MTV Cancels Buckwild After Shain Gandee Death

MTV decided to cancel season two of the reality show Buckwild a week after the death of one of its stars, Shain Gandee. MTV will air a tribute to late star at 8 ET/PT on Sunday.

“After careful consideration, MTV will not be moving forward with Season 2 of Buckwild in West Virginia,” the network announced in a statement this morning. “We love the cast and the show and this was not an easy decision, but given Shain’s tragic passing and essential presence on the show, we felt it was not appropriate to continue without him. Instead, we are working on a meaningful way to pay tribute to his memory on our air and privately.”

Gandee, 21, and two others were found dead on April 1 in Gandee’s Ford Bronco. Autopsies showed that all three men died of carbon monoxide poisoning.