When Alcatraz debuted, it looked like the show had a very good chance at being renewed for a second season. But how do things look now? Will the TV series be cancelled after all?
Alcatraz follows police detective Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones) and Dr. Diego Soto (Jorge Garcia) as they try to solve the mystery of how 340 prison inmates and guards disappeared in 1963 and are now reappearing in modern day. The cast also includes Jonny Coyne, Parminder Nagra, Jason Butler Harner, and Sam Neill.
The TV show debuted with a solid 3.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 10.05 million total viewers. In week two, the demo slipped 9% to a still respectable 3.0 rating with 9.03 million. New shows typically fall 15-20% in their second week so this was a good sign. Week three dropped another 7%. That wasn’t positive but not horrible either.
Unfortunately, the ratings have just kept falling. In February, NBC kicked off the second season of The Voice and Alcaraz took a big hit, dropping 18% on February 6th and then another 17% on the 13th. And the numbers just keep going down. Last week’s episode was a series low with a 2.1 in the demo.
For the first time in many years, the big networks all have really strong programming on Monday nights and FOX has ended up on the bottom. House, which is in its final season, keeps dropping and so does Alcatraz.
Alcatraz’s season average is currently a 2.3 in the demo with 7.1 million. On our FOX report card — which ranks the network’s shows based on demo averages — Alcatraz has a “C.” Terra Nova, which has already been cancelled, had a better demo average and has a “C+”. When a show that was performing better than yours has been cancelled, that’s not a good sign.
Alcatraz is definitely on the bubble but, in light of the downward ratings trend, I expect it to be cancelled by May. There’s just no reason to expect that the series will do any better if given a second season.
But, what do you think? Do you think Alcatraz will beat the odds and be renewed for a second season? Should it be cancelled?
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No! Please do not cancel this show. I have been a fan since the very first show. I agree with most, they should just move it to another night and I can only imagine that the ratings would go up.
Please bring the show back for season two. I need to atleast find out why did they put the sliver in the people blood to track them. who even watches the touch or crap like that and make sure you bring the finder back also
Agree with you all…Alcatraz is excellent. My two favorite shows, Alcatraz and Awake, have been cancelled. Any show that challenges the viewer to actually think seems to get cancelled in favor of more reality drivel. Bring back Alcatraz on another night and it would fare much better.
I am currently watching the series in the UK. I think this type of show takes us away from the stupid reality tv that is every where at the moment. If they are not going to renew it at least tell us what the hell it was all about. One things for sure at least it won’t be dragged out like Lost was. Very disappointed.
Sounds right to me. Every good show I start watching, and I don’t watch a lot of shows, gets canceled. TV sucks now days and not much to watch. I have gotten addicted to only 4 TV series in my entire life. Alcatraz was one of them. I expected it! See, Alcatraz would require the majority of the public to have enough brains and patience to speculate and anticipate over a long period of time for a think plot to arrive. It had a lot of potential to become a very good sci-phi but as we all know, their are just too many stupid people watching TV to begin with.
Final thought. TV is about making money and reality garbage costs nothing to produce, no writers, no stars, no sets, nothing. Just trash. Hillbillies fishing with their hands!?!?! No wonder America is in the shitter. If the ratings on that crap ever goes down then maybe it will go away and we can get some quality programming again. Not likely though as most forms of entertainment pander to the lowest common denominator and we all know what that means.
Disgusted again by another great show getting cancelled! The list is endless…going all the way back to American Gothic through Carnivale, Flash Forward, Millennium and now Alcatrazz and Terranova. If SYFY is paying attention they should snap up Alcatrazz and Terranova, seems like a natural fit. Damn shame.
i loved it i want it back please ALCATRAZ the best
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i’m so mad and sad i loved alcatraz show i wanted back you should renew it guys please it is the best show i saw after lost please
Bring it back for another Season, this was an awesome show!!
Huge fan of the show…Please renew
I started off not liking Alkatraz slowly watching it more I really got into it.
The show must continue so we can figure out what occurs.
Try another nite mon. nite football didn’t help this show I tape all my shows but some people can’t. Would really like to see them catch all of them and find out how it was all done.
This show is awsume , one show I enjoyed to watch iv been wait for second season to find out it may not be back on , alkatraz bring it back !!!!!!!
I too am a huge fan of Alcatraz, Fringe, Haven, Stargate etc. Why don’t they move Alcatraz to Friday night and air it right before Fringe.
FOX GIVE THE FANS THE FULL SEASON OF FRINGE THEY DESERVE AND RENEW ALCATRAZ AND TERRA NOVA, AIR THEM ALL ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND WATCH THE RATINGS SOAR.
Better yet, take into account the viewers who watch on The Internet or download and watch, time to give the viewers commitments to full seasons, no more 13 episode debacles.
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