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.
We thought 24 Legacy was great. It kept you on the edge of your seat Really wish you would bring it back for 2017.
I really enjoy the show it was a lot of action please I would like to see a second season
Would love to see Season 2 24 Legacy. Season 1 highly entertaining fast-moving vehicle that mirrored original 24 series was a hit that should be continued.
YES, my husband and I loved the show. Couldn’t wait on until the next week to see it continue. It kept us on the edge of or seats every week. Plenty of action and story line. It is a mistake to cancel!!! I don’t understand why you would. You won’t put on another any better. PLEASE CONTINUE many seasons to come. There is plenty of good ideas on the news theses days.
APB was also a show to look forward to. We love it too.
Please continue to season two three, four, five,six,seven,eight,nine,ten,eleven, twelve.
I thought this was a very good show and I was waiting for it to return. I hope the tv producer reconsiders their decision and puts it back on for another season . I would love to see Jack Bauer make a good back. There are very few good series on tv and when you get to watch one for one season and then not have it continue for a second season sucks big time. So please bring it back !!!!!
I loved this show and was looking forward to a 2nd season. PLEASE bring it back!
Love this show. Please bring it back. There’s really nothing on TV now. I look forward to the show coming. Very exciting. Why is it that they cancel all the good shows. We will be going to. Netflix to watch shows.
While I would love to see Jack Bauer back, I really enjoyed the first season of Legacy. Felt very similar to original 24, which was great. Sad Rebecca died tho. Please bring it back!!
Season 2 please
Please bring it back.
Please bring 24 legacy back for season 2 it needs to please
Yes please give this a second season .
Yes please give us a second season of 24 legacy. We need a 24. On tv. It is AWSOME. Hope to bring Chloe back also.
Yes of course it deserves a second season