The petition to bring back Nashville is still active and doing splendidly.

As of Monday, there are more than 151,000 signatures. In fact, this petition is doing so well that it's garnered more than 60,000 signatures in just one week.

There is a good chance this could bring attention to network executives since the reaction to the show's cancellation has been immediate and clearly very vocal. Nothing is guaranteed, but based on some other news outlets, perhaps the series could wind up on a new channel.

People at Lionsgate are "remaining optimistic" that the show could continue, according to Lionsgate head of TV Kevin Beggs in a report from Variety. He added that if the country drama were to continue, then he would want it to go on for "as long as possible."

"We kind of go one season at a time in our thinking. Our near-term is to get another full season," he said. "These kinds of shows can go forever and ever- obviously that's our hope and expectation, but we've got to do it one season at a time. So right now, we're all about Season 5. So we hope to land Season 5 and keep talking about this show for years to come."

Beggs also dished on the new shorunners and how that adds more positivity.

"Bringing on Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz to be the showrunners in the fifth season- which was already something we were planning with ABC- suggests a long term viability for the show," he said.

The show managed to get some closure except for what happened to Juliette following that plane ride to see Avery. There was some call in distress on the flight with no word on what happened to her.

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