The future of Flashpoint on CBS is still up in the air but Canadian viewers definitely have more episodes of the cop drama in their future.
Flashpoint is produced in Canada and CBS has licensed episodes since 2008 and used the show mostly as an off-season utility player. Last summer, CBS aired most of the episodes from season three but still had six installments left on the shelf. In January, the decision was made to license seven more episodes, combine them with the leftover six and run them as season four. They began airing in early May.
That left 11 episodes of the cop drama that weren’t being licensed by CBS. They are on track to be aired in Canada this summer.
CTV has now ordered a fifth season of 18 episodes. Flashpoint is the most-watched Canadian drama and has averaged more than 1.5 million viewers (an impressive number by Canadian TV standards). The new order will bring the series’ episode total to 80 installments, making it the longest-running original scripted series currently on Canadian television.
There’s been no word on whether CBS will license any more episodes or not but the ratings certainly haven’t been impressive. Thus far this season, Flashpoint’s been averaging just a 1.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 6.42 million total viewers. Per the early numbers, last night’s installment tied a repeat of Shark Tank in the demo.
On the other hand, the show doesn’t cost the network as much as producing their own scripted dramas.
Once the new episodes are filmed and completed, there will be 29 episodes that CBS hasn’t licensed. We’ll have to wait to see when or if American audiences will get a chance to see them.
What do you think? Are you glad to hear Flashpoint has been renewed? Should CBS license more episodes?
Image courtesy CTV.
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Flashpoint is one of the best drama tv series I’ve watched – I love it! I’ve watched all 4 seasons on Netflix. Would love to see this show continue. Great stories – love all of the current actors. Bring us Season 5!!
Johnna
This is an EXCELLENT show and should continue to be available to US audiences as well as Canadian audiences. I love this show.
I haven’t missed an episode. However, having to watch reruns on ION television isn’t so bad. CBS…get off your axx and license the extra episodes so that the American viewers can watch without delay…..
please bring back flashpoint! it’s the only good show on. thanks you
Please bring Flashpoint back. Mywife and I love and have watched all the episodes.
Please pick up Flashpoint!!!!! It is an awesome show. My husband and I record every episode on ION and are trying to get caught up for the next season. We sure hope somebody airs it for US viewers. The actors have great chemistry and the plot lines are always exciting.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, keept this show! it’s the best thing on TV; great acting, terrific stories without too much blood and gore – they always leave me weepy! can’t believe they’re ending it. is there a petition? or who else can we contact?
woyuld love to see the show back. Airing it on Friday’s might have hurt but the inconsistant airings have hurt as well.They would show several in a row and then stop and then show more and then stop. Kinda gotten confusing on what season their in as far as the U.S. viewers are concerned since CBS stopped showing episodes in the middle of a season.
we love this excellent series plse bring it back
I love this show, as an avid watcher of ncis, csi, and other such shows as that; Flashpoint is in my top list for awesome shows if, CBS doesnt continue it I’d like to see Universal pick it up
All the characters are realistic. The program is fast paced with curve ball plots. It is nice not being able to always predict the outcome by the first commercial.
Flashpoint is one of the best shows on TV. Miss seeing it Fridays in Philadelphia. I never understood why it was a summer replacement. Bring it back to CBS. Should of been on in prime viewing season.
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Flashpoint is one of my favorite tv shows. It would be a shame to take it off the air. I currently watch it on ION network. It I’d one of the very few shows I enjoy watching over and over. It would be wonderful if this terrific show was continued. Thank you,
Jennifer Masselli
I love this show, please bring it back. I am still watching reruns over and over again. One of the best shows on TV.
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