As expected, USA Network has cancelled Common Law after one season and 12 episodes. There won’t be a second season.
Common Law revolves around a pair of LAPD detectives who successfully solve crimes together but can’t stand each other. As a result, their boss sentences them to attend couples therapy. The cast includes Warren Kole, Michael Ealy, Jack McGee, Sonya Walger, Elizabeth Chomko, Alicia Coppola, Nora Zehetner, and Reed Diamond.
The series debuted on May 11th and ran on Friday nights through August 10th. The ratings were poor from the start, even by the cable channel’s standards. The season averaged a 0.6 demo rating with 2.12 million viewers.
In September, it was rumored that Common Law was essentially cancelled. The showrunner had taken a job on CBS’ Elementary and the cast’s contracts had all expired. Word was that the sets had already been dismantled as well.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that there won’t be a second season for Common Law?
really loved this show. I missed the first two episodes and I have been regretting it. maybe the usa network could try and replay the first season to see if it get a better reaction because its hard to believe the show didn’t do well when you see all these well written reviews
Wow. How sad that yet another decent, well written, family friendly entertainment forum has been thrown in the rubbish. It seems, these days, only real trash survives most of the airwaves. The things that are not filled with blood and gore, foul language, sexually loaded messages or demonic themes just are not supported or valued. What a sad commentary on our society and what television programmers THINK Americans want or need. I am encouraged by the comments of these other decent and pleasant people who were, like me, looking forward to enjoying the humorous camaraderie of this unlikely pair, while… Read more »
Again, you have a good + funny family show and you kill it. Explain to me how you all keep the lights on? Some of the worst shows stay on for what seems like forever… Even our government has shut down ~ Now if you could rewrite a new government while they’re taking a break,… Many of us would be most grateful. I could probably get over this huge disappointment of you killing Common Law.
~Me~
I’m extremely disappointed , my friends and I absolutely loved this show. We delay 0r cancel all our plans just too stay in and watch it! I think its very unfair that we people who really enhoyed it has too suffer just because it had a low rating! There are so many ****** episodes that you guys can cancel!!! Please bring it baaaaack!!!!!!!!!