As expected, NBC has pulled their low-rated new series, Persons Unknown, from the Monday night line-up. Thankfully they haven’t yanked it off the air completely. They’re just moving it to the Saturday night graveyard.
Persons Unknown revolves around a group of strangers who awaken in a ghost town and are unable to leave. The cast includes Chadwick Boseman, Lee Purcell, Jason Wiles, Andy Greenfield, Daisy Betts, Tina Holmes, Alan Ruck, Kate Lang Johnson, Sean O’Bryan, and Gerald Kyd.
The TV show has been performing very poorly so July 5th will be its last Monday night airing. Beginning July 17th, it will show up on NBC’s Saturday night schedule instead.
The Visa Gymnastics Championships will preempt the show on August 14th. Otherwise, it looks like Persons Unknown will run uninterrupted and conclude with episode 13 on September 4th. Producers have maintained that the final episode will properly wrap the series.
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If by chance NBC pulls the low-rated show off the air before all of the episodes have aired, fans can take solace in the fact that they’re already scheduled to be released on DVD. Right now, the Persons Unknown: Season One
NBC has promoted Persons Unknown as a mini-series and, since it’s gotten poor ratings, there’s virtually no chance that it will return to the peacock network for another round.
However, the series was initially produced for international buyers and the studios could decide to make another season, presumably with a new mystery and group of people. The decision to call the forthcoming DVD set “season one” and not “the complete series” seems to support that possibility.
What do you think? Will you keep watching Persons Unknown or wait for the DVD release? Would you be interested in a second season?
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I enjoyed the show, I watch it on demand all the time. I would watch it if it came back.
i think it deserves another season. i really like the show but have had to watch it on demand since i never saw it listed after the first few episodes.
Totally agree show should be continued was disappointed with final show. Hope there is a season 2
It should definatly be continued!
my whole family watches it and loves it!
I think they should totally continue on with another season. Im addicted!!! I have to find out MORE!!!!
I think Season 2 is definatly needed. The show is great.
MY HUSBAND AND I LOVE THE SHOW! We have watched it EVERY week on HULU! We like many other households are way to busy to watch tv on the actual dates and times shows air, so we catch up on the weekends by watching online. It would be a shame to cancel a show with such a great cast & interesting storyline. I personally NEVER saw advertisements for the show & just stumbled upon it online. How can they expect a show to be successful when they don’t run enough commercials for it? I also don’t think it’s fair that there is no online viewer rating system when watching tv online is more popular than actually watching tv! BRING back PERSONS UNKNOWN! Leaving us wondering what happens on LEVEL 2 was not a “closing” with answers… it was a CLIFFHANGER and we want more!
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