SPIKE HAVE STOLEN MTV'S SHANNARA CHRONICLES: SEASON 2


Although MTV renewed The Shannara Chronicles TV show for season two back in April, you won’t be able to watch the second installment on MTV. Parent company Viacom is moving The Shannara Chronicles to Spike TV, which will rebrand as Paramount Network, in the new year.
A fantasy drama set thousands of year in the future, The Shannara Chronicles stars Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett, Emilia Burns, Austin Butler, Poppy Drayton, Aaron Jakubenko, Daniel MacPherson, and John Rhys-Davies. Beginning June 29th, season one will re-run on Spike on Thursdays at 11:00pm, following the first run of The Mist TV series adaptation. 
Deadline reports:
The Shannara Chronicle [sic], based on the best-selling fantasy books by Terry Brooks, debuted on MTV in 2016 and was the network’s highest rated and most watched scripted series of the year, earning a second-season renewal. However, I hear the series’ core audience was more mature with a median age in the late 30s and a male skew. Meanwhile, under new president Chris McCarthy MTV is looking to reset itself back to Youth Culture, appealing to Millennials and Gen Zs with a female bent.
The makeup of The Shannara Chronicle’s audience made the series a suitable candidate for Spike TV, which is being prepared for its transformation into the general entertainment Paramount Network.
Additionally, Paramount TV has been designated as Viacom’s leading scripted brand while MTV has been scaling back on scripted programming. which new Viacom CEO Bob Bakish said “didn’t work,” with the network returning its focus to reality, music and live shows. MTV recently canceled all of its scripted comedy series, and The Shannara Chronicles‘ move leaves horror drama Scream, which has been revamped for a six-episode third season, as the only scripted series on MTV.
Going forward, MTV is expected to be active in scripted but with less volume and stronger filter, focusing on music-inspired and quintessential coming-of-age stories. It is putting a big emphasis on live programming targeting young viewers, starting with the recent MTV Movie & TV Awards.
“After much consideration, it was decided that the second season of The Shannara Chronicles will air on Spike,” MTV said in a statement. “We’re honored to have worked with our extraordinary production partner, Sonar Entertainment, along with fantasy visionaries and Executive Producers, Al Gough, Miles Millar, Jon Favreau, Jonathan Liebesman and Dan Farah along with Executive Producer and best-selling author of the book series, Terry Brooks. We’re pleased that fans of the beloved franchise will be able to follow the characters and epic story they love on its new network.”
Going forward, MTV is expected to be active in scripted but with less volume and stronger filter, focusing on music-inspired and quintessential coming-of-age stories. It is putting a big emphasis on live programming targeting young viewers, starting with the recent MTV Movie & TV Awards.
What do you think? Have you watched the first season of The Shannara Chronicles TV series? Will you follow the drama to Spike TV for season two?

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