At the start of the season, we wondered which new NBC medical drama had the best chance at survival — Mercy or Trauma. It was hard to decide but now, they’ve both been cancelled anyway.
Mercy follows the lives of three very different nurses at Mercy Hospital in Jersey City. The cast includes Taylor Schilling, Jaime Lee Kirchner, Michelle Trachtenberg, James Tupper, Diego Klattenhoff, Guillermo Diaz, James LeGros, James Van Der Beek, and Delroy Lindo.
The medical drama got off to a pretty poor start last September, attracting a 2.3 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic and 8.25 million total viewers. Unfortunately, viewership fell even lower from there.
Despite the ratings, NBC ordered a full season of episodes, likely because the network needed the original programming. Though NBC’s Primetime Entertainment President Angela Bromstad said she liked the show creatively, she noted that the show’s ratings had to improve for it to survive.
The ratings didn’t improve. The most recent episode attracted only a 1.1 rating in the demo and 4.01 million viewers.
To no surprise, the Mercy TV show’s now been cancelled. The 22nd and final episode aired last Wednesday, May 12th. Unfortunately, it wasn’t intended to be a series finale and didn’t wrap up the show.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that Mercy won’t be back for season two? What would you have liked to have seen happen?
Image courtesy NBC.
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I am so disappointed that this show is no longer in existence.. I hate the typical nurse and doctor shows, they are all the same. I felt this show had a medical background, but it focused more on the relationships and personal lives of the people working at the hospital. This show was very refreshing and was captivating. BRING BACK MERCY!
I just discovered this series on HULU… It was such a refreshing change from the same old tv shows… I just watched the last episode to air and cant believe that the show ended without a chance to bow out gracefully…………BRING back MERCY please !
I just finished watching season one of Mercy..come on..you can’t just quit there! I need More!!! Bring Mercy back!! i love this show…
make more mercy!!!! its an incredible show. an considering it was ended on such a terrible note, there needs to be more!!
This is the second time I have watched a show and really gotten into and it was canceled. Men in Tree’s was another good show too. I don’t know who these idiots are that are doing the programing but stop..
I LOVEEE this show! I am totally obsessed with it!
I really miss Mercy!
BRING IT BACK!
I cannot believe they cancelled this! They need to bring this back ASAP! I JUST found it on hulu Plus a 5 days ago and have watched EVERY episode! PLEASE bring this back!
BRING BACK MERCY! It’s the best medical show ever.
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