FOX has announced there will be no second season of 24: Legacy, at least for now. Deadline reports FOX CEO Gary Newman said that star Corey Hawkins’ commitment to the Six Degrees of Separation revival on Broadway means he’s unavailable. The thing is, had the FOX planned to renew the 24 sequel for a second season, Hawkins would have still been on contract, so it may be safe to consider 24: Legacy cancelled.
24: Legacy stars Hawkins as Eric Carter, an Army Ranger who becomes the target of a terrorist organization. The show’s cast also includes Miranda Otto, Jimmy Smits, Teddy Sears, Dan Bucatinsky, Anna Diop, Ashley Thomas, Charlie Hofheimer, Coral Pena, and Sheila Vand. The good news is, the network is opened to future installments of the 24 franchise.
24: Legacy got a huge boost in the ratings when it premiered after the Super Bowl earlier this year. However, the numbers quickly dropped afterwards. Overall, season one averaged a 1.40 rating in the 18-49 demo and 5.124 million viewers. While that seems high, the averages are skewed by the series’ post-Super Bowl numbers. 24: Legacy debuted to 17.576 million viewers and by its April finale, only 3.423 million were watching.
Even FOX chief Dana Walden was disappointed with the show’s performance. Earlier, she told Deadline:
I’m a little sad because I feel like it’s a really good show. We’re doing about 7-8 million viewers over seven days per episode. It’s not terrible. We had really high hopes for the show. Perhaps our launch strategy was a little over-ambitious.”
What do you think? Did you see 24: Legacy? Do you think the show deserved a second season?
Cindy McLennan contributed to this report.
24 without Jack is like Bulls without Jordan – pointless.
We liked it and would have liked to see another season or more. Sorry to see it cancelled.
YES!!! PLEASE renew 24 Legacy! A never miss an episode! We missed Jack so much & were so delighted when 24 Legacy began. Fox has quite a few stinkers I will NEVER watch, but this one we never wanted to miss. PLEASE give it at least 1 more season!
I would like to see another season.
Yes I did watch it and I think it deserved a season 2
Bring 24:legacy season 2 back, it embedded with a lot of things that engage our mind,thinking, action and precaution….i think jack baur has to be rescue. Bring this show back .
Excellent show…best one FOX has had in years. Need to renew.
I think 24: Legacy is the best show to come on TV since Star Trek or The Man From U.N.C.L.E. I love spy shows and liked this one enough to find it on the internet when I couldn’t catch it on broadcast in real time.
GREAT show!!!
Don’t let it drop.
24 Legacy is a very good show and full of action. It’s a shame when shows doesn’t do well in ratings means cancelled. There are so many new TV programs coming out. People watch others shows just to see if they like it. And 24 Legacy tops Blind Spot to me. Give the show a chance. I want to see season 2.
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BRING THIS SHOW BACK. All shows take a little while to take off when they have such a big name to live up to. 24 Legacy is easily one of the best made and most interesting shows on Fox right now. PLEASE give the public actual quality content to watch, not just the garbage ‘easy’ shows for the masses to flip on while they’re eating dinner. We want shows that engage our minds, make us think, and keep us on edge, like 24 Legacy. We want #PRESIDENTJOHNDONOVAN
Bring it back for a 2nd season… LOVE IT!!!
Good show that needs to continue!!!
Without “Jack Bauer” there was no 24. Eric Carter (a newcomer to me) could not measure up. The rest of the cast was one recycling effort too many. Tony??? Good grief.
So disappointed that this quality series was not renewed yet inane shows like Undercover Boss keep getting renewed??? A sad commentary!
I think 24 legacy was just Amazing please renew it for at least one more season. You just can’t stop it now. We all want a proper ending.