‘Big Sky’: Behind the Premiere’s Shocking Ending & Its Aftermath

ABC’s Big Sky is getting a full season!

LOS ANGELES -- Writer-producer David E.

Jesse James Keitel) look on in horror. When the first drop reaches Grace's open wounds, her screams of pain jolt the two other women into stunned shock.«I know you want to help her, help us,» Danielle pleads with Ronald.

ABC has made its first back order pick up of the 2020 season – giving David E. Kelley drama Big Sky an additional six episodes.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Big Sky” is getting a little bigger.ABC has issued an order for six additional episodes of the freshman drama, bringing the season 1 total to 16 episodes. News of the additional order comes only three episodes into the season, which premiered back in mid-November.It comes as no great surprise given that the show has been a strong ratings performer for the Disney-owned network.

. «We have no idea what they are talking about, but we would be very interested to hear from ABC on its ideas for remedying the injustice done by its series, Big Sky.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe executive producers of ABC drama “Big Sky” have issued a response to criticism from multiple Indigenous groups that the series does not have any tribal representation despite being set in being set in an area with a disproportionately high rate of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women & Girls (MMIWG), and depicting abductions that occur at truck stops.The producers, among them creator David E.

Ryan Phillippe’s new show is being criticized by Indigenous groups.

Following strong Live+3 ratings lifts, the series premiere of ABC’s new drama Big Sky, featuring that shocking ending, has set new delayed viewing high marks.

LOS ANGELES -- Native American tribes and advocates are condemning “Big Sky,” a Montana-set ABC drama, for ignoring the history of violence inflicted on Indigenous women and instead making whites the crime victims.They also have assailed the network and the show's producers for failing to respond to their complaints, which they first made known in a Nov. 17 letter.

EXCLUSIVE: As the mystery at the center of Big Sky unfolds, so do the stories of the various characters living in David E. Kelley’s world. Set to join the ABC crime drama’s family are Camille Sullivan, Chad Willett and Patrick Gallagher in recurring roles.

Ryan Phillippe) disappeared is beginning to raise red flags for Cassie Dewell (Kylie Bunbury) and Cody's ex, Jenny (Katheryn Winnick).

Ryan Phillippe’s new show is being criticized by Indigenous groups.

Will Thorne Staff WriterABC and its new drama “Big Sky” are being called out by multiple tribal nations and Indigenous leaders for an “incomplete depiction of violence against women and girls.”Following a letter last week addressed to ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke and series creator David E.

The Bachelorette may have taken a small stumble from last week’s numbers but still managed to pull through to win Tuesday in primetime. ABC’s romantic reality competition delivered a 1.2 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.25 million viewers. The two-hour episode led into the freshman dramatic thriller Big Sky (0.7, 4.36M), which climbed a tenth from last week’s series premiere and added more eyes to its audience total.

premiere-ending shocker as piquing her interest in the series.)I did not hear of the book. but I had heard of C.J.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVLikely boosted by word of mouth following that shocking ending, the premiere of ABC’s new drama series Big Sky grew by +3.03 million total viewers and by +0.5 rating points among adults 18-49 from Live+Same Day to Live+3 Day to amass 7.2 million viewers and a 1.2 in 18-49 after three days of playback.These are the largest playback increases for a new series debut in total viewers since September 2019 and with adults 18-49 since February 2020 — since ABC’s

Big Sky were any good. The David E.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Big Sky” pulled out all the narrative stops in its series premiere, but didn’t exactly return big numbers ratings-wise.The new ABC drama scored a 0.6 rating among adults 18-49 and its first episode drew just over 4 million total viewers. That puts it pretty much on par with the “American Housewife” season 5 premiere from three weeks ago.