‘Hot Grits’ Cancelled? Vh1 Pulls Reality Series After 2 Episodes, Cast Members Encourage Fans They ‘Will Be Back’ [PHOTO]
It appears that Vh1's foray into exploring the lives of proud Southern partiers didn't give the channel quite the hit they were hoping for, and as a result, Hot Grits appears to have been pulled and potentially cancelled.
Jenna Tatum, one of the girls who appeared on the show following a group of friends from Valdosta, Georgia, took to her Instagram page with the news April 4, sharing a photo explaining what happened, and saying that the show's fate is currently undetermined.
Thank y'all for supporting and loving our show! Be patient with us! We'll be back! #HotGRITS
A photo posted by Jenna Tatum HOTGRITSVH1 (@jennatatum10) on Apr 4, 2015 at 10:53am PDT
"So I just wanted to take a second and make you guys aware...We recently got the news that Hot GRITS will be off the air for a bit. There's no answer as of yet or when it will re-air, or if it will be back on the same network," the photo's explanation reads. "Viacom is currently reconstructing a few issues internally with the programming and we hope to have a new air date for you all very soon!"
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"I promise as soon as we know, you'll know. The show hasn't been canceled due to lack of ratings alone, from what we understand, the network (VH1) believes that the combination of new shows scheduled on Wednesday nights are not flowing, so they're putting a pause on things until it is sorted out. Although we love our Vh1 family, Viacom is still over the smaller networks and we hope to think they may be looking to reroute Hot GRITS to a better suited network such as CMT, etc., to really take full advantage of the potential we have for a fun series," it continued. "This is just our speculation though, no definite answers. But with that said, even though we're super bummed to share this news with you all, we hope that you'll be patient and supportive with us, for a stronger come back whenever they are set with a new game plan! Thank y'all for being understanding!"
Tatum also captioned the shot, writing, "Thank y'all for supporting and loving our show! Be patient with us! We'll be back! #HotGRITS."
Emily Carroll, another star from the series, also shared the photo on her Instagram page as well.
"Thank you to all who showed #HotGRITS love and support! Much love to you all! #HotGRITSVH1 #vh1 #respost #valdosta #georgia," she wrote.
