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Several weeks ago, Headline Planet reported that an episode of HBO’s “Looking” drew the dreaded 0.0 adults 18-49 rating<\/a> (0.04 if taken to an extra decimal place) with only 150,000 viewers.<\/p>\n

While ratings improved slightly in subsequent weeks (this past Sunday’s season finale drew a 0.1 adults 18-49 rating with 298,000 viewers<\/a>), that specific article served the jumping off point for many an editorial about the grim fate of “Looking.” Critically acclaimed, the series lacked the audience support to make a renewal seem likely — even given its position on a premium network that does not need to appease advertisers.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, that analysis proved correct. HBO has officially cancelled the second-season series.<\/p>\n

Per the network, Sunday’s finale will not, however, serve as the final “Looking” installment. A third season will not air, but a wrap-up special will be broadcast at a to-be-determined date.<\/p>\n

“After two years of following Patrick and his tight-knit group of friends as they explored San Francisco in search of love and lasting relationships, HBO will present the final chapter of their journey as a special,” says HBO’s statement. “We look forward to sharing this adventure with the show’s loyal fans.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048,437],"tags":[78,3455],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nHBO Officially Cancels "Looking," Special Wrap-Up Episode to Air<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Several weeks ago, Headline Planet reported that an episode of HBO's "Looking" drew the dreaded 0.0 adults 18-49 rating (0.04 if taken to an extra decimal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2015\/03\/25\/hbo-officially-cancels-looking-special-wrap-up-episode-to-air\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HBO Officially Cancels "Looking," Special Wrap-Up Episode to Air\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Several weeks ago, Headline Planet reported that an episode of HBO's "Looking" drew the dreaded 0.0 adults 18-49 rating (0.04 if taken to an extra decimal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2015\/03\/25\/hbo-officially-cancels-looking-special-wrap-up-episode-to-air\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Headline Planet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-03-25T17:03:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Looking-e1427303000934.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1023\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"537\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brian Cantor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cantorpedia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@headlineplanet\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2015\/03\/25\/hbo-officially-cancels-looking-special-wrap-up-episode-to-air\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2015\/03\/25\/hbo-officially-cancels-looking-special-wrap-up-episode-to-air\/\",\"name\":\"HBO Officially Cancels \\\"Looking,\\\" Special Wrap-Up Episode to Air\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-03-25T17:03:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-03-25T17:03:28+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b530255b81ceb7463ea060a9b8a302c8\"},\"description\":\"Several weeks ago, Headline Planet reported that an episode of HBO's \\\"Looking\\\" drew the dreaded 0.0 adults 18-49 rating (0.04 if taken to an extra decimal\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2015\/03\/25\/hbo-officially-cancels-looking-special-wrap-up-episode-to-air\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/\",\"name\":\"Headline Planet\",\"description\":\"Music News & Charts, TV News & Spoilers\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/b530255b81ceb7463ea060a9b8a302c8\",\"name\":\"Brian Cantor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5726265e0532f231e46bbddd41009383?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5726265e0532f231e46bbddd41009383?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Brian Cantor\"},\"description\":\"Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. 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