To no surprise whatsoever, NBC has cancelled their Monday night medical TV show, Trauma — for real this time.
Trauma revolves around a group of brave first responder paramedics in San Francisco. The high-action series is populated by an ensemble cast that includes Derek Luke, Cliff Curtis, Anastasia Griffith, Kevin Rankin, Aimee Garcia, Billy Lush, Jamey Sheridan, and Taylor Kinney.
The NBC series got off to a poor start last fall with just a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 6.68 million viewers. The ratings fell from there and the show was essentially cancelled when the network decided not to order additional episodes beyond the initial baker’s dozen.
Then, in large part because the show was still in production and NBC needed additional original programming, the network ordered an additional seven episodes. Viewership continued to fall and NBC cut back their additional order to five installments. The last one aired on April 26th.
Though NBC has a lot of slots to fill on the 2010-11 schedule, Trauma’s ratings were just too low to pay for a second season. It’s been cancelled after 18 episodes.
Though devoted fans may mourn the series’ demise, a consolation might be that they got five more episodes than the ratings realistically warranted.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that Trauma won’t be back next season? Any thoughts on how you would have wrapped up the series?
Image courtesy NBC.
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It’s to bad! Trauma is a great serie!! The end sucks give it a propper ending instead of this…
I watched it online because here in Holland is it not on tv but i love it!!
(Sorry for the bad english!)
I have never been a big fan if TV series as there is so much rubbish out there and also a huge concentration on reality TV.. So when by pure accident you come across a programme that well written and acted you have to appreciate… But yet again something as good as this show has fallen in the juggle of too much mediocrecacy tv…
I live in London so maybe we don’t count, but when you produce something as good as this you should find ways to fight for it…
Thank you
I knew there was only one season of Trauma but bought it anyways on dvd. I really liked it. I qasnt crazy about how they ended the last episode at all and just sad it ended altogether. I thought it was a really good show.
So why Trauma can’t be public by CBS, Fox or ABC? The are other channal who can show new Trauma season
And yes Trauma was shown in Lithuania 
I am very dissapointed with NBC. I have been watching this 4 days straight online to finish this & I realized there is no second season. This has been my FAVORITE medical show besides House & ofcourse, that show ended as well. PLEASEEEEEEE bring it back. Or, atleast give it a proper goodbye instead of leaving it like that.
What are networks thinking? ABC pulls 666 Park Ave which people seemed to enjoy and NBC pulls Trauma which was one of the best shows I have seen on TV. I guess if it isn’t Kardashians or Jersey Shore stupidity then it doesn’t belong on TV right? What is this world coming too?? Sad…
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