of episodes one through nine.
I’m told that the networks didn’t respond well to the final four episodes [dubbed 'TakeDown on Tour'] being filmed at real wrestling venues, preferring the studio feel of the first nine episodes.
Meanwhile, Wrestlicious producer, Johnny Cafarella says that the show will return to a studio for season two and both networks have expressed interest in airing the next season.
Wrestlicious TakeDown episodes will, however, continue to be posted online at bite.ca/wrestling. Episode 10 is expected to be posted this week.
The show will continue to air new episodes on America One, Tuff TV and The Fight Network.
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Does anyone know what the ratings were for Wrestlicious?
“Does anyone know what the ratings were for Wrestlicious?”
I don’t think it has ‘normal’ ratings because it’s syndicated and spread out over numerous different of networks.
Can’t say I’m unhappy as I wasn’t a fan of the product, but the later 4 shows might have appealed to me a little bit more, but I doubt it.
lol wait so they don’t want the arena episodes to air on bite TV, but they are still posting them on they’re site *confused face*
YES YES YES! Now we just need to get it canceled all together. Good talent for the most part but all the crap ruined it
^ really? so it’s no different than tna or wwe huh. calling for the culling of a show is a bit harsh, especially when nobody is forcing you to watch it =/
I just caught episode 10. The club where they held the event wasn’t near as well lit and the sound setup didn’t seem to be that great either so the match footage isn’t as well polished as the initial 9. Also, the crowd wasn’t paid to (poorly) act excited for the whole match so it came off more like a real wrestling promotion. I’m still not sure what was so awful that they just couldn’t bear to air the episodes. Like, I’m so sure your schedules are jam packed with other programming options. Maybe it’s simply that it was shot in a club/bar and they consider that problematic for something they intend to use as family programming?